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Tesla Model Y-backed ride service start operations in Downtown Tampa

Teslarati

Customers can book low-cost rides in Tesla SUVS for $2 per person. As we continue to grow and all the seven neighborhoods of Downtown evolve, we need other ways to move within the core of Downtown—and this is a really exciting way to make that happen,” said Shaun Drinkard, Interim President of the Tampa Downtown Partnership.

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Engineers Say “Nyet” to Doing Business in Russia, Survey Says

Cars That Think

The survey also asked whether respondents had taken personal action in support of Ukraine, such as making a donation or participating in a demonstration. A number of respondents also indicated that they participated in demonstrations, provided direct support to Ukrainians, or booked Airbnbs in the Ukraine.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive? Bill Gates wrote an entire book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster : The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. Where we could manage and then reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere?

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

Green Car Congress

One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. The smartphone assistants’ scores were 0.3

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On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

Baua Electric

Space The ship has the feel of a city, with eight distinct “neighborhoods.” All can be reserved on the app; for popular attractions like the Crown’s Edge it’s helpful to book ahead because places fill up fast. My favorite, Central Park, was filled with 20,000 plant species; it was the perfect place to stroll or read on a bench.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Wakefield, 1998 "Taken For a Ride: Detroit's Big Three and the politics of pollution" by Jack Doyle Books on Peak Oil and Energy Transition "Beyond Oil: The view from Hubbert's Peak", by Kenneth S. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

Green Car Congress

ReachNow Fleet Solutions for residential buildings will begin at The Solaire, a LEED Gold Certified building, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City neighborhood on 8 Dec. ReachNow members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street.

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