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Tesla Model Y Taxi Fleet: Revel CEO calls out ‘entrenched interests’ for blocking all-electric taxis

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Revel CEO Frank Reig called out “shortsighted bureaucracy and entrenched interests” for blocking the Tesla Model Y New York City taxi fleet that the company planned to launch. If the issue was really congestion, then why would Commissioner Jarmoszuk suggest that Revel buy more cars?

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AI Tool for COVID Monitoring Offers Solution for Urban Congestion

Cars That Think

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, many research groups sought an effective method to determine mobility patterns and crowd densities on the streets of major cities like New York City to give insight into the effectiveness of stay-at-home and social distancing strategies.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

Cars That Think

A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. Ultimately, the data and knowledge gained through FloodNet can be used by local residents, researchers, and city agencies to address flood risks.

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NY state reports 5,750+ EV rebates in first year of Drive Clean Rebate program

Green Car Congress

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that more than 5,750 consumers have received rebates to buy electric cars in New York since the State’s Drive Clean Rebate was launched one year ago. Overall, most consumers received rebates of at least $1,100 for their new electric cars. New York City.

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Lucid CEO says its Air has hit efficiency of 5 miles per kWh and ‘no one else is even close’

Baua Electric

The 2024 Lucid Air Pure / Source: Scooter Doll Lucid hits 5 mi/kWh efficiency milestone but targets 6 next Speaking during the 3rd Annual Evercore ISI Global Clean Energy & Transitions Summit in New York City on June 12, 2024, Peter Rawlinson announced the efficiency milestone of 5 miles per kWh in a Lucid Air.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

Baua Electric

The Hamptons Streamliner is a partnership between Blade and the Jet, a high-end coach service between New York and Washington, D.C., which supplied the two buses being used for the new transit service. Each bus cost about a million dollars to buy and outfit, said Chad Scarborough, the founder of the Jet.)

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Shell Opening First Cluster of Hydrogen Filling Stations in NYC Area

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Shell has opened its second hydrogen filling station in the greater New York City area. The newly-opened station at JFK international airport is the result of a partnership between Shell, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the US Department of Energy and General Motors.

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