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New York City Council passes bill mandating all city school buses be electric by 2035

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The New York City Council passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. Of the 960 currently managed by the City, 885 would still be need to be converted from diesel to electric as the City had previously committed to converting 75 school buses.

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Archer and United Airlines announce first commercial electric air taxi route in the US

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Archer Aviation and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) announced their first airport-to-city-center route between United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and New York City. Archer’s early launch routes will provide airport to city center transportation service, which it refers to as “trunk” routes.

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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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In addition, by placing commercially available dashcam drive recorders in Toyota test vehicles, the project will demonstrate automated map generation from a broader range of sources that do not have TSS. The cameras installed in the test vehicles use Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) components that Toyota installs on its vehicles globally.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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The $300-million investment will build on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expand into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly. Bridgeport (CT) for the New York City market.

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AI Tool for COVID Monitoring Offers Solution for Urban Congestion

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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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Successful trial of seabed polymetallic nodule collector suffers temporary stranding of robot on ocean floor

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Over the coming years GSR will ensure that the necessary detailed scientific work is carried out before any commercial activity takes place. According to some estimates, the world’s building stock will double by 2060, which equals building a city the size of New York City every month for 40 years.

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Covanta Energy and Clean Energy partner to build natural gas stations at Covanta facilities

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The station will provide CNG fuel for the growing numbers of CNG refuse trucks that serve communities and businesses throughout the Northern New Jersey and New York City area. The two companies are currently evaluating Covanta sites throughout the country to build additional CNG stations.

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