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Is curbside charging the solution for the Plight of the Drivewayless? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Solutions from the clever to the silly have been proposed, but if we look at dense cities where adoption is already well advanced, we’re bound to conclude that the answer is simply curbside charging—lots of small, cheap chargers that can fit into existing street hardware such as lampposts.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

Green Car Congress

A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time.

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Minneapolis Uber and Lyft drivers due for USD 15 an hour under council’s plan but mayor vows a veto – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Uber and Lyft have threatened to leave if the measure is approved, but council member Jamal Osman voted for the proposal, saying the fear of their departure “does not make it OK” for companies to rely on drivers – often people of color and immigrants in the Minneapolis area – for cheap labor.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. It began with a helicopter ride to the Equinox Hotel in the Hudson Yard district of New York City, in my case, it was a short hop from JFK for what was my first taste of being an Honored Guest.

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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

Cars That Think

Normally, when it comes to radio-related projects, my home of New York City is a terrible place to be. The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers.

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January’s Secret: It’s the Best Month

Baua Electric

Along with its little sibling, February, January belongs to the year’s slowest period for tourism in many cities, including New York. Tiffany Townsend, a spokeswoman for New York City Tourism + Conventions , said the sparse crowds make the city more navigable. And there are great deals.”

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Discover Le Havre, Where Impressionism Was Born

Baua Electric

A master of precast concrete, he used the cheap, plentiful material to build 150 residential blocks with identical modular frames, a rectangular grid system of streets, and wide sidewalks and boulevards. Joseph’s Church , completed in 1957, three years after his death, soars to 350 feet and resembles a small-scale New York City skyscraper.