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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

Teslarati

Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The addition of Revel’s 49 Model Ys broadens New York City’s small fleet of electrified taxis.

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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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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

I gave the Carson City Manager what has now become my standard reply. There is no doubt that my fate is to be part of the first generation in American history to leave behind a future radically worse than the one that was gifted to us. “What’s in it for me?” ” And I tell them, “I already made my money.”

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

But for ambitious fleet staff, it’s experience that can make them far more attractive to future employers. It’s crucial to plan for future upgrades—by wiring for higher power or more stations than needed at launch—to prevent the need to retrench and add wiring down the road. It can well become a big, complicated, sprawling job.

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

Cars That Think

This enormous growth has at least in part been driven by the aim of reducing vehicle carbon emissions to address climate change concerns. Chow has focused some his recent research on developing the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles throughout New York City. NYU Tandon. Karl Philip Greenberg.

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NYU-BMW i report explores future urban mobility; sustainability and resilience

Green Car Congress

The NYU-BMW i study— Urban Mobility in the 21 st Century —predicts a future where growing cities will be inhabited by populations that, although less likely to own cars, will increasingly utilize a new generation of smaller, more efficient, sustainable and networked vehicles to get around.

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