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This lamppost EV charger just went commercial in the US

Baua Electric

Image: Voltpost EV charging company Voltpost ‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas. The New York and San Francisco-based company is developing and deploying EV charging projects in US cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and others this spring.

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GM Maven expanding car-sharing operations in NYC

Green Car Congress

GM’s Maven is expanding operations in New York City with more than 80 Maven City car-sharing vehicles available throughout Manhattan for hourly or daily reservations. Maven has now rolled out in 17 cities across North America and its members have covered more than 125 million miles.

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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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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned.

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

Green Car Congress

General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. —Mary Barra. Car Sharing.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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The user interface of the Motorola Envoy does that for me, even though I never owned one, or indeed any personal digital assistant. The Envoy’s user interface is one of the reasons why the object pictured at top found its way to the collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum , in New York City.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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But at about $1000, the flat tube is not a consumer product and instead is benefiting Zenith’s latest focus of interest-its relatively new and highly profitable personal computer business. of New York City, each holding over 20 percent of the domestic market. Then, the Glenview, Ill., company tussled for the No.