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Electric shuttles to start service in south Sacramento

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SacRT began piloting the service in February 2018 in partnership with the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation using compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. Green Commuter is a Los-Angeles-based shared mobility company that provides zero-emissions solutions for vanpools, employee transportation, and delivery vehicles.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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The company says that it has the largest fleet of operating flow batteries in the world. With the development of the iron-salt technology, the company is setting new standards in the field of long-duration energy storage, offering wind and solar farms a highly cost-effective and resource-saving option for ensuring base load capability.

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Ford, Bedrock and Bosch exploring highly automated vehicle technology in Detroit to help make parking easier

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Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford Escape test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit using Bosch smart infrastructure. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford Motor Company.

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NIO's 1st NIO House in Netherlands to open on Mar 23

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NIO's first NIO House in the Netherlands will officially open on March 23 local time, according to a post by Ruben Keuter, general manager of NIO Netherlands, published today on the company's mobile app. The NIO House is located in Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, which is an important port connecting five continents.

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Mercedes-Benz launches vehicle data analytics project with City of Boston to help improve uneven roads

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While the company has on-going projects in several European countries, this partnership with Boston in the United States is the first in North America. That finding reinforced the City’s work with utility companies to maintain their assets in City streets. Mercedes-Benz Urban Mobility Solutions is both citizen- and city-centric.

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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy.