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Robomart launches in West Hollywood

Green Car Congress

Robomart , the store-hailing platform ( earlier post ), announced its official launch in West Hollywood, California. Using the proprietary Robomart app, consumers can hail an automated store on wheels and have it arrive at their location in less than 10 minutes, making it the fastest delivery service available today.

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Electrify America to install 30 charging stations with battery energy storage at the Port of Long Beach for drayage trucks

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Electrify America plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of Long Beach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Fresh & Easy introduces 25 natural gas vehicles to fleet

Green Car Congress

California-based Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has added 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with Ryder System, Inc. On average, Fresh & Easy stores use 30% less energy than a typical supermarket, the company says. The vehicles were made available through a $38.7

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned. No this is a job for the company I’ve long been a stockholder of – Google. photo by Galliani (c). Now is the moment.

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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

Teslarati

“Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power. Tesla Powerwalls help store the excess energy from solar products in South Australia until the grid needs it. kWh Powerwall systems on Housing SA premises as part of Phase 3A of South Australia’s Tesla VPP project.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. MB of data.

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The Benefits of Bidirectional Charging

Wallbox

Sometimes renewable energy can be unreliable due to weather conditions, using bidirectional charging could encourage the uptake of renewable energy as electric motor users can use their car batteries to store energy! Bidirectional charger installed at company parking lot for employees. Better management on local power needs.

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