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America's First All-Electric Taxi Firm Hopes To Launch In Arlington County

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A taxi company in Arlington County, Virginia, is looking to become the first firm in the U.S. The Electric Vehicle Taxicab Company aims to provide customers with a high-tech experience as they ride to their destinations. to have an all-electric fleet.

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NASA to test in-flight folding spanwise adaptive wing (SAW) to enhance aircraft efficiency; advanced actuators

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Engineers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Glenn Research Center in Ohio, are working on the Spanwise Adaptive Wing concept, or SAW. The concept would permit the outboard portions of the wings to move to the optimal position during operation.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. The vehicles will be deployed across the state.

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EV Chargers for All!

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One company, Atom Power, just might have the solution everyone is looking for. According to the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company , “the frequency of electrical fires is disproportionally higher in electrical systems that are more than 40 years old.” IEEE Spectrum Building age creates another impediment to overcome. households.