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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

Cars That Think

Former CEO of American Electric Power Life senior member, 94; died 4 July. After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. Except for a short period volunteering for the Defense Electric Power Administration during the Korean War, he spent his entire career at AEP. Pete" White Jr.

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Recap: Exhibiting at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo and Honoring Our Customers

EV Connect

Among 200 clean vehicle and fleet exhibitors, EV Connect shared our robust clean vehicle fleet solution platform with close to 8,000 clean tech conference attendees. Having partnered with since 2014, Caltrans has over 300 connectors at 37 sites powering their light duty fleet in their maintenance and construction stations.

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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week

Green Car Congress

Raj Rajkumar, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and robotics at CMU, is a leader not just in autonomous vehicles, but in the broader field of cyber-physical systems, or CPS. In the demonstration in DC, cameras in the vehicle will visually detect the status of traffic lights and respond appropriately.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

Anyone who would deploy any kind of large-scale EV charging project needs to work closely (and early) with their local electrical utility. One of the biggest areas we address is the electrification of transportation, because it’s a unique opportunity for utilities in the growth of electricity sales. Factor at a rate of 0.33

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). TOD is about “ advancing the right kind of a balanced model. million are injured.

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

Meet the e-bike. A battery and small electric-assist motor on a bike frame allows riders to climb hills and reach higher speeds with each boosted pedal for less effort than a regular bike. Just like traditional four-wheeled electric vehicles, electric motorcycles are quieter, smoother and more comfortable. Think again.