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New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035

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New York City operates nearly 30,000 vehicles, the largest municipal fleet in the country. Install at least 1,776 fast electric vehicle chargers spanning all five boroughs by 2030. Solar carports can fully power vehicles without a connection to the electric grid.

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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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At CES 2015 in January, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. The issue is a large cost onus on the infrastructure owner, the parking lot owner to install that hardware.

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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

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Warren quietly revolutionized power transmission by installing an electric clock in the L Street generating station of Boston’s Edison Electric Illuminating Co. As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. electricity lines.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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Revel aims to promote EV adoption in cities by solving two interrelated problems: The company’s rideshare fleet generates demand to justify the cost of installing DC fast chargers, and its charging Superhub ensures that the fleet stays charged, while also offering charging to the public. Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey.

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How charge management can reduce OpEx and CapEx for EV fleet projects

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Charge management software optimizes charging based on the available power, the schedules of the vehicles and the cost of electricity—from the rudimentary systems built into chargers to highly sophisticated systems that integrate with micro-grids or depot management. They can just install it, and it’s pretty straightforward.

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Solar Power from Space? Caltech’s $100 Million Gambit

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He is majority owner of New York City's iconic MetLife Building. Hundreds of rocket launches might be needed to build a single installation. But the modules would not even be physically connected. Launch costs are coming down and new spacecraft are going up, from internet satellites to NASA's moon-to-Mars effort.

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