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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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The webapp combines curbside maps with data from nearly 300 sensors placed within 74 parking spaces in commercial and passenger loading zones from 1 st to 3 rd avenues and between Battery and Stewart streets in the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle. —Giacomo Dalla Chiara, a postdoctoral scholar from the Urban Freight Lab.

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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Analyzing trillions of anonymous data points from hundreds of millions of connected devices, INRIX ranked the top American, British and German cities where micromobility services have the most potential to reduce vehicle trips. Leveraging big data to plan for micromobility services.

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Rapid Deployment Keeps Stillwater Capital Multifamily Project on Schedule

EV Connect

Striving for a Higher Standard in Modern Living Stillwater Capital, a leading private real estate developer based in Dallas, TX, has been at the forefront of innovative and integrated multifamily developments. Wood was particularly impressed by EV Connect’s speed of delivery on Stillwater’s 16 PowerCharge 40-amp charging stations.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide.

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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 project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Total DOE award: $12,975,388.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Two global fulfillment centers—one in Rotterdam and one in Dallas—can ship product to customers within 72 hours. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. The second is the module/pack manufacturing plant. The Edison is a 3.5 Click to enlarge.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

At various airports in Texas (Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth), there are cupcake vending machines offering a bevy of flavors from popular brand Sprinkles. People are looking for that connection to the outdoors prior to spending however long they’re going to be on an aircraft,” he said. “It Not a cheese fan? The cupcake A.T.M.s,