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US Transportation Secretary LaHood issues “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving”; $2.4M for California, Delaware pilot projects

Green Car Congress

Provides all stakeholders with actions they can take that go beyond personal responsibility to helping end distracted driving nationwide. Nationwide, 39 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam ban texting behind the wheel. Distracted driving is an epidemic. Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving.

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Select the Right EV Charging Management Partner for your NEVI Program Project

Driivz

billion in NEVI funding is allocated at the state level, with all 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participating, usually through an RFP process. connect securely with a charging network, and can receive and implement software updates. Chargers conform to OCPP 2.0.1,

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Make IEEE Your Home Base

Cars That Think

Now as director of Region 2, which covers Ohio, Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, he says he gets insight on a regular basis from the region’s 27,000 members. Being connected to these people from more diverse communities helps a lot,” Kagan says. “It

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. Marc Marchioli Current Profession: Physician Assistant How will you add value to the EAA Board?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. Marc Marchioli Current Profession: Physician Assistant How will you add value to the EAA Board?

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Another cut at US electric vehicle range requirements and usage patterns; fully-charged LEAF could handle 83-95% of all driving days

Green Car Congress

The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) includes data from 150,147 households gathered between March 2008 and May 2009 on four levels: household, person, vehicle and travel day. Solar Journey USA project. The dataset was downloaded from the NHTS website and imported into SPSS 18 for analysis. of travel days, assuming a minimum range of 0.85