Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. Chevy Volt and Navistar E-star are visible in the background. New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks.

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New York City New York Fleet Electric Vehicles 297

Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2010

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. A $2,000 value!).

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San Jose San Francisco Los Angeles New York City 127

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation and Ford Motor Company announced that New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, has been added to the LEAD customer program for the Ford Transit Connect Electric van. The battery is rechargeable using either a 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlet.

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Transit Connect New York Connect Connected 186

Cars That Think

AUGUST 31, 2021

Growing up in New York City, I always wanted to be a spy. Inside the disk are wires connecting a contact on one side of the disk to a different one on the other side. The disk is connected electrically to a typewriter-like keyboard. For every rotor the pattern of these connections is unique. different ways.

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Nickel Cadmium Switzerland All-Electric Connect 140