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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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Universal Hydrogen has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. In this first test flight, one of the airplane’s turbine engines was replaced with Universal Hydrogen’s fuel cell-electric, megawatt-class powertrain. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. This includes leading test tracks, universities, automotive companies, and key economic anchors.

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The Boring Company’s UNLV purchase gets approval from NSHE Board of Regents

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In a March 10 meeting, the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) Board of Regents gave the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) permission to finalize the sale of a parcel of land to The Boring Company (TBC). The purchase involves 1.3 The purchase price of UNLV’s property has not been officially announced.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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People, Power, and the Sun: Honnold Foundation x Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Although most microgrids today operate independently, one way to get the maximum benefit from them is to connect them, letting them share resources wherever and whenever possible. The businesses thus purchase electricity that is generated locally. percent to 2.8

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alabama A&M University. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description.

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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Of interest in this study were the following three variables from ATUS related to “purchasing goods and services.”. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Average percentages of persons traveling per day in connection with purchasing goods and services.

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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., Additionally, UM partners will be able to build new applications on top of Bluecity’s standard solution, including sharing real-time traffic data with connected vehicles.

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