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The Transportation Climate Initiative is on life support. Do states have better ideas for reducing transportation emissions?

Green Energy Consumers

Earlier this week, we learned that Connecticut Governor Lamont withdrew his support for the regional Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI). When that news hit, we knew it was going to put pressure on the governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to follow suit.

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Tesla Model 3 used by Police Department reveals massive financial savings

Teslarati

The Westport Police Department in Connecticut has released a new financial analysis that is showing massive savings, as anticipated, after the purchase of a Tesla Model 3 that would be used as a police cruiser. After sparring with the idea of purchasing another Ford Explorer for the police fleet, cost-effectiveness became the big question.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

Green Car Congress

The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. The proposed idea is to build a small scale process simulator, with both machinery and software components, which mimics aspects of a smart manufacturing system for educational purposes. Penn State University.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

.& In case you were curious, in 1996 Guidestar worked in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia. A very novel idea at the time, Guidestar was technology consumers had never seen previously.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

Cars That Think

Lewis Latimer/Google His exquisite patent drawings and keen understanding of how to translate technological ideas into schematics on the printed page were so highly regarded that when Alexander Graham Bell retained the firm to help him put together his patent application for the telephone, Latimer was assigned to do the work.

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How EVs Charge Your Sustainability Strategy

Blink Charging

This is why it’s a good idea to switch your fleet from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs. For example, the Connecticut Green Bank is currently running a pilot program for EV charging carbon offset trading. One of the most common sustainability goals for businesses is reduce CO2 emissions.