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INRIX: congestion costs each American 97 hours, $1,348 a year

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155 hours) ranked as the most congested two cities in the US—more than 15 hours per year more than the next most congested cities, Chicago (138 hours) and Seattle (138 hours). 2,161), Seattle ($1,932), Chicago ($1,920) and New York City ($1,859). had the lowest cost of congestion among the US cities studied at $304 per driver.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. Zoox said it will free up its specially designed vehicles to drive at speeds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph), from 35 mph. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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IC Bus takes electric chargeE school bus on the road; partnership with Volkswagen Truck & Bus

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The range of the chargE can exceed 120 miles (193 km), while the powertrain can deliver up to 260 kW (about 349 peak horsepower). The chargE was designed to give customers a zero-emissions school bus option while lowering the total cost of ownership and offering user-friendly options.

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TTI/INRIX study shows US traffic congestion back at pre-recession levels; average travel delay/commuter 2x that in 1982

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tops the list of gridlock-plagued cities, with 82 hours of delay per commuter, followed by Los Angeles (80 hours), San Francisco (78 hours), New York (74 hours), and San Jose (67 hours). Of these roads, six are in Los Angeles, two are in New York and the remaining two are in Chicago. Washington, D.C. Click to enlarge.

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Mayor Menino Adds Boston

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These vehicles take currently available gasoline-hybrid vehicles to the next level, allowing drivers to plug them in for a few hours to charge the batteries and then drive emissions free solely on electric power for 35-60 miles. The cost of charging the battery of a PHEV is estimated to be just 50-75 cents per gallon equivalent.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees.

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

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Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. 1,225,000.

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