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Tesla Model Y fleet to be used in Tampa’s DASH ride-sharing program

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They could also serve as guides to passengers, as they would be trained to discuss the downtown area’s seven neighborhoods, local attractions, and points of interest. Driver-ambassadors will be trained to report any issues they encounter on their routes to maintenance staff or law enforcement as well.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

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To understand LEED, you just need to know what the acronym stands for: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a certification program that aims to promote environmentally conscious energy usage and design. It gives projects points for environmentally conscious design and building features. How does LEED work?

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Bureau of Reclamation buys 27 e-ride electric utility vehicles for Grand Coulee Dam

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The EUVs are designed to handle a 1000-pound payload and reach a top speed of 25 mph (i.e., Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) with plenty of torque to make it up steep grades around the power plant complex. —Deputy Power Manager Doug Anderson. The EUVs are charged by power from the dam. Grand Coulee Dam. feet above sea level).

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Daimlers car-sharing service car2go expands to Canada

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Members can drive the car when and where they want, and then they can simply leave it in any available “permit only” on-street parking spot in downtown or residential neighborhoods within the defined business area, or in one of the specially marked car2go parking spaces. The east border is Nanaimo Street and the west border is Alma Street.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Further, the system was designed for one-way power, not for distributed renewable-energy devices sending power back into the system.

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The tests were conducted in three separate cycles: Low speed based on a rear-loading refuse truck serving a densely populated neighborhood (below 20 mph).

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

However, the high power requirements of these vehicles mean that vehicle designers face unique technical challenges, especially when it comes to circuit protection. Littelfuse has seen designs using 32 V fuses for 600 V systems, and companies using industrial fuses because high-voltage automotive-qualified fuses aren’t available.