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BrightDrop Joins University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab, Tech Startups to Launch Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery Hub in Seattle

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DETROIT – BrightDrop has collaborated with the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL), The City of Seattle, and tech and delivery companies, AxleHire, Coaster Cycles and REEF, to launch one of the nation’s first zero operating-emissions, last-mile neighborhood delivery hubs.

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Battery/Ultracapacitor System for Small Electric Vehicles

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Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Allborg University (Denmark) are studying a hybrid battery/ultracapacitor system for small electric vehicles. In the system, the batteries function as the main energy storage source of the vehicle, supplying average power to the load. From Li et al.(2009)

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Ridecell acquires Auro, introduces complete autonomous mobility solution

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Auro partners with shuttle manufacturers to add self-driving capabilities to leading shuttle and neighborhood electric vehicle platforms. These shuttles can safely drive people around within campuses, theme parks, resorts, business parks, and retirement communities.

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South Korean EV Company to Open Two Production and Distribution Facilities in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell made the announcement at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. CT&T makes low- and mid-speed, short-distance neighborhood electric vehicles that pass crash tests required for regular passenger cars. The vehicles sell for about $12,000.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. The AVTA also tests other electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles.

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AllCell Receives $460K Li-ion battery manufacturing grant Through Illinois Energy Plan

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AllCell plans to increase production capacity for lithium-ion batteries at the company’s manufacturing facility in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. electric scooters, electric bikes, and neighborhood electric vehicles). Earlier post.).

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Univ. of Southampton researchers develop auction-based online pricing mechanism for more efficient management of EV charging

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Researchers at the University of Southampton (UK) have designed a pricing mechanism for electric vehicle charging based on an online auction protocol that makes it possible to charge EVs without overloading the local electricity network. Alex Rogers, University of Southampton computer scientist and co-author.

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