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BrightDrop joins University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab, startups to launch sustainable last-mile delivery hub in Seattle

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GM’s BrightDrop ( earlier post ) is collaborating 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. Photo by Urban Freight Lab).

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Kandi’s new collapsible electric golf cart is the latest tiny EV coming for your neighborhood

Baua Electric

In fact, they’re getting much more use away from the golfing green as an alternative to cars in neighborhoods all over the US. Golf carts have wheeled their way out of the fairways, becoming the go-to chariot for zipping around local neighborhoods with a touch of whimsy and practicality. But this little guy?

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Electric shuttles to start service in south Sacramento

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SacRT began piloting the service in February 2018 in partnership with the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation using compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. SmaRT Ride is the first on-demand micro-transit program in Sacramento with an innovative service model that provides point-to-point transportation. —Richard Steinberg.

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Hover-1’s Blackhawk electric scooter with 28-mile range hits new low at $405 in New Green Deals

Electrek

Are you looking for a way to get around the city, neighborhood, or commute to work without using any gas or oil? With 28 miles of range per charge and the ability to travel up to 18 MPH. The post Hover-1’s Blackhawk electric scooter with 28-mile range hits new low at $405 in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek.

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The Microlino is an adorably tiny electric city car with two versions

Teslarati

Micro Mobility Solutions has unveiled a smaller version of the Microlino, called the Microlino Lite, which is a second version of its adorably tiny electric city car. The vehicle has a top speed of up to 45 km/h (mph), and a max range of 177 km (~110 miles) per charge with the top 11kWh battery pack option. Volkswagen unveils ID.7

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., The Net-Zero Neighborhood.

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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

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GEM has been producing low-speed electric vehicles for more than 25 years and has sold more than 65,000 of them. More than half of United States roadways are assigned speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, and that number is growing constantly as more cities are lowering speed limits to increase safe, healthy and equitable mobility.

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