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New California program awards 21 communities, tribes $20M to launch shared, zero-emission mobility projects

Green Car Congress

In Northern California and in the Central Valley, funded projects are in Redding, Sacramento, Oakland, Richmond, Stockton, Fresno, and the city of Huron in Fresno County. The first application window for Community Transportation Needs Assessments distributed $1.15 The total amount of funds awarded for mobility projects is $20 million.

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Video Friday: TurtleBot 4

Cars That Think

We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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Professionals representing each of the three aforementioned domains (academia, government, industry) comprised the event’s nearly 300 attendees. 2 ] The University of Michigan, The University of Iowa, Wayne State University, Clemson University, Oakland University, and Virginia Tech. [ Automotive Research Center.” 9 ] Tummescheit, H.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Oakland, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City. Local In Austin , Mayor Will Wynn and the City Council, along with Austin Energy , are holding a press conference and speaking event with James Woolsey and Chelsea Sexton , formerly with GM and featured in the feature film, Who Killed the Electric Car ? Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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ICCT analysis of California top EV cities finds link between EV uptake and many underlying factors

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A team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that electric vehicle model availability; public electric vehicle charging network; local promotion activities for electric vehicles (e.g., These cities tend to be smaller, but Oakland and San Jose are also within the high electric vehicle uptake cities.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

When we first covered the company, which was then known as Envision Solar, back in 2013, we immediately saw that its product would be handy for events, disaster relief and other applications requiring a stand-alone energy source that could be set up quickly. As you electrify transportation, that problem’s going to become much more acute.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We have outsourced this leadership in transportation long enough, and its time to take it back. Waters, like many others, hopes the U.S. government acts soon. If If we dont  I hate to say this  the foreign competition will, Waters said. We Contact SARAH A. WEBSTER : swebster@freepress.com.

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