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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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Citing London as its blueprint, the scheme was limited to traffic making its way downtown below 60th Street. However, it probably won’t be New Yorkers taking the hardest hits. These are issues that are already being confronted by New York City and one wonders how imposing additional travel taxes might influence the trends.

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

Green Car Congress

Three out of four Berlin MINI E users advocated an exclusive use of renewable energy sources for electric vehicles in the future. The MINI E Fleet trials began in 2009 in the USA (New York, Los Angeles and in the state of New Jersey), UK (Oxford / London) and Germany (Munich and Berlin).

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HVDC Networks Come to Europe

Cars That Think

This newer HVDC technology is opening up new opportunities. European grid operators are adopting HVDC as the technology of choice for their bulk-transmission needs in the future,” says Cornelis Plet , vice president for DNV , a consultancy that advises on power systems and risk management. In addition, the U.K.

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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

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UC Davis’ findings will be made public and will influence understanding of the future role of electric vehicles for many stakeholders, including electric utilities, governments and automakers.

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When You See Something, Say Something: Climate Emergency Alarm Bells Ringing While Local Electeds Pretend Not To Hear

Creative Greenius

That Climate Assessment calls for people to act boldly and immediately by responding to impacts already hitting us and by mitigating future catastrophic impacts in order “ to avoid substantial damages to the U.S. So did Hoboken, New Jersey; New Britain, Connecticut; and Montgomery County, Maryland here in the USA.

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