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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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Columbus also plans to use data analytics to improve health care access in a neighborhood that currently has an infant mortality rate four times that of the national average, allowing them to provide improved transportation options to those most in need of prenatal care.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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And vehicle-to-grid technology offers alternate revenue streams for its vehicles. This enables more efficiency in terms of grid connections and capital investment. It allows you to be more efficient with grid connections, and it allows you to be more efficient with your CapEx costs. Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey.

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Transportation details of LA Mayor’s proposed Green New Deal

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The ambitious plans includes accelerated goals and new targets such as: Building a “zero-carbon” electricity grid — reaching an accelerated goal of 80% renewable energy supply by 2036 with 100% renewables by 2045. Electrify 10% of taxi fleet by 2022 and 100% by 2028. bikeshare, e-scooters, carshare, etc.)—will

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. I’ve yet to see a single plug-in charger company talk about their grid-to-battery efficiency. In our Gothenburg and Oslo taxi projects, the chargers are at the taxi stands. John Holland: Yes. You don’t see it.