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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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The study found the two greatest opportunities to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions existed in ridership increases and reduction of fleet vehicle emissions. It focused on projects to make local transportation more efficient and sustainable, examining physical infrastructure and soliciting design ideas for transit stations.

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U Oregon researchers use machine learning algorithms to provide bicyclists with Green Wave capability; communicating with traffic signals

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The latest project uses ideas from both prior studies: It uses the data collected from the actuated signal in the first phase to train and test two machine-learning algorithms to forecast the signal phases. Portland, OR: Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2021. Fickas, Stephen.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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With demand for electric vehicles surging and used prices getting pushed sky high, some may think that the idea of a sub-20,000 dollar EV with more than 70 miles of range is just a fever dream. And because their workplace has solar charging available, the vehicle essentially charges for free.

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Daimler’s first two eM2 electric box trucks have officially hit the road

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The Freightliner eM2, made at Daimler Truck North America’s factory in Portland, Oregon, is being distributed to customers across the US. Daimler’s electric delivery box truck features Detroit Connect, a connected vehicle solution that allows real-time battery health monitoring, charging status, and energy usage.

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

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NREL publishes online collection of case studies in EV deployment

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released an online collection of case studies in electric vehicle deployment. The newly compiled information is housed on Clean Cities’ Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) at www.afdc.energy.gov/plugin_case_studies.

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80-Foot Long Electric Bus Concept From Poland: Uses Fuel Cells Too

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Aggressive promotion by carmakers is slowly getting the public used to the idea of electric vehicles, but probably not ones like this. DON''T MISS: Portland Tests BYD K9 All-Electric Passenger Bus: Quick Ride The 24-meter (78.7

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