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Voith SensoTop technology nets up to 7% fuel savings for city transit buses

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When combined with a maintenance-free inclination sensor that Voith has added to its ECU, this software allows the transmission to automatically adapt gear-shifting points based on acceleration, vehicle load and the topography of the route. Over one particular week, Minneapolis saw savings over 12%. 5 transmission.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The largest PV installation in Georgia. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035. million miles of power lines.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. Even without a son soon to be entering college, the premium prices of EVs were a turnoff.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap. which was installing those remote operating systems, calibrating them, and validating their operation. They didn’t remain mysterious for long.

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