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UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

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And in London, we were able to find a solution for our charging needs through a collaboration between government and private organizations. The findings will be explored in depth at the GreenBiz VERGE conference in Oakland, California on 16 October.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Motor Credit Company announced today Peer-2-Peer Car Sharing—a pilot program for select customers in six US cities and in London. US customers participate through the Web-based, mobile-friendly software of ride-share company Getaround, while London drivers connect through a similar rental system of easyCar Club.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif., Alamouti first noticed the potential for the spread of disinformation on the Internet in 2010, when he began working as group R&D director for Vodafone in London. He then joined Vodafone as its group R&D director in London.

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London to phase out diesel buses; all new single deckers for central London to be zero emission

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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recently committed to phasing out purchasing new pure diesel buses from the capital. No more pure diesel double-deck buses will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and all new single-decks for central London will be zero-emission. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Can the Artemis Moon Mission Revive the Glamour of Big Tech?

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They rained down on Paris, London, and other cities, killing 9,000 people , mostly civilians. He planned to fly over the Bay Bridge, the double suspension bridge that today spans the bay and links San Francisco with Oakland. Captain Edwin Musick powered the " China Clipper " northward in the bay and up over the waves.

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

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That’s exactly what the California cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward, Richmond, and Santa Cruz have done. Across the pond, so too have London, Bristol, Cornwall and 17 other United Kingdom cities and eight more cities in Australia. The second obvious step is to start implementing that plan with an urgent climate mobilization. .

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