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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

Green Car Congress

Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Source: NTSB presentation. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Forth and Mobility Development partner to launch national EV carsharing program; affordable model for underserved communities

Green Car Congress

The first states included in the program are: Oregon, Washington State, North Carolina, Missouri and Michigan. —Jeff Allen, Executive Director of Forth. This partnership allows us to create meaningful impact on a national scale.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. –

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Saint Louis Taps FAA Funds To Get Electric Shuttle Buses From Lightning eMotors

CleanTechnica EVs

Not only are personal vehicles getting more efficient, but many buses drive around almost empty a lot on inefficient routes for […] For many people, transit seems like an obvious environmental improvement over people driving in individual ICE cars.

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The US now has 1 DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations

Baua Electric

Missouri and Tennessee each cut the ribbon on 13 new stations, while Alabama got 11 new places to plug in. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. – ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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UAW spokesman’s messages disclose aim to reserve automakers ‘wounded for months’

Baua Electric

The union ordered a complete of about 13,000 employees at meeting crops — one at every corporate, unfold throughout Michigan, Ohio and Missouri — onto wooden traces. In probably the most personal messages, Furman defined why the union didn’t make use of companywide walkouts.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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