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With a Department of Energy grant awarded to General Motors, Bill Boyce, supervisor for electric transportation with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, said his utility modeled a few electric vehicle pricing schemes and found they were able to manage the impact of charging on the grid by educating their customers on the best time to charge.
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The company, ElectRoad, received $ 120,000 from the Israeli Ministry of Transportation to conduct a half - mile road upgrade to test the technology with an electric bus.
Musk and Buffett see the energy and transportation sectors changing in similar ways, and, over the past few years, their companies have increasingly competed with each other over both solar energy and electric cars.
Tesla Inc.'s ongoing spat with the National Transportation Safety Board over a fatal crash has reached new heights, with the electric - car maker and the safety agency releasing dueling statements.
He estimates ET3 will be able to provide 50 times the amount of transportation per kilowatt - hour compared with electric cars and electric trains.
San Francisco has been flooded with electric scooters from startups that think the internet - connected vehicles could be the next big thing in local transportation.
Lime, the transportation company now formerly known as LimeBike, has partnered with Segway to launch its next generation of electric scooters.
The reservation of 100 units of Tesla's all - electric truck represents the largest pre-order to date, a significant milestone for the Silicon Valley - based company who's looking to disrupt the commercial trucking industry with more affordable and environmentally conscious transportation.
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But as those deposits arrive, fast - growing startup Proterra, packed with ex-Tesla employees, got an order for 25 battery buses from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in December, each priced at about $ 700,000, as the agency converts a 359 - vehicle fleet to electric.
Amid NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's crackdown on electric bicycles, the city Department of Transportation clarified that pedal - assist bikes that top out at 20 mph will be legal, but people on e-bikes with a throttle that require no pedaling will continue to get tickets.
The MTA discriminates against people with disabilities because of its widespread lack of elevators and electric lifts in the subway system, rendering it significantly more inaccessible than other cities with large public transportation systems, according to two lawsuits filed yesterday.
Also at 10 a.m., the Asian American Federation will partner with the Biking Public Project, Transportation Alternatives, and other advocates to hold the E-Bike Rally to Protect Immigrant Food Delivery Workers to protest de Blasio and the NYPD's planned enforcement of electric bicycle regulations starting in January, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
«Increasing access to fast charging electric vehicle charging stations puts us on the right track to keeping up with other cities in our country and around the world,» said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the New York City Council Transportation Committee.
Organizer 350Vermont says the campaign is about coming up with solutions to get the state off fossil fuels and make a fair and equitable transition toward renewable energy, electric vehicles and improved public transportation.
Panelists include: George Bliss, biker and owner of Hudson Urban Bicycles (HUB0 and an advocate for safer bikes; Steve Vaccaro, biker and lawyer dealing with the legal aspects of bike - riding in the city; Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives and the Bike Share Program; Council Speaker Christine Quinn's office with pending legislation dealing with electric bikes and other relevant issues.
Growing the electrical sector — and potentially merging it with the transportation sector through the adoption of electric cars — will be a climate win if that growth comes from low - carbon sources like nuclear and renewables.
With the EV revolution in full swing, University of Michigan mechanical engineer Jeffrey Stein says the time is now to integrate the electrical grid with the transportation infrastructure and ensure the country's carbon emissions drop as a result of the introduction of electric cWith the EV revolution in full swing, University of Michigan mechanical engineer Jeffrey Stein says the time is now to integrate the electrical grid with the transportation infrastructure and ensure the country's carbon emissions drop as a result of the introduction of electric cwith the transportation infrastructure and ensure the country's carbon emissions drop as a result of the introduction of electric cars.
Transportation and communication around the world increasingly rely on lithium - ion batteries, with cell phones ubiquitous on six continents, and electric vehicles on pace to accelerate from a $ 1 billion worldwide market in 2009 to $ 14 billion by 2016, according to analysts Frost and Sullivan.
Of course, such a bioelectricity future for transportation would also rely on widespread availability of cars and trucks with batteries and electric motors.
He adds that Missouri S&T provides «a unique contribution to the information assurance field with our focus on developing ways to protect the nation's electric power grid, oil, gas and water distribution systems; and transportation systems from terrorist attacks.»
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) leads U.S. researchers and other partners in making transportation cleaner and more efficient through solutions that put electric drive vehicles on the road and replace oil with clean domestic fuels.
With all this new dough circulating, within a year each state will have enough money to rebuild four bridges, install 10 charging stations downtown to promote electric vehicles, and make public transportation free for seniors.
BYD Delivers First of 20 Electric Buses for City of Albuquerque Aug 10, 2017 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has joined together with the city of Albuquerque to announce the delivery of its first all - electric 60 - foot articulated transit bus to operate along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ARTElectric Buses for City of Albuquerque Aug 10, 2017 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has joined together with the city of Albuquerque to announce the delivery of its first all - electric 60 - foot articulated transit bus to operate along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ARTElectric vehicle manufacturer BYD has joined together with the city of Albuquerque to announce the delivery of its first all - electric 60 - foot articulated transit bus to operate along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ARTelectric 60 - foot articulated transit bus to operate along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) route.
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel - cell vehicle offers the benefits of zero - emissions transportation with the cruising range of a gas - powered engine, eliminating the range anxiety of all - electric cars.
Participants included Volvo, Bombardier Transportation, and Van Hool, all working with partial funding from the Flemish government to conduct advanced studies on charging electric cars and buses using energy transfer via electromagnetic fields.
A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas.
Starting at $ 79,510, the 2018 Lexus LS 500h Hybrid sedan uses a 3.5 - liter 354 - hp V6 gasoline engine in combination with two electric motors to deliver powerful, fuel - efficient luxury transportation.
In keeping with the Southern California lifestyle, the LA auto show is usually a showcase for green cars, hybrid vehicles and electric transportation.
Recently Ford released more details about it's upcoming C - max hybrid and plug - in hybrid vans on a conference call with EDTA — the Electric Drive Transportation Association.
Electric, self - driving mobile offices / spaces are a new market disruption appealing to consumers who need transportation and a place to work / live — a mobile work / living space gives these consumers an economical way to «kill two birds with one stone.»
The Center for Excellence in Energy Innovation at Northeast Campus focuses on alternative energy, with instruction in wind energy, solar energy, biodiesel fuels, electric transportation, and home energy audits.
Some of the guests at our North Las Vegas hotel are here for business with Union Pacific Railroad, General Electric Transportation, and Video Las Vegas.
Unless you drive an electric car, reside in a city with efficient public transportation, or live in walking distance of your workplace, friends, extended family, and grocery store, the odds are... read more»
Famed for the beauty of its beaches in a country filled with beaches, Placencia is a laid - back waterfront community where the main form of transportation is bicycles and electric golf carts.
As with his electric cars, Elon Musk avoids dealing with the fundamental problems of transportation.
With the fish transportation conduit, fish populations might be able to get around hydro - electric plants without being killed by the turbine blades.
It's just one more reminder that until longer range, fully electric vehicles start coming in a wider range of body styles and prices, plug - in hybrids with 30 + miles of range could still significantly reduce oil demand in day - to - day transportation.
And to go further, with PHEV or full EV cars on the road, any improvements to the electric grid will immediately & automatically be reflected in the transportation sector...
«In the transportation sector, electrification and expansion of both passenger and freight rail and conversion of on - road vehicles to electric drive, hybrids, and turbo diesels, coupled with the recently enacted CAFÉ standards, will allow total residual carbon emissions to drop well below 10 percent of today's levels.
In personal mobility, it looks like smart electric scooters with swappable battery packs for transportation in densely populated cities, at least according to the team behind Gogoro.
If the goal is to turn sunlight into energy that we can use for transportation, to displace fossil fuels, biofuels compare very badly with solar panels that are closer to 20 % efficient, and electric motors, that are closer to 80 - 90 % efficient.
Whether it's a fully painted police tractor complete with blue light, or a battery - powered electric police scooter, the British police are no strangers to trying out alternatives when it comes to transportation.
The visionary Paul MacCready, who designed both human - and solar - powered aircraft, as well as the prototype that became the General Motors electric car, is sanguine about plug - in hybrids «with enough electricity built in to provide all your transportation for maybe a 60 - to 100 - mile range.
Transportation is on the cusp of a major transition, with more efficient cars and trucks, new technologies such as electric vehicles and zero - emission buses, services such as ride sharing, and a renewed emphasis from planners on creating accessible, livable, walkable, and bikeable communities.
Soel Yachts wants to play a part in championing cleaner modes of water transportation, starting with the SoelCat 12 electric catamaran launching in New Zealand this week.
Margo Oge, a former EPA transportation and air quality official and author of the book «Driving the Future: Combating Climate Change with Cleaner, Smarter Cars» agreed about the Rocky Mountain Institute's «overall findings that autonomous, shared mobility will utilize largely electric power trains as they will be cheaper to operate.
Regardless of the origins of the Azad University electric car — and cloning the Twizy isn't a new phenomenon as the Nissan version below underscores — providing the citizens of Tehran with a less polluting transportation alternative is a positive step for everyone.
The program will serve as an important component of making Burlington a «net zero energy city» across electric, thermal, and ground transportation sectors and will help Burlington Electric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy Standarelectric, thermal, and ground transportation sectors and will help Burlington Electric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy StandarElectric with its efforts to meet Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard (RES).
Plug - in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are a near - term solution to help improve the efficiency and emissions associated with virtually any transportation fuel, including hydrogen and biofuels.