Infrastructure
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Two sites in Macomb County and a half-dozen in surrounding areas will get electric vehicle charging stations. The state can now begin spending remaining federal EV infrastructure funds. -
Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.
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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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The state of Arizona is set to receive $76.5 million from the National Electric Vehicle Program that will fund a wave of EV charger upgrades and construction through the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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Smart cameras above Bellevue intersections can record near-hits, along with pedestrian and car positions, so the city might be able to change its signals or lane layouts before tragedy strikes.
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The California Air Resources Board held the first of two hearings on the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which lays a road map for transitioning public and private fleets to zero-emission vehicles.
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Company and government leaders touted new technologies and thousands of jobs as Hyundai Motor Group EV broke ground nearby on a $5.54 billion factory, the South Korean giant’s biggest investment outside its home nation.
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 271 establishing the Advanced Clean Trucks program, which requires manufacturers of medium and heavy-duty vehicles to make an increasing percentage of their fleets zero-emission starting by 2025.
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The all-electric motorcycle will be used as part of community outreach and community policing efforts. It will also be used for patrol activities, but will only be used in good weather and mostly during daylight hours.
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Transit agencies making the change to electric vehicle fleets are faced with a flurry of challenges and considerations ranging from finding the money to pay for them to fully understanding the operational differences.
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Technology and transportation experts weighed in on the autonomous, drone and electrification technologies potentially needed to power the package deliveries of the near and distant future.
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The free charging networks will be supported by advertising via the large screens on each station. The city has seen the number of EVs grow significantly in the last several years, though charging infrastructure has not kept pace.
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Hyundai Motor Group will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday near Savannah for its $5.54 billion “Metaplant,” an electric vehicle factory and the largest economic development project in Georgia history.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the unsupervised flight of drones within the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site airspace, otherwise known as the New York Drone Corridor.
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The new technology, which was developed in-house, consists of motion sensors and flashing lights and is meant to stop wrong-way drivers. This year alone, there have been two dozen deaths related to wrong-way driving.
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More than $30.1 million from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program will be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to fund 161 new school buses across the state.
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A long-simmering issue of worker shortages in public transit became most apparent following the COVID-19 pandemic which saw a high rate of departing workers citing low pay and poor working conditions.
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After their success in other locations, Waymo has announced their plan to bring their robotaxi service to Los Angeles. The company has been mapping the roads since 2019 but does not know when the service will be available.
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Earlier this week, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it had begun a three-day demonstration period to test the use of electric autonomous vehicle shuttles at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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Officials in the California county say they support a new policy that would increase energy efficiency requirements for additions, alterations and remodels. The ordinance would exceed current state green building standards.
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Metrolink, a Southern California commuter rail service, no longer powers its locomotives with petroleum-derived diesel and has switched to more natural plant- and animal-based renewable fuels.
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