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Studies show the United States is not keeping up with electric demand, as electric vehicles and data centers continue to ramp up their burden on the grid. A slowdown in federal funding has not seemed to impact this.
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The company plans to reactivate a battery energy storage system at the Moss Landing power complex. A second facility there, a portion of which caught fire in January, remains shuttered and an investigation continues.
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Cities around the world are exploring ways to mitigate the effects of extreme heat and make urban areas cooler. Officials sometimes look to new technology to this end, but are also using low-tech devices, like trees.
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The California Air Resources Board is set to consider new regulations that would phase in the electrification of delivery vans, and other medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, starting in 2024.
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If CEO Katharine Eagan Kelleman could change Pittsburgh Regional Transit's 715 diesel buses to run on electricity or hydrogen with the flip of a switch or by writing a check, she would do it immediately.
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Half of all auto cyber attacks in history occurred in 2021 alone — up nearly 140% from 2020 — while automakers plan to add millions of additional connected vehicles to the roads in the coming years.
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Duke Energy, a utility company based in North Carolina, hopes to test the viability of using electric vehicles to support the grid during peak demand. A pilot will be launched in North Carolina and Florida next year.
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The city has purchased five electric vehicles – four Teslas and one Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV – as replacements for aging gas-powered fleet vehicles. The purchase was paid for with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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The Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation is to receive a $52.2 million federal grant from a Department of Commerce program to boost and advance mobility innovation in the auto industry, officials said Friday.
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A monthlong shutdown of the Orange Line in Boston has riders scrambling for other transportation options. And many are choosing Bluebikes.
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Robotic people-moving pods were recently tested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The autonomous electric vehicles are designed to transport people in need of assistance in crowded places like airports and malls.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles has rules banning the advertisement of cars as self-driving when they are not, but it has not enforced them. Now, the Legislature is making it a state law.
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Carlsbad, Calif., has approved spending as much as $2 million for new police officers, related educational programs and other efforts connected to addressing its newly declared e-bike emergency.
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A two-year pilot project will study the transit use of students who are given free passes across the San Francisco Bay Area. The project includes more than a dozen transit agency partners.
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The state of Michigan awarded $285,000 to four companies as part of its Michigan Mobility Funding Platform, which aims to grow private-sector transportation innovation around electrification, safety and other areas.
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Waymo announced earlier this week its fleet of self-driving semi-tractor-trailers would increase to 60. In addition, the company will begin operating on public roads in Texas and Arizona.
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Reports of drone sightings — and even a “guy in a jetpack” — have prompted the Transportation Security Administration to use new technology to spot, track and identify drones in LAX restricted airspace.
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Pilot projects using bidirectional charging equipment are turning electric vehicles into battery storage units, feeding energy back onto the grid when needed. Fleet vehicles are seen as prime opportunity for the tech.
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California has made its historic decision to ban the sale of new cars that run on gas after 2035. But putting millions of green-energy vehicles on the road poses challenges some experts say could complicate the decision.
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The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to phase out the sale of new fossil fuel-burning cars in the largest state in the nation, setting the stage for a wider adoption of electric vehicles.
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