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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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Nikkei falls as electric component makers hit by Huawei fallout
Reuters
2019-05-21
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George Foreman Indoor/Outdoor Electric Grill
CNET
2019-05-21
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BYD delivers electric buses to Japan
China.dot.org
2019-05-21
A building of BYD electric bus factory is seen in the northern Hungarian city of Komarom, on April 4, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] China's new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD has delivered...
 
California Assembly wants electric scooter regulation
The Roanoke Times
2019-05-21
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India investing more money in solar power than coal for first time
The Independent
2019-05-20
A whopping 74 per cent of India’s electricity generation comes from coal-fired power plants, and coal use in the country continues to increase, but we may be seeing the beginning of the end of coal’s...
 
Fernando Alonso during automobile race Indianapolis 500
Alonso hit with electrical issues in Indy 500 practice
GP Blog
2019-05-15
The problem forced the Spaniard to spend much of his time on the track massively down on power. He ended the session 32nd of 39 runners. His top speed on the opening day was just 224.162 miles per...
 
File - Akademik Lomonosov, a non-self-propelled floating nuclear power plant, that will operate as the first Russian floating nuclear power station.
World's only floating nuclear power station dubbed 'Chernobyl on ice' launched by Russia
The Independent
2019-04-25
A floating nuclear power plant that environmental campaigners have dubbed “Chernobyl on ice” is ready to begin supplying electricity, Russia has announced. The Akademik Lomonosov is reportedly...
 
FILE- In this Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, file photo the company logo is displayed on the grille of an unsold 2019 F150 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Broomfield, Colo.
Ford invests $500 million in electric car startup Rivian
Ars Technica
2019-04-24
/ Will startup Rivian be the first company to bring a battery electric truck to market? Deliveries start next year. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) On Wednesday morning, Ford announced that it will invest...
 
File - President Donald J. Trump’s motorcade passes neighborhoods devastated by wildfires as he survey’s the fire damage Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, Calif., which was mostly destroyed by the Camp fire.
PG&E thinks its equipment started wildfires. Now, the utility wants customers to absorb another rate hike
CNN
2019-04-23
(CNN)Pacific Gas and Electric has filed for bankruptcy and may face billions of dollars' worth of penalties, fines and liabilities related to recent wildfires. Now, the utility says it needs another...
 
A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.
As Residents Return, The Wildfire-Struck Town Of Paradise Struggles To Provide Clean Water
WorldNews.com
2019-04-17
The town of Paradise is still a disaster zone with only six percent of the debris from last year's destructive Camp Fire hauled away, but more and more residents are returning to their homes as the...
 
Transportation network company Lyft app on smartphone
Lyft Pulls Electric Bikes From San Francisco Streets After Reported Brake Problems
CBS Sports
2019-04-15
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Lyft has pulled 3,000 electric bikes from San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C. streets, after customers complained the bikes were...
 
In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo, a brain-scanning MRI machine at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
Zapping People's Brains With Electricity Can Help Boost Aging Memory
IFL Science
2019-04-09
Each thought you have creates a harmony of electrical waves that ripple through the brain in coordinated bursts. It's thought these pulses of electricity become more disjointed and unsynced as we age,...
 

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