Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:59:04 +0000
New York City has a lot of concrete, and it’s not located in the desert. As a result, it’s got a problem with flooding, and the problem is only growing. One obvious solution to this problem is to get more soil and greenery in the Big Apple. But where? This is New York City, after […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 02:57:58 +0000
NYC DOT releases nation’s first evaluation report on curbside electric vehicle charging, examining first 18 months of City’s pilot program Nearly 50,000 charging sessions recorded, with utilization rates growing steadily over course of pilot Charging infrastructure has been remarkably reliable, with charger uptime at 99.9% NEW YORK — New York City Department of Transportation (NYC […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 19:12:50 +0000
New York City (NYC) is putting in 13 EV fast-charging hubs across city parking garages. The charging hubs being rolled out by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) will include approximately 50 fast-charging plugs. “This investment will accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles across the city, […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:55:07 +0000
In order to demonstrate curbside EV charging specifically designed for cities, itselectric, a Brooklyn-based electric car curbside charging startup, established a strategic partnership with Hyundai CRADLE and New York City Economic Development Corporation. The EV chargers will be the first charge posts in North America that are small, strong, and user-friendly with a fully detachable […]
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:20:20 +0000
New York City’s Fire Commissioner wants a crackdown on subpar e-bikes that could be fire risks.
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:05:49 +0000
Across the country, cities are transforming asphalt schoolyards into spongy, shady community centers. The new schoolyard at PS 184M Shuang Wen, a grade school in Manhattan’s Chinatown, features new play equipment, a yoga circle, a stage and basketball and tennis courts. It also has a porous turf field that can capture an estimated 1.3 million […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:00:33 +0000
The City of New York will require all Uber and Lyft vehicles to be electric by 2030. The companies could get there even sooner.
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 02:36:59 +0000
“Billions of pounds of plastic cover 40% of our ocean surfaces and we contribute to that,” said Council Member Erik Bottcher. “That’s why I’m so proud to be a prime cosponsor of the Skip the Stuff Legislation. Thanks to Chair Velázquez for sponsoring this bill and holding this important hearing. I’m also grateful to the amazing advocates and organizations like Reusable NYC who work on this issue every single day.”
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:25:04 +0000
New York City (NYC) recently announced plans to replace some 900 internal combustion vehicles with all-new, clean-running EVs!
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:55:58 +0000
We give much attention to autonomous driving companies like Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Argo AI, etc., yet often forget about little autonomous shuttle company Navya. It’s true — Navya is not tackling general AI or usable in nearly as many environments as the tech created by those other companies. Nonetheless, it gets use on various simple […]