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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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This includes cars in the Express Drive rental car partner program for rideshare drivers, its consumer rental car program for riders, the autonomous vehicle program, and drivers’ personal cars used on the Lyft platform. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver.

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Volkswagen selects Hughes Telematics as exclusive provider of advanced connected vehicle services to US market

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A majority owned subsidiary of HTI, Lifecomm, located in Atlanta, GA, plans to offer mobile personal emergency response services through a wearable lightweight device with one-touch access to emergency assistance. Networkfleet, Inc.,

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Verizon to acquire Hughes Telematics, Inc. for $612M; expanding in automotive and fleet telematics and emerging machine-to-machine services

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Mercedes-Benz’ new mbrace2 system, a telematics system that gives drivers features related to safety, infotainment, personal assistance and vehicle care, is powered by HTI. The business will continue to be headquartered in Atlanta.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Barrett says that a person who dies from an air pollution-related cause typically dies about a decade earlier than he or she otherwise might have. Pollution from industrial activities was highest in the Midwest, roughly between Chicago and Detroit, as well as around Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Angeles. —Caiazzo et al.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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This calculation used the 2017 values for the direct emissions of all greenhouse gases from the combustion of fuel by all light-duty vehicles ( 2,421 billion pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent ), the number of persons with a driver’s license ( 225,346,257 ), and the average number of occupants in light-duty vehicles ( 1.674 ).

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Rivian retail space opens in Atlanta’s Ponce City Market

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A new Rivian retail space opens in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 20. Hop off the Beltline and explore our space in Atlanta. This is your chance to meet our electric adventure vehicles in person, kick the tires, maybe even get behind the wheel. We can’t wait to show you around,” said Rivian about its new Atlanta location.

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Porsche Cars NA providing three years of charging at Electrify America stations for Taycam

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And Porsche home charging technology will turn the customer’s garage into the equivalent of a personal gas station. The first Porsche Turbo Chargers are already installed at the Porsche Experience Center (PEC) in Atlanta and more are planned for the PEC Los Angeles. —Klaus Zellmer, President and CEO of PCNA.

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