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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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Following a successful pilot program, BMW Group has launched ReachNow, a free-floating premium car sharing service, in Seattle. The initial fleet of 370 vehicles, including the BMW i3, the BMW 3 Series and the MINI Cooper, will be located on the streets of Seattle for immediate use. Vehicles on-hand at the airport.

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Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines release aviation biofuel infrastructure findings

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​The Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines released a first-of-its-kind study that identifies the best infrastructure options for delivering aviation biofuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. —Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton. A total of 29 sites across the state were identified and screened.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

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That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. a major Boeing production hub north of Seattle. As part of the F.A.A.’s

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace.

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Help! An Employee of Budget Kept My Phone and I Can Prove It.

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Dear Tripped Up, One day last July, I was dropping off a rental car at Budget’s location at Boston Logan International Airport when I misplaced my iPhone. Budget, which is part of the Avis Budget Group, answered my fourth email with a one-line statement from Mariam Eatedali, a director at Edelman, a public relations firm.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. City of Seattle. The 35 new partners include: Bates College. Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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We did a ribbon cutting for Kitsap Transit, which is right across from Seattle. Charged : Tell me about your Kansas City International Airport project. John Holland: We have no moving parts, which is like nirvana for an engineer. Lowest total cost of ownership of any charging system. But on top of cost, if I can take 2.2