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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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The buses will operate on the 88 Penn route, linking downtown with East End neighborhoods. Philadelphia County. A $264,475 grant to purchase, install, and maintain two DC fast chargers and two Level 2 EV chargers at a retail center at 4000 Monument Road, Philadelphia. ChargePoint, Inc.:

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South Korean EV Company to Open Two Production and Distribution Facilities in Pennsylvania

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CT&T makes low- and mid-speed, short-distance neighborhood electric vehicles that pass crash tests required for regular passenger cars. The company is focusing on sites on the Delaware River in Philadelphia for its initial Pennsylvania location. intends to open two production and distribution facilities in Pennsylvania.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University , in Philadelphia, and his master's degree in engineering from Northeastern University , in Boston. Robert Worth Electrical engineer Life senior member, 93; died 16 May.

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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On 26 January 1926, select members of the Royal Institution gathered at Baird’s lab in London’s Soho neighborhood to witness the broadcast of a small but clearly defined image of a ventriloquist dummy’s face, sent from the televisor’s electromechanical transmitter to its receiver. But Baird earned his spot in history with the televisor.

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The Young Designers to Know at Pitti Uomo

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Stay Here In Philadelphia’s Fishtown, a Tranquil New Hotel in an 18th-Century Mansion Just like the variety of vintage treasures in the shops along Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, no two rooms are alike at Hotel Anna & Bel , the first full-service hotel in the artsy Philadelphia neighborhood.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. He consulted on large-scale power generation and delivery, helping bring electricity to neighborhoods in more than 60 countries during his career. as an engineer.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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