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Zum Launches Nation’s 1st School District with 100% Electric, Bidirectional V2G School Bus Fleet in Oakland

May 19, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, mass transit / public transit, OAKLAND, press releases, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 02:57:30 +0000

Oakland Unified School District’s 74 EV school buses and charging infrastructure provides up to 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back to the grid, reduces 25,000 tons of emissions annually OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Zūm, the modern student transportation platform, announced yesterday that Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) will be the first … [continued]

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Oakland Expands Electric Vehicle Charging Access

November 2, 2022 admin California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, evgo, OAKLAND

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:30:22 +0000

The city of Oakland has just opened another public EV charging station at 519 Lake Park Avenue in Oakland, CA. The new EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) fast charging station is located near Lake Merritt. The new station features six 200 kW fast chargers, capable of charging a vehicle up to 80% in 15–45 minutes, depending […]

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Oakland To Use Electric Buses To Provide Backup Power To Municipal Buildings

October 15, 2022 admin buildings, California, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, OAKLAND

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:50:55 +0000

The California Energy Commission has funded a first of its kind vehicle to building (V2B) project that will allow the batteries of electric buses to provide backup power to community buildings so they can provide a safe place for residents during emergencies. The electric buses used in Oakland were purchased from New Flyer and are […]

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Homeless Moms Spark Bill to Punish Landlords for Leaving Homes Vacant

February 20, 2020 admin bay area, flipping houses, Homelessness, OAKLAND, san francisco homelessness, tenant protections

Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:31:52 +0000

“Many of these affordable homes were snatched up during a foreclosure by corporations who then kept the houses vacant or flipped them for hefty profits.”

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Oakland Cop Claims Raptors President Has ‘Violent Predisposition’ in Lawsuit

February 10, 2020 admin alameda country sheriffs department, alan strickland, canadian news, lawsuit, masai ujiri, NBA championship, news, OAKLAND, racial-profiling, Toronto Raptors

Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:56:05 +0000

The cop who accused the Raptors president of assaulting him during the NBA Finals says there should have been signs warning of “the danger of Masai Ujiri.”

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