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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>March 2022 ACM EIG SCC Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/b/b7/Acm_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="99" height="99"> </img> </h1> March 2022 Newsletter for ACM EIG on Smart Cities and Communities Dear colleagues, We would love to hear from you on how EIGSCC can serve you and the community better, so please don't hesitate to share your comments, ideas and suggestions with Wilfred Pinfold and Gregory Meyers by emailing pinfold@acm.org. <h1>News</h1>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/images/e/e2/Letenda_Electric_Bus.pdf">New generation of zero-emissions transit buses</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/e/e8/Letenda600.jpg/200px-Letenda600.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Canadian bus manufacturer Letenda officially unveiled its new generation of zero-emission transit buses. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.evgo.com/press-release/evgo-releases-best-practices-document-for-ev-charging-infrastructure-public-funding-ahead-of-federal-funds-being-released-to-state-departments-of-transportation/">Best Practices Document for EV Charging</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/e/ed/Best_Practices_Document_for_EV_Charging.jpg/200px-Best_Practices_Document_for_EV_Charging.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">EVgo today released a new guide featuring best practices gleaned from over a decade of operating experience designed to help state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and their partners with administering funds from the recently announced $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI). </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/images/8/8c/US_DOT_Ports_2022.pdf">U.S. DOT Port Infrastructure</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/3/34/USDOTPorts.jpeg/200px-USDOTPorts.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)—by far the largest investment in the program ever. These grants can help ports expand capacity and improve the movement of goods through our supply chains. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/172">Kia and Electrify America to provide 1,000KWh of charging</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/8/85/KiaElectrifyAmericaCharging.jpg/200px-KiaElectrifyAmericaCharging.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Kia America and Electrify America have announced a partnership to provide Kia EV6 buyers with 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of complimentary EV charging/energy at any Electrify America station across the U.S. The agreement between the two companies will enable Kia owners 3,500 to 4,000 miles of all-electric driving at no charging cost, depending on the vehicle model and various conditions. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> ...further results

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