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New Electric Vehicles, New Lifeline Wireless, New Cruise Vehicles.
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– California American Water Partners with Paired Power
California American Water announced its partnership with Paired Power, a leading U.S. solar microgrid manufacturer, to deliver resilient renewable energy to its company’s San Diego District electric vehicles without relying on the grid. The company recently installed Paired Power’s PairTree, a U.S.-made solar canopy that combines solar power with available grid power and battery storage to deliver day or night charging for electric vehicles. As a fully resilient source of electricity, PairTree can also provide emergency backup power during grid outages and help reduce dependence on the grid.
California American Water will be able to prevent 4,472 pounds of carbon dioxide (which is roughly the weight of a Tesla Model Y) from being emitted into the air annually by using PairTree to charge just one vehicle.
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– Simple Mobile Introduces California LifeLine Program for California residents enrolled in SNAP, Medicaid, Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
Simple Mobile, a simple, yet powerful, no-contract wireless provider from Verizon, introduced its LifeLine discount program. Through this program, eligible and LifeLine approved customers in the State of California can get a Simple Mobile 30GB wireless plan for as low as $1/month.
This benefit comes just as Simple Mobile debuts a new promotion where new customers can get 3x the high-speed data on select plans for a limited time. The $30 plan now includes 30GB of data per month – up from 10 GB – allowing customers already enrolled in the California LifeLine program to get more of the fast, reliable service they count on for less. When combined with the Federal Lifeline program, customers can get $29 off the plan’s price, bringing it down to $1 per month.
In over 700 locations in California, Verizon Value can serve customers by giving them Simple Mobile service for $1.00 per month with 30GB of high-speed data when they qualify for LifeLine. For the first time, Simple Mobile customers can also apply for California LifeLine via scannable QR codes at authorized retailers, making it easier than ever to sign up.
California residents enrolled in SNAP, Medicaid, Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit, and other government assistance programs automatically qualify for LifeLine benefits. New and existing customers may apply. More information can be found at simplemobilelifeline.com/CA and at authorized retailers.
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An Uber vehicle with a lidar autonomous sensor on the roof (File Photo- Timtempleton)
– Uber Partners with Cruise
Uber Technologies, Inc. and Cruise, two companies revolutionizing transportation, announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform.
The companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles. When an Uber rider requests a ride on the Uber app next year, they may be presented with the option to have that trip fulfilled by a Cruise autonomous vehicle… with no driver.
Marc Whitten, CEO of Cruise, explained, “We are excited to partner with Uber to bring the benefits of safe, reliable, autonomous driving to even more people, unlocking a new era of urban mobility.”
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO, said “We’re thrilled to partner with Cruise and look forward to launching next year.”
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