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Highland Electric Fleets Joins White House EV Acceleration Challenge

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Monday, April 17, 2023

BEVERLY, Mass., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets, the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today announced its participation in the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge under the EV Fleet Expansion category, created to scale electric vehicle adoption nationwide. Highland has been the go-to partner for school districts looking to upgrade their fleets to electric and now joins the ranks of Amazon, Waymo and others highlighted by the White House for helping to bring clean, reliable and affordable transportation to communities across the United States.

Key Points: 
  • Part of the EV Fleet Expansion category, Highland is committed to making electric school bus fleet adoption simpler, more accessible and more affordable
    BEVERLY, Mass., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets , the leading provider of fleet electrification-as-a-service, today announced its participation in the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge under the EV Fleet Expansion category, created to scale electric vehicle adoption nationwide.
  • Highland has been the go-to partner for school districts looking to upgrade their fleets to electric and now joins the ranks of Amazon, Waymo and others highlighted by the White House for helping to bring clean, reliable and affordable transportation to communities across the United States.
  • To further President Biden's goal of having 50 percent of new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House's EV Acceleration Challenge calls on stakeholders and innovators in the private and public sectors to commit to expanding their efforts to facilitate the transition to electric mobility.
  • "The White House's EV Acceleration Challenge is one of many signals that a paradigm shift is underway towards clean, all-electric mobility," said Matt Stanberry, Vice President at Highland Electric Fleets.

Baltimore City Public Schools Partners with Highland Electric Fleets to Deploy 25 Electric School Buses

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

BEVERLY, Mass., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets, the leading provider of school bus fleet electrification-as-a-service in North America, is partnering with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to install 25 chargers and deploy 20 Type C electric school buses (ESB) from IC Bus and 5 Type A ESB from Collins Bus during the 2023-2024 school year. As an EPA Clean School Bus Program priority district, City Schools worked with Highland to apply for Round One of the program, and received $9,425,000 to bring cleaner, more equitable transportation to historically marginalized Baltimore communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.

Key Points: 
  • Supported by $9.4M from the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, the project will bring cleaner air and reliable transportation to the City Schools community
    BEVERLY, Mass., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Electric Fleets, the leading provider of school bus fleet electrification-as-a-service in North America, is partnering with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to install 25 chargers and deploy 20 Type C electric school buses (ESB) from IC Bus and 5 Type A ESB from Collins Bus during the 2023-2024 school year.
  • "We are excited that by electrifying our school bus fleet, we will contribute to cleaner air for students and staff, and for our entire community," said Lynette Washington, Chief Operating Officer at Baltimore City Public Schools.
  • By combining private capital with public funding available through programs such as the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, Highland removes the upfront cost of upgrading to electric school bus fleets.
  • "We are thrilled to support City Schools' sustainability goals and look forward to helping them expedite their electrification transition."

2022 Effie Awards Greater China - Round One Judging of Industrial Digitalization Held Successfully

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - August 10, 2022) - On July 25, 2022, the Round One Judging of "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category" of the 2022 Effie Awards Greater China was successfully held online.

Key Points: 
  • New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - August 10, 2022) - On July 25, 2022, the Round One Judging of "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category" of the 2022 Effie Awards Greater China was successfully held online.
  • Juries of Round One Judging of "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category" of the 2022 Effie Awards Greater China
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    "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category" is jointly created by Effie Awards Greater China and Tencent Qidian to guide the trend of market digitalization, inspire industrial innovations and commend exemplary cases in the tides of industrial digitalization.
  • The Round One Judging of "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category" jointly held by the 2022 Effie Awards Greater China and Tencent Qidian was successfully concluded.
  • Juries of Round One Judging of "Industrial Digitalization: Service and Marketing Specialty Category"
    Former Head of Project Management, Marketing Department, Honeywell Asia Pacific Region

INFINITE REALITY NAMED HEADLINING SPONSOR OF HISTORIC GRAND PRIX DE PAU

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

LOS ANGELES and PAU, France, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Realty, Inc. (iR), the Metaverse innovation and entertainment company, announced today another milestone in its broad expansion into a consistent, long-term European engagement with the headline race sponsorship at the Pau Motors Festival. This robust partnership will see racing back on the streets of iconic Pau for the first time since 2018 with a revival of the world-famous Grand Prix de Pau and features Round One of the FIA eTouring Car World Cup (ETCR) tournament .

Key Points: 
  • With this sponsorship, Infinite Reality strongly solidifies the company's deep and lasting commitment to sustainable development and global responsibility.
  • "Infinite Reality is delighted to be a principal sponsor of this event and to support sustainable motorsport," said Infinite Reality CEO and co-founder John Acunto.
  • We support France's declared ambition to be carbon neutral and are excited by the opportunities for Infinite Reality in Europe."
  • Infinite Reality has all of the resources to seamlessly create and broadcast content into and from the Metaverse.

Akamai announces Future of Life Online Challenge, awarding digital innovators $1 million in services

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Monday, November 15, 2021

"For more than 20 years, Akamai has devoted itself to powering and protecting the digital experiences that create online life as we know it.

Key Points: 
  • "For more than 20 years, Akamai has devoted itself to powering and protecting the digital experiences that create online life as we know it.
  • When done well, great online experiences elevate the entire human experience, so we want to empower those innovators who are defining our digital future," said Robert Blumofe, Executive vice president and CTO, Akamai Technologies.
  • "The Future of Life Online Challenge is designed to help groundbreaking companies take their solutions to the next level and shine a spotlight on their achievements, inspiring others to develop their own big ideas that will create the future of life online."
  • Learn more about Akamai's security, content delivery, and edge compute products and services at www.akamai.com , blogs.akamai.com , or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Nickelodeon Star and Influencer Casey Simpson Hosts Genius Brands’ New Original Game Show for Kids,“KC! Pop Quiz”

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

We describe it as Jeopardy meets HQ Triviawith super cool prizes for kids, said Jon Ollwerther, President of Kartoon Channel!

Key Points: 
  • We describe it as Jeopardy meets HQ Triviawith super cool prizes for kids, said Jon Ollwerther, President of Kartoon Channel!
  • Pop Quiz is our second original series, following the hit Stan Lees Superhero Kidnergarten.
  • Pop Quiz is a fast-paced, live-action daily game show based on pop culture where kids can win cool prizes.
  • Through licensing agreements with leading partners, characters from Genius Brands IP also appear on a wide range of consumer products for the worldwide retail marketplace.