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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Green Car Congress

There has been little recent research into the emission durability of these new fleets, and in this paper, we examine some recent and historical emission data from the Seattle and Chicago area to obtain a picture of how current livery vehicle emissions compare to the rest of the fleet and examine their importance to fleet emissions.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone. “I Players piloted a Cessna 182 in four real-world areas, including Chicago and Seattle. Flight Simulator launched in late 1979 on the Apple II and the TRS-80 with wireframe graphics and a frame rate in the single digits.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai. The last 5% takes much more time - and so if you have another person behind you, you are not expected to do a full charge. This is an interesting charging station etiquette.

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John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

Cars That Think

If the phrase “lift as we climb” were a person, chances are good he would be John Brooks Slaughter. That day, in what would prove to be his last hearing before a congressional committee, Slaughter expressed his personal views. These are the ingredients of a successful person: You must be willing to work hard.