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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

Green Car Congress

Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Globally, there are 5.3

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SEC issues cease-and-desist order against split-cycle engine developer Scuderi Group for violations of Securities Act

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The family-owned company, which was formed in 2002, has, in conjunction with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), designed, modeled and prototyped a range of implementations of the Scuderi architecture, including naturally aspirated, air hybrid, Millerized and turbocharged versions. a more efficient internal combustion engine. million, or 4.3%

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Total environmental cost 2010 vs growth in environmental cost since 2002 vs environmental intensity improvement. Source: KPMG.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV.

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

Cars That Think

Months later, in 2002, Bob and I finally had a set of electronics put together, with the right motors figured out, and we were ready to take a crack at making it balance and drive around. Bender the Balancing Robot, built in 2002. for “Automated Music Personality,” or AMPbot for short. It couldn’t be that hard, right?

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

At the “Forward with Ford” event held in June—a conference exploring the linkage of Ford vehicles and technologies to global consumer trends—the company showcased its work on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications with a focus on crash avoidance. Ford hosted Green Car Congress at the Forward with Ford event in June.).

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