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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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One of the hallmarks of the good life in developed countries is the freedom to move about as we choose in personal vehicles. Consequently, demand for personal vehicles has recently skyrocketed and this trend is likely to continue in the near future. ?We By 2015, there were 1.3 By 2010, we were at 1 billion vehicles.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. Five years later, he changed roles and began serving as director of Telecom Italia’s Future Centre , an interactive technology museum, in Venice. He held this position until his death. The organization supports Ph.D.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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Title Head, Renesas -Tata Consultancy Services Joint Innovation Center Member grade Senior member Alma maters Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, in Delhi, India; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada “The idea is to enable more end-to-end solutions for India as well as other global markets,” he says. Sharma earned a Ph.D.

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Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners to launch Rama4 project to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok

Green Car Congress

The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and its Thai partners in the Ministry of Transport, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Chulalongkorn University and Grab Thailand will launch a project to ease traffic congestion on Rama4 Road. It will be known as the “Rama4 Model.”.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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Now entering its third phase, ChargeForward originally launched in 2015 to test the ability of EVs to support the electric grid and provide benefits to customers through vehicle-grid-integration applications that enable smart charging and demand response.

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Ford and Schaeffler demonstrate Fiesta-based e-WheelDrive car; follow-up research project in the works

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This technology could in the future support the development of a four-person car that only occupies the space of a two-person car today. Ford said it will work with Schaeffler and other partners on a follow-up research project, including producing two more drivable vehicles by 2015. billion to 6.4

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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Understanding what drives energy demand across the socioeconomic distribution of Singapore households can provide insight on the future energy demand of urban populations in the region’s cities as incomes rise. This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change.

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