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More of us work from home, but for those who do not, commuting time has increased

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The analysis uses the estimates for 2012 and 2017. The table below shows the percentages of workers who worked at home, both for the entire country and for the 15 largest cities, with the cities listed in decreasing order of this percentage in 2017. in 2017), and for each examined city except for San Jose (which showed a decrease).

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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As of the end of 2017, these 25 cities were home to nearly 1.4 These 25 cities, representing just 12% of world passenger vehicle sales, account for 44% of the world’s cumulative electric vehicle sales through 2017. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 passenger vehicle sales in top global electric vehicle markets.

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NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe

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The vehicle is currently being developed by NEVS in Trollhättan, Sweden, inspired by the “InMotion” concept that was shown at the CES Asia, in 2017. Robotaxi vehicle concept. AutoX enables companies like NEVS to become autonomous by creating an A.I.

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Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans

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The Chanje all-electric large delivery style vans will become available for Ryder ChoiceLease and rental customers in most of the above markets by the end of 2017. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. Earlier post.)

San Jose 170
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Velodyne introduces new low-cost fixed-laser solid-state LiDAR for autonomous driving and ADAS applications

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The company has scheduled customer demonstration of the core technology for the summer of 2017, with engineering sample units available by the end of 2017 ahead of production in 2018. It will be produced in scale at the company’s new Megafactory in San Jose.

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Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

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Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Overall, Pike expects sales of PEVs to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017, reaching a nationwide total of 358,959 vehicles by 2017. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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The San Jose area had the highest share at 10%, followed by other California areas (4% to 6%) and markets in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (2% to 4%). —Slowik and Lutsey (2017). —Slowik and Lutsey (2017). Peter Slowik, Nic Lutsey (2017) “ Expanding the electric vehicle market in U.S.

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