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Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

Teslarati

Following enormous investments into electric vehicles, Hertz has launched its first planned electrified fleet in Denver, Colorado. “Our goal is to reduce Denver’s carbon emissions 80% by 2050, and expanding the use and availability of electric vehicles will play a major role in helping us achieve that goal.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

Cars That Think

It gave the research team "the ability to evaluate the movement of fluids on the cardiovascular system," Gowen wrote in an article about the research on the Engineering Technology and History Wiki. He was active in the IEEE Denver Section and was a founding member of the IEEE Pikes Peak Section , in Colorado Springs.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. But take a look at the variety of program available. She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. In the U.S.

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It’s in the powertrain!

Electric Auto Association

The Lucid Air is lauded for efficiency BY Gordon Hrodda, Member of Denver Electric Vehicle Council. Furthermore, now that the world knows how to increase efficiency in this way, the technology will eventually become available at lower price points. Lucid Air power train. (An There is nothing intrinsically expensive about a 163 lb.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Green Car Congress

Data for some components are available, e.g., for urban transportation or electricity. The cities/metro areas studied were: Los Angeles County; Greater Toronto; Geneva Canton; Greater Prague; Cape Town; Denver City and County; New York City; Greater London; Barcelona; and Bangkok. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es900213p.

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

Cars That Think

In 2005, faulty software for the US $176 million baggage-handling system at Denver International Airport forced the whole thing to be scrapped. An influential 2005 article in IEEE Spectrum identified several factors, which are still quite relevant. Consider just a few of the more well-known software failures of the past two decades.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Volvo DL Sedan With 327k Miles

The Truth About Cars

I've been writing about junkyardified cars here at TTAC since November of 2010, when I documented a pair of Fiat 128s in a Denver boneyard. That's not quite as bad as it sounds, because I wrote about 13 Volvo 240s all residing in the same car graveyard in 2011's Northern California Volvo 240pocalypse article.

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