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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

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The laser-ignition system, although promising, is not yet being installed into actual automobiles made in a factory. 630, February 2010, INTECH, Croatia. Taira’s team is, however, working with a large spark-plug company and with DENSO Corporation, a member of the Toyota Group. ISBN 978-953-7619-80-0, pp.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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This, they suggest, could be because national EV markets were so small relative to overall automobile sales. Until then, EV-specific factors such as amount of charging infrastructure, level of consumer financial incentives, and number of locations that sell the automobiles are likely to be more correct for estimating a country’s market share.