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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Orange, one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators, to supply it with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles for its needs in France. Renault-Nissan will provide the EVs to Orange by 2015. van, the newly launched Nissan e-NV200 van and the Nissan LEAF.

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Tips for Choosing a Car Rental in Dubai

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You can find cars for every taste and budget–you may hire the economical Hyundai i10 or Nissan Micra or the luxury Rolls Royce Ghost–or even rent a Mercedes GLE. Online booking, price, competence. The website should allow online booking. It is best to come to the office and check the condition of the car in person.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. The smartphone assistants’ scores were 0.3

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Tips: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Your EV?

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The first thing you should do is research their auto’s book value. 2011 Nissan Leaf – What’s it worth? Every private-party car sale should end with a meeting and test drive—the first chance for both groups to make a good personal impression. Making a Poor First Impression.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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As a child, Zadeh was surrounded by governesses and tutors, while as a young adult, he had a personal servant. Favorite books “I made a conscious decision to stop reading fiction at age 15, when I was a voracious reader. I now read scientific books and other nonfiction only.” Zadeh Date of Birth Feb. patent, two Iranian patents.

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May 2023 – Germans love the domestic Tesla Model Y

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The “Smart #1” climbed to a new personal-best volume of 497 units (from previous best, 313 units in March), and may perhaps enter the monthly top 2o soon. There weren’t many large changes in group rankings, except that Renault-Nissan group continued to drop, from 4th previously, to 7th now. It should do well in Europe. over the period.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev to develop driverless vehicle fleet system for future public and on-demand transportation

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev have agreed to explore the joint development of mobility services with fleets of electric driverless vehicles for public and on-demand transportation. —Personalized, Autonomous, Connected and Electric. The future of mobility will be P.A.C.E.—Personalized,

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