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Tesla FSD Beta vs Mercedes-Benz DrivePilot comparison shows big difference in tech

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In Mercedes-Benz’s demo, it was highlighted that DrivePilot uses a variety of sensors, but it would only be usable on highways that are pre-mapped in the daytime, and during dry conditions. The post Tesla FSD Beta vs Mercedes-Benz DrivePilot comparison shows big difference in tech appeared first on TESLARATI.

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NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries

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Toyota installed this panel on the roof, hood, rear hatch door, and other parts of its Prius PHV and produced a demo car for public road trials. times higher in comparison with the commercial model Prius PHV (equipped with a solar charging system). Profile of demo car.

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Ricardo demos real-world driving emissions testing at Air Quality show

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Early results include a direct comparison between Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines under real-world driving conditions, and the impact that cold-starts have on gasoline and diesel engine emissions in urban environments.

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2014 Cascadia Evolution Class 8 rig delivers 10.67 mpg on closed-track demo; 7% better fuel economy than EPA 2010 Cascadia in cross-country tour

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100km) on a closed-track demo, according to Freightliner. The tour—a cross-country, side-by-side comparison of an EPA 2010-compliant Freightliner Cascadia and the new 2014 Cascadia Evolution—revealed that the Cascadia Evolution delivers up to 7% in fuel savings over a similarly spec’d EPA 2010 Cascadia. mpg US (22 L.100km)

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NREL report on electric bus demo at Foothill Transit finds Proterra fuel economy >8x higher than CNG on same line

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However, because Foothill Transit operates its BEB and CNG bus fleets differently, the efficiency results presented are not an apples-to-apples comparison. An apples-to-apples comparison of fuel cost—i.e., The CNG buses had an average fuel economy of 3.89 mpgge, equating to 4.34 Foothill Transit paid an average of $0.17/kWh

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Injection of hydrogen into the German gas distribution grid from power-to-gas demo plant

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The project partners decided to deploy a PEM system, as this technology, in comparison with alkaline systems, uses water rather than a potassium hydroxide solution, and is therefore more environmentally friendly. The electrolyzer supplies the hydrogen-methane mixture at the same pressure as the gas distribution network—3.5

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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German “NaBuZ demo” scheme to promote sustainable bus systems for the future. Demonstration of the Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses as part of the NaBuZ demo project is to take place on Hochbahn’s regular service routes.

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