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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program

Green Car Congress

At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. Under the MoU, Foton Motor and Cummins will launch an in-depth cooperation to boost energy-saving, low-carbon and green development.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

Green Car Congress

New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. emissions for a century or more.

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Tesla taps new glass supplier for Plaid Model S

Teslarati

Many months ago, Teslarati stumbled across a list of Tesla’s suppliers through international connections. AGP is a Peru-based company that specializes in all types of automotive glass, but what they’ve done for Tesla is especially interesting. Photo: Stefan Baldauf/Auto Motor Uund Sport).

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

Cars That Think

Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. The Ability Hand contains six motors housed in a carbon fiber casing. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.".

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