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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services.

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Deploying Data Science and AI to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

Cars That Think

As criminals use technology, complex trafficking networks leave traces of their activity on the web, and by identifying and connecting these fingerprints, researchers can obtain insights into how the trafficking networks work as well as how they can be detected and disrupted. While this creates challenges, it also opens new opportunities.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis. Charged : What’s involved with installing the vehicle-side system?