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Ford expands Smart Mobility projects with connected e-bike study

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its global Ford Smart Mobility plan ( earlier post ) with a new experiment to study how connected electric bicycles can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes and help businesses operating in urban centers. The prototype MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro ebikes.

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

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That paper also detailed statistically significant increases in carbon monoxide, non-methane hydrocarbon, particulate matter (PM) mass, particle number, and black carbon emissions with increasing aromatics content.). Broadly, PM mass and particle number (PN) emissions are higher for the GDI vehicles compared to their PFI counterparts.

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Volvo Car Group introducing autonomous steering, other new safety and driver assistance technologies on XC90 next year

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Approximately 25% of all accidents in Volvo Cars’ statistical accident database are accidents with an initial road departure. Two out of three of these occur on roads with speed limits of 70 km/h (43 mph) or more. The risk of severe injuries in a collision with a moose is above 70% if the accident occurs at 100 km/h (62 mph).

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Toyota Motor introducing three new automated driver assistance safety systems; begins operations at new ITS Proving Ground

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Research has shown that a speed of 40 km/h to 60 km/h (25 mph to 37 mph) at the time of a rear-end collision is the range in which the number of fatal and injury-causing accidents increases.

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Volvo Car Corporation developing new safety systems with autonomous driving support

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However, these official accident statistics do not reveal the entire picture. According to a University of UmeĂĄ study of accidents between 2003 and 2010, no less than 23% of fatalities occurred after drivers swerved to avoid elk in the roadway; these figures do not show up in the official statistics of collisions with wild animals.

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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A convenient solution is also provided by the standard e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, for controlling functions such as charging and air conditioning via smartphone. Consumption statistics are available, for example, along with a graphic display of the electric range in the navigation map. The 6-cylinder 3.0

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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The MQB-based Passat GTE accelerates to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 8.0 seconds and achieves a top speed of more than 136 mph (219 km/h); in “E-Mode,” 80 mph (129 km/h). In connection with optional DCC, the chassis is firmer. The tuning of the TSI is also more performance oriented.

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