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NREL/Volvo study demonstrates approach to quantify automated vehicle fuel savings

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Automated control of cars may enable drivers to achieve more fuel savings than if they were completely in charge, according to a new study conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Volvo Cars. The study findings are detailed in a paper in the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine.

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Public Charging Landscape Deteriorating, J.D. Power Study Finds

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Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study identifies pain points in EV ownership, plus evaluates the top influences to customer satisfaction. Power 2024 U.S. See which vehicles ranked at the top in overall owner satisfaction.

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Study Shows Ensuring Reproducibility in Research Is Needed

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About 60 percent of IEEE conferences, magazines, and journals have no practices in place to ensure reproducibility of the research they publish. That's according to a study by an ad hoc committee formed by the IEEE Computer Society to investigate the matter and suggest remedies. The findings were published online.

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Public Charging Landscape Deteriorating, J.D. Power Study Finds

Green Fleet Magazine

Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study identifies pain points in EV ownership, plus evaluates the top influences to customer satisfaction. Power 2024 U.S. See which vehicles ranked at the top in overall owner satisfaction.

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Porsche simulates hydrogen V8 for virtual Nordschleife run; 440 kW, 261 km/h, near-zero NOx

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In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. We have therefore developed a hydrogen combustion engine that aims to match the power and torque of current high-performance gasoline engines as a concept study.

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Managing Unseen Complexities of Logistics

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The car and truck fleet and leasing management magazine's website features blog articles, research, case studies, articles and more. Specialized channels such as fleet news, fleet leasing, safety, fuel and green fleets offer a focus on every aspect of the fleet industry.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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The new study, jointly prepared by the ICCT and the Netherlands’ Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), describes the increasing real-world efficiency gap using systematic statistical analysis. When we published our first study in 2013, the gap had widened over ten years from roughly 10% to around 25%.

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