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Bosch acquires US ridesharing start-up SPLT

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SPLT operates a platform that allows companies, universities, and municipal authorities to offer their workforces ridesharing services. Ridesharing, in which digital services and apps are used to form carpools and to organize vehicle sharing and taxis, is a growth market in the connected mobility sector.

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Volvo Cars providing 1,000 test vehicles for Scandinavian cloud-based project for sharing road surface information

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Volvo Cars, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration are collaborating on a development and demonstration project to enable cars to share information through a cloud-based network about conditions that relate to road friction (such as icy patches). Earlier post.) This is just the beginning.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Singapore-based TUM CREATE unveiled an electric taxi prototype designed for tropical megacities, codenamed EVA, at the Tokyo Motor Show. EVA serves as a platform to showcase the results of the work at TUM CREATE, a joint research program by Technische Universität München (TUM) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Responsible for designing the transportation system for the Citadel of Masdar. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Curitiba’s transportation system “is not extensive but it is very viable,” said Cervero.

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ICCT report assesses domestic fuel efficiency performance of US airlines for 2010; Alaska Airlines on top, Allegiant on the bottom

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, released a report assessing and comparing the fuel efficiency of airlines serving the US domestic market in 2010. Zeinali et al. Click to enlarge. It employs a new methodology, developed by a team of researchers (Zou et al. )

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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If PHEVs became the major form of transportation, the use of fossil fuels would be cut dramatically. He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Wading through the wealth of rental statistics from sources like the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the Urban Institute , I discovered the full scope and complexity of the impediments involved. One company, Atom Power, just might have the solution everyone is looking for. households. light-duty vehicle sales. households.