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UPS to deploy 35 ARRIVAL purpose-built lightweight electric delivery vans in London and Paris

Green Car Congress

The result is a safer and cleaner fleet for the communities in which we deliver. UPS has a long history with electric vehicles, having first introduced them into its fleet in the US in the 1930s, and reintroduced modern EVs in 2001. Last December, UPS ordered 125 new fully-electric semi-tractors to be built by Tesla in 2019.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Cars That Think

The model was commercialized in 2019 and is now part of Samsung’s Galaxy phone. It is now used in a variety of Samsung products including air conditioners, cellphones, and robotic vacuum cleaners. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Seoul National University in 1998 and 2001, respectively.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

Green Car Congress

We are applying new technology to make the charging process smarter and our delivery service cleaner. UPS has a long history with EVs, having first introduced them into its fleet in the 1930s, and, reintroduced modern EVs in 2001. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

In 2019, Cars.com published a list of vehicles most frequently purchased by each gender. Despite numerous data sets suggesting that a majority of car brands skew toward having male buyers, Cars.com released a 2019 report stipulating that roughly 62 percent of all car buyers were female.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

In 2019, Cars.com published a list of vehicles most frequently purchased by each gender. Despite numerous data sets suggesting that a majority of car brands skew toward having male buyers, Cars.com released a 2019 report stipulating that roughly 62 percent of all car buyers were female.