Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
The bottom line, he concludes in this third report, is that “ We drive fewer light-duty vehicles, we drive each of them less, and we consume less fuel.”. These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). Fuel consumed per person. 2003 to 2004. -13%
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Meanwhile, he wrote poetry, played the flute, became a renowned public intellectual writing about the confluence of art and science, and even taught himself to speak French well enough to supervise an electrical lighting installation working with francophones in Montreal. Supreme Court, in the 1857 Dred Scott v.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 30, 2023
This 1980s earworm of a jingle touted a gadget to turn your lights, your TV, or any other electrical device on or off with the clap of your hands. In 1985, Peter Liljequist and Kou Chen filed a Canadian patent for an acoustic switch for turning lights and other appliances on and off. The Clapper!” 5,493,618 ) is a chatty marvel.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 14, 2024
In 2003 he was promoted to director of long-term research at the lab, focusing on technology’s evolution and its potential impact. Roberto had a unique talent for recognizing and valuing the best in each person. I vividly remember our long talks about personal digital twins , a topic that particularly excited him.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Worldwide light-duty vehicle production. Production of light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 When both light- and heavy-duty trucks are included, the number rises to 979 million vehicles—30 million more than just a year earlier. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (52.3
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2012
The study revealed that an overwhelming majority of drivers (9 out of 10) who have experienced V2V technology have a highly favorable opinion of its safety benefits and would like to have V2V safety features on their personal vehicle. DENSO has been working on V2X technology since 2003, with one of its main focuses being on DSRC devices.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 Volkswagen launched the first production dual clutch transmission in 2003 as the Volkswagen 6-speed DSG, which was initially used in the Golf R32 and the Audi TT. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0
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