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LPG Ford Transit Connect Taxis going into service in Hong Kong

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Ford Motor Company has added Hong Kong to the list of global cities served by its Transit Connect Taxi, among them New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The Transit Connect Taxi Ford unveiled in Hong Kong comes equipped with a Ford-engineered, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel system. It has an expected best-in-class 60.5

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EV Connect launches first EV charging-as-a-service

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EV Connect, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, announced the first “EV Charging-as-a-Service” or “EV CaaS”, to cut up-front costs and simplify the process for purchasing and installing EV charging station infrastructure by turning the purchase decision from a capital expenditure to an operating expense.

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Esri partners with Waze Connected Citizens Program to deliver open data-sharing options to governments

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Governments already using the Esri ArcGIS platform can now quickly and easily exchange data through the Waze Connected Citizens Program , a free, two-way data share of publicly available traffic information. Governments that have not already subscribed to Esri technology or joined the Waze Connected Citizens Program can sign up online.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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GM expands access of OnStar Vehicle Insights telematics solution to non-GM vehicles

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The OnStar Vehicle Insights Fleet Adapter, created by GM’s Global Innovation team, plugs into the OBD-II port of non-GM vehicles, as well as GM vehicles built without OnStar hardware and model year 2014 or older GM vehicles.

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Chevrolet has sold more than 1.4M vehicles with 4G LTE

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million vehicles with 4G LTE connectivity since June 2014, exceeding the total sold by of the rest of the industry combined. Chevrolet offers 4G LTE connectivity across its full-range of retail cars, trucks and crossovers. Chevrolet offers 4G LTE connectivity across its full-range of retail cars, trucks and crossovers.

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CLEVER to add 100 ABB fast charging stations in Denmark and neighboring countries

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The network will continue expanding into other countries with support of the European TEN-T funding program, an EU transportation infrastructure policy implemented in January 2014 to ensure reliable, sustainable passenger and freight transportation within the EU member states.

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