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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

Green Car Congress

One of the hallmarks of the good life in developed countries is the freedom to move about as we choose in personal vehicles. Consequently, demand for personal vehicles has recently skyrocketed and this trend is likely to continue in the near future. ? By 2015, there were 1.3 The next 10-fold increase took an additional 44 years.

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Navigant forecasts global medium- and heavy-duty alt powertrain sales to exceed 820K units in 2026

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated that transportation was responsible for about 28% of US the nation’s carbon emissions in 2015, second only to power plants at 31%. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3% A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs.

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Geely just unveiled the Panda Kart mini EV and it’s sporty cute

Baua Electric

It’s certainly small, at 3150 x 1540 x 1685 mm with a 2015 mm wheelbase, but it can still fit four passengers. There’s no price on the Panda Mini Go Kart Edition yet, but it will be affordable: The Panda Mini is 39,900 yuan ($5,500), and the Panda Knight is 53,900 yuan ($7,410). Get started here. –

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‘Hatchbacks are here to stay; no guarantee that SUVs will remain popular in the future’: RC Bhargava | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

From 2010-2015, there was a lot of action in the hatchback space. What can he afford? Technological advancements will give small car buyers a more affordable vehicle in the future. The gap between the ability of a person to buy a small car and the price of the small car will keep narrowing. What does the customer need?

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

Cars That Think

That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. Akhtar is the CEO.

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New South Wales launching customer trial of electronic card and ticketing system for transport

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It would then be rolled out across greater Sydney for all Sydney Ferries, train, bus and light rail customers through to 2015. per-person; and. A daily travel cap of $15 from Monday to Saturday—helping tourists and one-off users travel affordably using an Opal card.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

Green Car Congress

The study examined utility meter readings of 130,000 households—a 1-in-10 random sample of all households in Singapore—from 2012 to 2015. At the same time, lower-income households are less able to afford such defensive spending on utilities. —Prof Salvo. measurements from the air-monitoring network.

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