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Ford pushing for common industry metrics to understand customer daily electric driving requirements

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Ford has compared its MyFord Mobile (MFM) data to the Atlanta regional travel survey, recognized as representative of US driving. This is the piece that Ford would like to share for the industry to consider moving forward. Sales of the battery electric Focus dropped 45% from 1,582 units in 2015 to 872 units in 2016.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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The two will partner to develop an embedded, end-to-end parking solution for the auto industry. Atlanta-based Parkmobile is the largest provider of mobile payments for on- and off-street parking and mobility-related services for municipalities, universities, commercial operators and transit facilities in the US.

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Dahn’s “million-mile battery” detailed in open-access paper in JES

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Professor Dahn and his research group is Tesla’s battery research partner, following an agreement signed in 2015. Dahn’s research team is delivering a series of lectures including information on new battery technology at the upcoming 236 th ECS Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (13-17 October). Earlier post.). and Lin Ma et al.

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All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

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the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. The Xcelsior CHARGE, New Flyer’s next-generation battery-electric bus, debuted at the triennial American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. New Flyer of America Inc.,

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Study finds rapid health benefits following air pollution reduction

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A 17-day “transportation strategy,” in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Olympic Games involved closing parts of the city to help athletes make it to their events on time, but also greatly decreased air pollution. School absenteeism decreased by 40%, and daily mortality fell by 16% for every 100 ?g/m g/m 3 PM 10 decrease.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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The seven cities with the highest electric vehicle share in 2014—San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Riverside—had two to seven times the average US electric vehicle share. Cases like Atlanta, where there has been success that is built almost exclusively upon one particular model (i.e.,

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Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

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Allison Transmission recently introduced its first nine-speed model at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. First announced in 2015, xFE transmissions were exclusively available in the 3000 Series for bus applications. All xFE transmissions are compatible with alternative fuel engines.

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