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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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Pike notes that the market for wireless plug-in vehicle charging is necessarily tied to the widespread deployment of PEVs, but also notes that the degree to which PEVs will compete with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is not certain. Penetration in 2012 was only a fraction of 1% of vehicles sold. million by 2020.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas. Electric vehicle public charging availability, promotion actions, and share of new vehicles.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In conjunction with the media event, Ford announced that it, Magna International Inc. The appointment is effective 5 Jan 2015. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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Through the university’s Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing , the colleges had developed international collaborations in advancing analysis of remote sensing data and developing open-source software for applications and education. In 2015 Dresselhaus became the first female recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor.