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car2go pulls plug on car-sharing service in San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Daimler’s car-sharing service car2go is suspending its operations in San Diego, California and in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. car2go will continue to operate as normal in both locations until 31 December 2016, at which time all vehicles will be taken out of service and will no longer appear in the car2go app. Paul, Minnesota.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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Electric vehicle share of new 2016 vehicle registrations by metropolitan area. The five leading electric vehicle markets by volume, representing nearly half of all US electric vehicle sales, each had at least 24 available electric vehicle models in 2016. New vehicle registration data from IHS Automotive.) Source: The ICCT.

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Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US

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Below are visuals from the study reflecting commutes to Minneapolis-St.Paul within a 50-mile radius based on the visual heuristic approach (top) as compared to commutes within the Twin Cities region using the algorithmic approach (bottom). Dash Nelson G, Rae A (2016) “An Economic Geography of the United States: From Commutes to Megaregions.”

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A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation

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Robroek was one of only a handful who achieved appreciable and sustained reductions in disease severity, according to the 2016 paper. Koopman led a landmark 17-person trial that tested whether modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns could tamp down inflammation and joint pain in RA. Chris Philpot.