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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

Green Car Congress

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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Boats Should Be Sleek—But Only Up to a Point

Cars That Think

Roman vessels transporting wheat from Egypt to Italy had an LBR of about 3; ratios of 3.4 The Santa María , a small carrack captained by Christopher Columbus in 1492, had an LBR of 3.45. Dimensions of future steel liners clustered close around that ratio: 9.6, for the RMS Titanic (launched in 1912); 9.3,

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Enthusiasm electric!

Electric Auto Association

Chapter members regularly attend state meetings that impact the EV future, and have developed a connection with local sustainability city staff, as well as other government entities, to further their work. Just as notably, the chapter also produces trainings for first responders.