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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 Throughout 2018 we continued to see the effects of the diesel crisis, as announcements of policy changes by governments led to confusion and panic among consumers. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million registrations. market share. In total, 5.4

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. The diesel decline continued during the first six months of 2018, as registrations were down by 17%. million SUV registrations in H1 2018, a result that marks the best-ever performance for the segment in Europe. However, AFVs only made up 3.4% of the German market. There were 2.92

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The United States places 27 th in the 2018 EPI, with strong scores on some issues, such as sanitation and air quality, but weak performance on others, including deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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To connect all these elements will require global mesh networks of thousands of nodes, including satellites in space. 5G.MIL vision involves connecting these local mesh networks to the global Internet. Perhaps the greatest challenge, though, is how to orchestrate a global network built on mixed commercial and military infrastructure.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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To connect all these elements will require global mesh networks of thousands of nodes, including satellites in space. 5G.MIL vision involves connecting these local mesh networks to the global Internet. Perhaps the greatest challenge, though, is how to orchestrate a global network built on mixed commercial and military infrastructure.

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