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Audi of America, Virginia DOT and Qualcomm plan initial C-V2X deployment in Virginia

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Audi of America, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., The initial deployment is expected to take place on select roadways in Virginia beginning in the third quarter of 2020. —Virginia’s Director of Transportation Research and Innovation Cathy McGhee.

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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state

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After passenger cars and light-duty trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses are the next largest source of transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Since 2018, the State has leveraged more than $16.5 Connecticut. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Washington.

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IIHS study finds drivers fiddling with cellphones up 57% from last survey; contributing factor in > 800 crash deaths in US

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Virginia drivers observed in a 2018 IIHS roadside survey were 57 percent more likely to be manipulating a cellphone than drivers in a 2014 survey. In 2018, 3.7% of drivers in Northern Virginia were observed talking on a hand-held cellphone, compared with 4.1% Procedures for the 2018 update followed those used in 2014.

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TRUE US database shows emissions characteristics of US fleet

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To complement its work on real-world emissions in Europe, TRUE has compiled remote sensing data from the states of Colorado and Virginia and the University of Denver to investigate the emissions of US light-duty vehicles. gNO x /kg per year) and light-duty trucks (0.08 In older model years, the deterioration can exceed 0.2

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Audi, Applied Information & Temple launch C-V2X school safety development program; Audi e-tron equipped with prototype tech

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The technologies are similar to those announced last month with partners in a collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation to help protect vulnerable roadside construction workers. Applied Information plans to supply the school bus OBU and school beacon RSUs, which Temple will deploy.

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Tesla Tequila limited edition bottle, glass set sold out lightning fast

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Aged for 15 months in French oak barrels, Tesla Tequila features a dry fruit and light vanilla nose with a balanced cinnamon pepper finish,” the Tesla shop described the limited edition set. In August 2018, Musk tweeted that he was thinking of taking Tesla private at $420.

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WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earth elements from acid mine drainage

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West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining. Additional processing and refining separates the oxides from their tight bonds and further groups them into light rare earths and heavy rare earths.