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Ford introduces two new taxis: diesel and hybrid

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Ford introduced two new taxis: the new 2019 Transit Connect Taxi and Ford’s most fuel-efficient, purpose-built taxi, the 2019 Fusion Hybrid Taxi. Transit Connect Taxi , when equipped with available 1.5-liter Final EPA-estimated ratings available early 2019. Actual mileage will vary.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Our Texas-based group is focusing on three of these issues: autonomy, communications, and standards. On the standards front, we are part of an IEEE working group, P1920.2 , developing standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communications. This effort began in 2019. They all performed without incident.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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The idea has been revisited every few years, with 2019 delivering the model that only needed to be approved by local transit authorities that have the most to gain. As with standard tolls, congestion fees typically go right back to the city with the local transit authority being the biggest beneficiary. per trip downtown.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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In 2016, TNCs were 15% of all intra-San Francisco vehicle trips, which is 12 times the number of taxi trips, while in New York in 2016, TNC ridership equaled that of yellow cab and doubled annually between 2014 and 2016. TNCs and taxis deadhead to look for fares or reposition before or after a paid trip. Erhardt et al. —Erhardt.

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Update: SAE J2954 wireless charging validation to 11kW, Recommended Practice to enable autonomous vehicle parking and charging in 2017

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At the SAE 2017 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week, an overview of the plans for testing to validate power levels up to WPT 3, (11kW) for SAE J2954TM were shown along with a preview of the technology to be standardized in the upcoming Recommended Practice. Earlier post.). 7.7kW) in 2016.

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London’s £10 daily “T-charge” for most polluting vehicles now in effect; partnership with Turing Institute

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The minimum emissions standards for avoiding the T-Charge are Euro 4/IV for both gasoline and diesel vehicles and Euro 3 for motorized tricycles and quadricycles. A small number of vehicles manufactured before the Euro 4/Euro IV standard became mandatory will have NO x and PM emissions that meet Euro 4/Euro IV or better.

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Swiss team finds particle emissions from aircraft turbine engines at ground-idle induce oxidative stress in bronchial cells

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As a result, scientific research of the particulate matter from air traffic is important for the development of environmental standards in the aviation sector. Within this framework, the researchers were able to use a globally standardized measurement method, applied for the environmental certification of aircraft engines.

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