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Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

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Some level of mining is necessary to build out zero-emission energy systems, the report concedes, but notes that the volume of extraction is not a given. The authors designed a material flow analysis paired with socioeconomic pathway modeling to determine possible scenarios for the decarbonization of personal transportation in the US.

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NPC report to Energy Secretary finds light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles could reduce per-mile GHG at least 40% by 2050; additional strategies required for further reductions

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Projected range of impact of demand, fuel efficiency improvements, and alternative fuel-vehicle systems on light-duty fleet GHG emissions. On a stand-alone basis, all light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles have the potential to reduce per-mile GHG emissions by at least 40% in 2050, relative to 2005 average fleet levels. Source: NPC.

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How Robots Can Help Us Act and Feel Younger

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One is within the home for an older person who needs help, and the other is for the rest of society—for younger people who need to be more productive to support a greater number of older people. What we want to do is build a time machine. Well, one robotic idea is to just cook meals for the person. Toyota Research Institute.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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The car, intended to be a simple, practical global city car leveraging light-weight engineering, streamlining, and driveline efficiency, is scheduled to be unveiled in November 2015. To address this we are looking at ways to make personal transport as accessible and affordable as possible. Earlier post.)

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. High-efficiency HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and Lighting System designed by UC Davis.

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These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge On 6 Emerging Technologies

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With companies buying and selling our personal data, protecting privacy and securing the data remain important. Minigrids offer a reliable, affordable solution to bring power to remote communities. Data Privacy About two-thirds of U.S. Two-thirds of this population live in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). Ford engineers are working with HP to track the driving habits of 100 vehicles used nationwide by HP employees for work and personal commuting. This experiment studies a driver’s behavior over time in order to build a more personalized mobility profile.

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