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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. emissions for a century or more.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches new Vito in China; unveiling electric van of future this week

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In an event to be held this Wednesday at its “Van Innovation Campus” in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Vans will unveil its vision of the van of the future: connected and electrically powered. (In The new Vito will be ready for delivery to dealers at the end of September.

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GM investing $650M in Lithium Americas; offtake agreement from Thacker Pass

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GM has secured all the battery material we need to build more than 1 million EVs annually in North America in 2025 and our future production will increasingly draw from domestic resources like the site in Nevada we’re developing with Lithium Americas. Production at Thacker Pass is projected to begin in the second half of 2026.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Our future X-Class will be a pickup that knows no compromise. Mercedes said that the X-Class will also set new standards in the segment with regard to connected life. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%. Click to enlarge.

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Daimler Buses acquires a 5.25% stake in IVU AG; strategic partnership for integrated mobility

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Public transport is undergoing a radical transformation; Daimler Buses has identified three issues that will have a significant impact on the transport transformation: increasing connectivity; electric mobility; and digital mobility services. Return on sales was 5.9 percent (compared with 6.2

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Where to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck

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This economic advantage could make far-flung bucket list destinations in Asia, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan, or in South America, like Peru, Argentina and Chile, more accessible than ever before,” she added. Or consider walking the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route that connects sacred shrines in the Kii Mountains.

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Dark Matter Data Saved Via Parachute

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What saved the day was two data recovery systems (whose specs the researchers recently published ) that earlier in the day had already parachuted down to the Patagonia region of Argentina, rescuing more than 200 gigabytes of SuperBIT observations. It’s like streaming Netflix down from the edge of space.”