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MIT study: people globally follow a “visitation law”; inverse relationship between distance and frequency of visits

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A new paper by an MIT team and colleagues in Singapore, China, Italy and Denmark, drawing on global data, finds that people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there. The visitation law could have many practical applications—from the design of new infrastructure to urban planning.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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Pike Research expects several automakers to design vehicles to take advantage of 48-volt batteries. So far, only Renault has designed its vehicle to be compatible with Better Place’s battery swapping technology. The concept of battery swapping “ will fade further into the rearview mirror in 2013 ,” Pike predicts.

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