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

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In some cases, the researchers defined areas visited by using grid spaces as small as 500 square meters. For instance, it could help implement the concept of the Fifteen-Minute City, which aims to reorganize physical space around walkable neighborhoods and which has become very popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schläpfer, M.,

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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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The hydrogen is combined with CO 2 to produce methane, which is pumped into and stored in the existing natural gas grid and used like natural gas for use in power generation, transportation, or other thermal and industrial uses. Audi, along with ETOGAS, is building the first commercial-scale demonstration plant (6.3 Click to enlarge.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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The integration of DSRC communications (specified by SAE Hybrid/DSCR committees) allows WPT increased interconnect ability over present conductive communications with V2Infrastructure assisting in location of available chargers, an automated secure charging and billing and options such as connectivity with smart grid. Source: J2954.

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UR:BAN research project gives mid-term update on advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicles

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Consortium members in the four-year project include: Opel; Audi; BMW Group; BMW Forschung und Technik; Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen; Continental; Daimler; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft u. The focus is on the human element in all aspects of mobility and traffic.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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In the area of electric mobility, they are intended to supplement the Group’s hybrid models that are already being produced today (these models currently include cars by Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen), as well as the pure electric vehicles that will also debut from 2013. The plug-in hybrid, according to Prof. kWh of energy.

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Audi and Partners Launch Plug-in Fleet Pilot Project in Munich Region with A1 e-tron

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Drivetrain of the Audi A1 e-tron. Audi and its partners E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have begun a fleet trial with electric drive cars in the Munich model region. g/mile), Audi says. Click to enlarge. L/100 km (123.80

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