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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, and Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off- street parking and mobility solutions, announced a strategic partnership at the annual International Parking Institute (IPI) conference. INRIX, Inc., cities, including Washington D.C.,

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Duke Energy and ITOCHU to assess second-life applications for Li-ion automotive batteries

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Duke Energy and ITOCHU’s program builds upon their involvement in Project Plug-IN, a large-scale public/private EV initiative based in Indianapolis. According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center ( CSRC ) formally launched the next phase of its research mission, following on the successful conclusion of its first five years of auto safety research. Results have contributed to standards development at international bodies like the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Throughout 2014, Tesla Motors fortunes will have tongues wagging (and international car buyers salivating) as the brand becomes a global phenomenon. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well. presence in Indianapolis.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Indianapolis, IN. Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Honeywell International Inc. Indianapolis, IN. Clair, MI Pontiac, MI Holland, MI.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

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transportation system contributes nearly 30 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, making electric vehicles critical to lowering America’s carbon footprint. Globally, electric vehicles account for 9 percent of new vehicle sales, according to the International Energy Agency. will be electric vehicles. The post U.S.

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Driving on sunshine

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But even better, to me: Darell’s daughter, Kyra Lee, 20, has never known a world without EVs and certainly doesn’t consider them “alternative” transportation. But there’s also this: “… governments around the world are planning to eventually ban sales of new internal combustion cars.”

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