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UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

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Fulton, UC Davis, examines how major changes in urban transport investments worldwide would affect urban passenger transport emissions as well as mobility by different income groups. Overall, the total costs of the baseline between 2010-2050 are roughly $500 trillion ($200T in OECD and $300T in non-OECD countries).

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Pike Research forecasts $18B market in 2020 for advanced lead-acid batteries, 58% in transportation

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Of the projected US$18-billion market in 2020, 58% of the sales will be from the transportation sector, historically one of the most of important industries for lead-acid batteries. Transportation: stop-start vehicles (SSVs). These dynamics depend heavily on the future costs of advanced batteries of all chemistries.

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Draft of EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Overall GHG Emissions Down By 2.9% in 2008; Transportation Emissions Down 5.7% in Largest Annual Change Recorded Since 1990

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CO 2 emissions from the US transport sector, 1990-2008. This report attributes the downward trend primarily to the decrease in demand for transportation fuels associated with the record high costs of these fuels that occurred in 2008. CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector dropped 5.7% Transportation.

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European Parliament votes to introduce CO2 limits in EU for new vans and light commercial goods vehicles; initial target of 175 g/km

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The European Parliament has voted to introduce CO 2 limits in the EU for new vans and other light commercial goods vehicles. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) issued a statement saying that the new CO 2 legislation for light commercial vehicles sets extremely challenging targets in particular for the long term.

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EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

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The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. the purchase price and costs of ownership for the first owner are still currently too high. grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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The transport sector currently accounts for a fifth of global final energy consumption, and increased demand from this sector is expected to make up all future growth in oil use worldwide. Tackling road transport energy use is vital to enhancing energy security and reducing carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part II)

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The Japanese government engaged in a research partnership on automobile navigation with Fuji in 1973. The letters translated to the Association of Electronic Technology for Automobile Traffic and Driving, which stated the association’s purpose pretty directly. or about a quarter of the cost of a JDM Accord.

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