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German transportation major FlixBus enters India – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The company promises to transform intercity passenger transportation in the country with convenient traveling at a competitive price and the best-in-class safety standards. The routes will include 59 stops and more than 200 connections in total, a company release said.

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HARMAN introduces range of connected vehicle technologies and Microsoft partnership at CES

Green Car Congress

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

Green Car Congress

The future of transportation is all-electric. By expanding Bird’s consumer and shared products to include e-bikes as well as e-scooters, we are uniquely positioned to lead the revolution to eco-friendly transportation for the billions of annual trips that are five miles or less. Radius CX7 mechanical disc braking.

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Test deployment of new on-demand hub & shuttle mobility system at U Michigan; connected & automated vehicles & big data

Green Car Congress

Called Reinventing Public Urban Transportation and Mobility ( RITMO ), the proposed system combines aspects of Uber-style ridesharing, fixed-route buses and light rail into the hub-and-shuttle system. It’s similar in some ways to the ride sharing that’s available now, but much more sophisticated.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

Driivz

In addition to providing clean transportation for children, school bus electrification programs will add $6 billion to the economy and create 46,000 job years. According to the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program, there 180 models of battery electric MHD trucks and cargo vans available now in the U.S. and Europe.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

The $37-million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15-million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. Three main factors went into the selection of the regions, Coulomb said.

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Best smart helmets – keep your head safe while you ride!

Green Authority

The unit connects via Bluetooth and has a set of speakers, as well as an integrated microphone. The Fenix AR-1 is also supposed to have features like a way to use both the HUD and the rear camera without the need to use a connected phone. Having a bicycle as a main form of transportation is not as safe as one would wish.