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Study shows recent increase in US households without a vehicle

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The second analysis studied the variations in this proportion among the 30 largest US cities for 2007 (the year with the lowest overall proportion) and 2012 (the latest available year). Part 4: Households without a Light-Duty Vehicle” (UMTRI-2014-5). The main findings were: In 2012, 9.2% might have reached a peak several years ago. …

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Velodyne introduces new low-cost fixed-laser solid-state LiDAR for autonomous driving and ADAS applications

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Velodyne LiDAR announced its new fixed-laser, solid-state Velarray LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor, a cost-effective yet high-performance and rugged automotive product in a small form factor. It will be produced in scale at the company’s new Megafactory in San Jose. Earlier post.)

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey analyze the connections among various state and local policies; public and workplace charging infrastructure; consumer incentives; model availability; and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Navigant forecasts annual plug-in electric vehicle sales in N America to exceed 1.1M by 2024

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To date, North America is the strongest market for light duty (LD) plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), with more than 133,000 sold in 2014. Navigant expects metro areas in California to show the largest PEV population growth, as the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 metro markets for PEV sales.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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To understand where these vehicles will likely be sold, Pike Research created a geographic forecast model using a variety of inputs including population and demographic trends; affinity towards electric vehicles; and automakers’ intended availability of vehicles. of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017. penetration, respectively.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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As part of a planned five-year initiative, the Energy Department will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012. Honeywell; Infosys Public Services; Ingersoll-Rand/Trane; Lighting Science Group Corp.; California Energy Commission; Delphi; enLighted, Inc.; Nexant; Saint Gobain Corp./SAGE

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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San Jose, Calif. A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Every yellow light-emitting diode you see—that’s George’s work.” His biggest adventure, though, has been some 30 years of research into light-emitting diodes. Shrug when you spot the plastic taped over a few of the mirrors to obstruct that view.