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TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city

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They need to use all the tools available to them to analyze traffic levels and impacts, so they can make critical infrastructure decisions. In the US, the top five most congested cities are Los Angeles (42%), New York (37%), San Francisco (36%), San Jose (33%) and Seattle (31%). And drivers have a role to play too.

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Delta enters into conditional major offtake agreement for SAF with NWABF

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The feasibility study, announced in October 2019 and currently underway, is expected to determine the potential for a facility in Washington state that could supply sustainable aviation fuel for Delta operations in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles by mid-2020.

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ChargePoint ranks US metro areas for EV friendliness; SF Bay Area still on top

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The San Francisco Bay Area (including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) led the nation, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego and Honolulu. Los Angeles, CA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Los Angeles, CA. The regions are core based statistical areas as defined by the US Census.

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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The top 25 electric vehicle markets have, on average, about 24 times the available charging per capita as elsewhere. However, the report notes, charging availability varies greatly among leading markets. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 sales shares in electric vehicle capital cities. Source: The ICCT.

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Nissan installing more than 100 DC quick chargers at LEAF dealers in US

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We know that available charging infrastructure opens the doors for more Nissan LEAF sales. This quick charging initiative follows a 24-dealer pilot program, which Nissan rolled out at dealerships in the markets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and Seattle.

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INRIX powers first on-street parking service in a production connected car

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announced the availability of its On-Street Parking service in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The real-time on-street parking service uses historical and up-to-the-minute parking data to predict the availability of parking spaces. INRIX, Inc.

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Zipcar to expand Zipvan cargo van service across North America

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Zipcar is launching the Zipvan service in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon today, and will roll out the service to its remaining metro markets in North America over the next 12 months. Car-sharing network Zipcar, Inc. plans to expand the company’s Zipvan cargo van service across North America.