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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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The findings confirm that cities in Europe face the same challenges as American ones, such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco, where Uber and Lyft have been shown to exacerbate pollution and congestion.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Technical Achievements

Cars That Think

University of Chicago CARL KESSELMAN University of Southern California , Marina del Rey “For contributions to the design, deployment, and application of practical Internet-scale global computing platforms.” IEEE INTERNET AWARD Sponsor: IEEE Communications Society Corecipients: IAN FOSTER Argonne National Laboratory , Lemont, Ill.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies www.hevt.com Chicago, IL converts Ford F-150 pickup trucks. Amberjac Systems www.amberjacprojects.com United Kingdom-based company has provided conversions in Europe.

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