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Ricardo forms Global Automotive Group as focus of electrified and autonomous future

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The Ricardo Global Automotive Group will serve customers in four key market sectors: passenger cars and high-performance vehicles; commercial and off-highway vehicles; motorcycles, and; industrial and defence vehicles. The formation of the Global Automotive Group is an important milestone for Ricardo and its automotive customers.

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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

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While this is more environmentally friendly than a hybrid engine, don’t expect this technology to be the preferred propulsion system in the near future. Green Motorsports: MotoE Electrifies Motorcycle Racing. The emissions-free Formula E open-wheeled cars, similar in looks to IndyCar and F1, are powered completely by electricity.

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CCSE to continue for 4th year as admin of California clean vehicle rebate program; $59.55M for current fiscal year

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Future funding is expected thanks to the recently authorized AB 8 ( earlier post ) that guarantees the state’s current clean vehicle and alternative fuel incentive initiatives continue through 2023 with a budget in excess of $2 billion. For the current fiscal year, the ARB and the California Energy Commission allocated an additional $59.55

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Ricardo Software adds new advanced electrification features to software suite with release 2019.1

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release provides significant enhancements in integration and functionality across the full product range, helping to enable cleaner and more fuel-efficient products to be brought to market more quickly—including a range of new features for the development of vehicles featuring electrified powertrains. With the 2019.1

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DOT to award $42M to New York, Wyoming and Tampa to pilot connected vehicle technologies

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There will be more information about future pilot deployments in the coming months. Today’s announcement is a big step forward for the future of how we move in this country, from our rural communities to our biggest cities. As part of the Department of Transportation (USDOT) national Connected Vehicle Pilot. Earlier post.)

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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In Nigeria, Ford is working with Riders for Health to strengthen healthcare access by training the group’s technicians to maintain their motorcycles, four-wheeled vehicles and trucks in order to deliver medical professionals and supplies to people in rural areas and extend the amount of time vehicles are in service. Earlier post.).

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

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Believing in Technology for a Better Future. But I believe that as long as we are not complacent and always maintain a sense of urgency, the future of humanity will be bright, driven by the power of technology. It is like a self-fulfilling prophecy: if humans want to make the future good, they should take action to make it good.

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