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LowCVP: 5 Ps for influencing uptake of low emission vehicles at local level

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A key recommendation is that policy measures implemented at the local level should be consistent with each other, that common definitions and vocabulary for low emission vehicles should be established. The Good Practice Guide for Local Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles was prepared for the LowCVP by Urban Foresight.

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Exploding Chips, Meta's AR Hardware, and More

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And before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum’s most important beats, including AI, climate change and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Cass: Sam, you recently attended the Big Kahuna Conference of the semiconductor research world, ISSCC. Good to be here.

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Video Friday: Fluidic Fingers

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Robotics researchers from NVIDIA and University of Southern California presented their work at the 2021 Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference called DiSECt, the first differentiable simulator for robotic cutting. A follow the-leader strategy with a suitable gait and stance is presented and implemented on a hexapod robot. Thanks, Fan!

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Charlie represents EV Driver in India

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A lot has happened since 2019 started and one of the most exciting things has got to be Charlie’s recent trip to India to represent EV Driver at various electric mobility conferences around the country. Of course we couldn’t resist questioning him no end on everything he got up to and what the EV community is like in India.

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Exploring the Potential Use, Impact and Valuation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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PHEV electricity use could be increased through policies increasing non-home recharge opportunities, but most of this increase occurs during daytime hours and could contribute to peak demand (depending on a given region’s definition of “peak”). flexibility that society would gain from widespread adoption of PHEVs.

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BREAKING NEWS: US Science Report Proves All Out Effort To Fight Climate Change Needed Right Now Or Everyone Is Screwed. Get It?

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Here’s the way the rest of the legacy media reported this story yesterday with links to their none-too-urgent coverage – courtesy of my FaceBook friends: White House Report Warns of Climate Change Effects – CNN. Climate Report Details Energy, Agriculture Harm – Reuters India.

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Intel's Open Source Strategy

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I’m your host Stephen Cass , a senior editor at Spectrum, and before Before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Just go to spectrum.ieee.org/newsletters to subscribe.

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