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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

Green Car Congress

BMW ConnectedDrive is the BMW Group’s definition of Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS); the BMW stand at the Congress presents App- and vehicle-based routing functions, safety systems and solutions for mobility on two wheels. Cooperative transponder technologies (Ko-TAG). The Urban Safety Concept (BMW C 650 GT) with BMW ConnectedRide.

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Perspective: Ending Oils Monopolya Blueprint for Mobility Choice

Green Car Congress

As a result, America continues to be entangled with unfriendly or shaky regimes, which compromises the safety of our troops and our foreign policy objectives. 2 ] Furthermore, our environment cannot continue to bear the brunt of carbon emissions stemming from our heavy use of oil. Tags: Perspective Policy. 3 ] NRDC Policy Brief.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Cervero believes that VMT (vehicle miles traveled—the number of miles you drive in your car each year), needs to decrease to have a more sustainable environment and he believes Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a way to achieve this goal in a way that people can embrace. Still, Prof. Cars (vehicles/1000 people). Bandivadekar, A.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

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