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Volvo Cars providing 1,000 test vehicles for Scandinavian cloud-based project for sharing road surface information

Green Car Congress

The Road Surface Information (RSI) system combines the latest generation of climate models, advanced analysis of vehicle data and a detailed statistical analysis of road sections. In light of that, we’ve developed a slippery-road alert, which notifies drivers about icy patches and contributes to making winter road maintenance more efficient.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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The study by William Sierzchula at Delft University of Technology, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D , used fleet manager interviews and pilot project report to investigate 14 US and Dutch organizations that adopted EVs from 2010 to 2013 to determine which factors influenced their purchase decisions.

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EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

Charged EVs

EA has steadfastly refused to discuss its reliability statistics, offering years of bland reassurances that things are improving. Power and the University of California, Berkeley. Initially, they would connect via adapter cables; ultimately, Ford will build the Tesla receptacle into its future EV models.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

The Truth About Cars

Concepts like ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and levering connected vehicle technologies to police driving from an environmental and social standpoint are rooted in the key principles of Vision Zero. Many of the promoted solutions exist to inconvenience motorists in a bid to discourage them from driving entirely.

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NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

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The main conclusions of NREL’s analysis were: Several of the studies tested relatively large numbers of engines or vehicles, including the Coordinating Research Council’s (CRC) engine durability study (28 engines); the University of Minnesota’s in-use fleet study (80 vehicles); and the US DOE’s catalyst durability study (82 vehicles).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” Nor is it surprising, as a University of California, Berkeley study found, that homeowners purchase EVs at nearly six times the rate of renters. households.