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Qantas and Airbus to invest US$200M to establish SAF industry in Australia

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The Qantas Group, which has committed to using 10% SAF in its overall fuel mix by 2030, is sourcing SAF overseas, including 15% of its fuel use out of London currently and 20 million liters each year for flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Australia from 2025.

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Hertz Italy Launches smart fortwo Electric Vehicle in Rome for Italo-NTV train customers

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The Hertz Corporation in partnership with Italo-NTV, the first European private high-speed railway operator, will offer Italo customers the ability to rent smart fortwo electric drives from the Hertz locations at the Rome Tiburtina and Rome Ostiense train stations.

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Hertz participating in Plugless Power’s pilot program for wireless EV charging

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In partnership with Plugless Power, The Hertz Corporation and Hertz Global EV are trialing the first wireless charging system for electric vehicles (EVs) in the car rental industry. Installation at Hertz’s corporate headquarters will be completed in February 2012. Plugless Power is a Level 2 (240V at 30A, 3.3 Earlier post.).

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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

Baua Electric

Last month in Chicago, a United Airlines flight to London was ready to depart, but it was still waiting for 13 passengers connecting from Costa Rica. But thanks to a new artificial-intelligence-powered tool called ConnectionSaver, the jet was able to wait for them — their checked bags, too — and still arrive in London on time.

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Hertz on Demand and IBM partner on smart charging pilot

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and San Francisco); the UK (London); and China (Shenzhen). GE), municipalities, non-governmental organizations, corporations and other stakeholders to make EVs easily accessible to consumers. Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents—in the U.S.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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Testing of six standard delivery vehicles retrofitted with all-electric drivetrains from various suppliers, including AMP, Smith Electric and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. He has long been focused on the use of domestic fuel sources, including electricity, to power urban vehicles in the United States. Rockville, M.D.);

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

Alamouti first noticed the potential for the spread of disinformation on the Internet in 2010, when he began working as group R&D director for Vodafone in London. After AT&T, he helped companies develop chips for 3G and Wi-Fi at Cadence Design Systems , in San Jose, Calif. Addressing the Internet’s business model.