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CARB designing Sustainable Transportation Equity Project

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is designing the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project Program, and will hold its second program design workgroup in Los Angeles later this month. STEP is in the early stages of program design. A call for projects will open in early or mid-2020.

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ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

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Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). —Jonn Axsen.

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Alstom demonstrates fully autonomous driving of a shunting locomotive in the Netherlands

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Through digitalization, we will accelerate the transition towards more efficient, seamless, and sustainable transport systems. The current tests at GoA4 being carried out in the Netherlands are designed to prepare the terrain for a wide range of applications in commercial operation on main lines across all grades of automation.

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Bill Ford outlines “Blueprint for Mobility”, calls for automotive and telecommunications industries to collaborate to address coming personal mobility crisis

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Ford envisions a future of intelligent vehicles and a smart transportation system that will tie all modes of travel into a single network and payment system. Public and personal transportation will be fully integrated to save time, conserve resources and lower emissions. Click to enlarge. —Bill Ford. Long-Term (2025+).

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GM, SJTU wrap up EN-V 2.0 vehicle sharing pilot program; learnings to be shared with Maven

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Learnings obtained through data analysis carried out jointly by GM engineers and SJTU researchers and students will be shared with the team responsible for GM’s global personal mobility brand, Maven. GM regards car sharing as an important building block for future personal mobility. The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0

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Electric jet company Lilium partners with Palantir

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Over the past ten years, there has been an explosion in the number of companies looking to offer personal electric aircraft to the masses. In their efforts to introduce this electric personal jet, they have partnered with the software giant Palantir. Readers should recognize that personal electric jets are far from ready.

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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TRANSNET systems will identify less energy-intense travel options for users using software accessible on smartphones or other communications devices and provide the most efficient transportation choices for travelers and commuters. TRANSNET Awards. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mobility Electronic Market for Optimized Travel (MeMOT).