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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

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The Volkswagen Group is progressing with its work with quantum computers ( earlier post ). For the first time, Volkswagen researchers have succeeded in using a quantum computer to develop a traffic management system that will replace forecasting for urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times with precise calculations. As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently wh

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One of these 3 cars will be Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2019

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Despite a long list of green-car debuts anticipated over the next couple of years, this year hasn't exactly brought a bevy of new electric models. As we wait for the market to blossom with new entries in coming years, we have three strong contenders for this year's top position—our Best Car To Buy 2019. To qualify for Green Car.

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Waterloo researchers use MgB2 as Li-S battery cathode host to improve performance

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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, despite their high theoretical specific energy, face practical challenges including polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have now shown that the lightweight superconductor MgB 2 (magnesium diboride)—the average mass/atom of which is comparable with carbon—as a metallic sulfur host fulfills both electron conduction and polysulfide immobilization properties.

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Study draws link between climate and weather—via jet stream

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For some, the evidence of global warming is hard to accept, especially when it has been difficult to draw the link between individual storms and an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gasses. Now a new study by a climate scientist at Pennsylvania State University has done just that. By studying the pattern of the jet stream, Professor Michael Mann.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Toyota partnering with Melbourne council for Australian first hydrogen FCEV trials

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In an Australian first, Toyota Australia is partnering with a Melbourne council for a real-world trial of hydrogen-electric vehicles. From today, three Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs), the first of their kind to be driven by members of the public in Australia, will be provided to Hobson’s Bay City Council in Melbourne’s inner west for a 12-week trial.

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@LATimes – Here Are The Questions Your Paper Is Too Timid & Afraid To Ask, So I Will #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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@LATimes Why Debate When Both Candidates Are Both Rich White Guys Who Live In A World Of Privilege? #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Tesla Autopilot navigation, wacky weather, and Best Car To Buy: Today's Car News

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Tesla's new Navigate on Autopilot gets its first test. A new study links summer's wacky weather to climate change. We consider which electric car is the Best Car To Buy for 2019. And we ask you to weigh in. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Consumer Reports gives Tesla's latest self-driving feature, called Navigate on Autopilot, its first.

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Hey @LATimes You Missed The Story About Rampant Racists Stealing The Election In North Dakota So I Fixed Your B t Headline #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Which car would you pick as Best Car To Buy 2019? Take our Twitter poll

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We've announced our final three contenders for Green Car Reports' Best Car to Buy 2019. They include the Hyundai Kona Electric, the Jaguar I-Pace, and the Tesla Model 3. The qualifications for our annual award require that a vehicle be all-new or substantially updated; and that it be widely available as of October 2018, or arrive by the end of the.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Hybrid registrations rocket before funding cut, but new car registrations still down

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The UK new car market declined by –2.9% year-on-year in October, with 153,599 new vehicles registered, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Yale study finds that organic aerosols more complicated than previously thought

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Yale researchers have found that organic aerosols—a type of air pollution—are much more complicated than previous studies indicated. Using high-powered equipment to analyze air samples, the researchers were able to get a detailed look at the molecular makeup of organic aerosols, which have a significant presence in the atmosphere. The atmospheric evolution of organic compounds encompasses many thousands of compounds with varying volatility, polarity, and water solubility.

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Top five cars we’d like to burn this Bonfire Night

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These days, even ‘bad’ cars aren’t terrible

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USC study suggests early life exposure to near-road air pollution contributes to increased obesity risk in children

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A study lead by a team from the University of Southern California has found that higher exposure to early life near-road air pollution (NRAP) increased the rate of change of childhood body mass index (BMI) and resulted in a higher attained BMI at age 10 years that were independent of later childhood exposures. These findings suggest that elevated early life NRAP exposures contribute to increased obesity risk in children.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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