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Ford developing new ADAS technologies for stress-free parking, collision avoidance, wrong-way driving alerts

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its portfolio of driver-assist technologies with a range of next-generation features designed to ease parking hassles, improve collision avoidance, detect objects in the road and prevent wrong-way driving. Cross-traffic alert with braking technology in development at Ford is being designed to help reduce parking stress by detecting people and objects about to pass behind the vehicle, providing a warning to the driver and then automatically braking if the driver do

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India's new four-door Mahindra Reva e2o electric car to be exported

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Indian automaker Mahindra is little known in the U.S., but it is one of the larger players in its home market. Mahindra's Indian-market lineup is mostly made up of trucks and SUVs, but it also sells the tiny Reva e2o electric car. It recently unveiled a new four-door hatchback version, called the e2o Plus, that will be sold alongside the existing.

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PowerCell Sweden receives first marine order for two S3 prototype stacks; on-board H2 production via solar electricity

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PowerCell Sweden AB has received the first marine order for two PowerCell S3 prototype stacks, which Swiss Hydrogen will install on a ship powered by photovoltaics. PowerCells’ partner Swiss Hydrogen is developing energy systems for a range of fuel cell applications. The current order placed by Swiss Hydrogen at PowerCell comprises two PowerCell S3 prototypes that will be part of a system that is developed and adjusted to the marine environment.

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Ford Mustang is unlikely winner of UK gas-mileage marathon

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The Ford Mustang isn't usually the first vehicle that comes to mind when thinking about fuel-efficient cars. But a new Mustang recently won the title of most-improved fuel economy in a U.K. gas-mileage marathon. It wasn't a Mustang EcoBoost, the 2.3-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder model introduced to provide at least somewhat more-efficient.

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

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Oil and Gas Climate Initiative to invest $1B over 10 years in low-emissions tech

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The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) will invest $1 billion over the next ten years to develop and to accelerate the commercial deployment of innovative low-emissions technologies. Led by the heads of ten oil and gas companies that aim to lead the industry response to climate change, OGCI member companies—BP, CNPC, Eni, Pemex, Reliance Industries, Repsol, Royal Dutch Shell, Saudi Aramco, Statoil and Total—together represent one fifth of the world’s oil and gas production.

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Should Tesla report monthly sales like other carmakers? Poll results

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To those of us who cover the world of electric cars, Tesla's refusal to release its sales data in the conventional format is a continual irritant. Starting in June 2012, when the company said it didn't plan to release monthly sales because its backers didn't care, Tesla Motors has provided only partial data. While it started releasing quarterly.

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Tesla poll results, electric-car sales, Ford Mustang a fuel-economy champ?: Today's Car News

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Today, we have the results of our latest poll, which asked whether Tesla Motors should report monthly sales, as other carmakers do. We also have an update on October 2016 plug-in electric car sales, and the unlikely winner of a U.K. fuel-economy challenge. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Indian automaker Mahindra may export a new four-door.

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electronica-index: 89% of Chinese want autonomous cars

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In a global comparison, the Chinese are the biggest fans of autonomous smart cars with an approval rating of 89%. By contrast, consumers in major car-making nations like the US (62%), Japan (56%) and Germany (47%) are much more reserved when it comes to autonomous driving. Those were the results of the electronica Trend Index 2020, a survey of 7,000 consumers in 7 countries around the world conducted on behalf of the international trade fair electronica. 71% of the Chinese people asked feel it i

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Weekly round-up: Admiral annoyances, a mighty Mustang, crazy concepts and another diesel downer?

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It’s been a pretty busy week at ContractHireAndLeasing.com HQ, with the clocks going forward and disrupting the news flow as we got to grips with the.

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San Diego begins using Neste renewable diesel in city fleet

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The city of San Diego, California has begun using Neste renewable diesel in its vehicle fleet. The initial phase will support about 900 heavy- and medium-duty vehicles, including service trucks, refuse packers, dump trucks, construction equipment and street sweepers—all of which are fueled at the City’s four major dispensing facilities. The City expects to begin using renewable diesel at fire stations in the coming weeks, which will result in all of the City’s 1,125 diesel-powered vehicles

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

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Steady growth for UK new car market in October

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After a bumper plate-change month in September, with many consumers buying or leasing 66 plate vehicles ahead of changes to road tax next year, the UK.

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New coalition forms to drive adoption of EVs in New Jersey

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Technology companies, automobile dealers, utilities, environmental and community advocates launched a new coalition to push New Jersey to the forefront on electric vehicle adoption. The electric vehicle coalition, known as ChargEVC , will research, educate and advocate for the widespread adoption of next generation electric vehicles (EVs) in New Jersey.

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Ford unveils host of driver assist tech for future models

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If you go out of your way to avoid those dreaded parking manoeuvres, you might want to consider one of Ford’s future models. That’s because the compan.

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DOE funds Argonne to test Capstone Microturbines with hydrogen and synthetic fuels

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $335,000 for one year to Argonne National Laboratory to conduct hydrogen and synthetic fuel (“syngas”) testing on Capstone Microturbine’s C65 and C200 microturbines. In October 2015, Capstone partnered with Argonne National Laboratory, a science and engineering research facility that is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the DOE’s Office of Science, for participation in the DOE’s Technologist in Residence (TIR) program.

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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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Infineon introduces new switch family supporting trend towards decentralized intelligent vehicle power net

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Infineon Technologies AG is supporting the trend towards decentralized, intelligent and cost-effective vehicle power net architectures. Infineon now launched Power PROFET, a new ultra-low ohmic smart high-side switch family. These protected switches offer the lowest on-resistance and the highest energy capability on the market. They enable the replacement of electromechanical relays and fuses in power distribution and junction boxes up to 40A DC.

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