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Montréal installing 50 more on-street charging points for EVs; targeting 1,000 by 2020

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The city of Montréal is installing 50 more on-street charging points for electric vehicles. In August, the city installed 50 in the downtown area. The 100 terminals will now cover 7 city districts. The city said it plans to have 1,000 stations installed across all boroughs by 2020. The city says that it is the first in Canada to have a network of charging stations of this size available to residents and car-sharing services.

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Renewable energy to hit 9 percent of U.S. total in 2017

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U.S. renewable-energy generating capacity is not only growing, but it is beginning to erode coal's share of the electricity-generating mix, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The agency predicts renewable energy—particularly solar power—to continue growing. At the same time, a combination of renewable.

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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Volkswagen presented a major update of the Golf in an event at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. In addition to some design enhancements, the new Golf features new engines (including the Millerized 1.5L EA211 introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium in April, earlier post ), new assistance systems and a new generation of infotainment systems. As a world-first in the compact class, the top-of-the-range “Discover Pro” infotainment system can be operated by gesture control.

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Tesla's own numbers show Autopilot has higher crash rate than human drivers

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Tesla’s claim that its Autopilot driver-assistance software is safer than a human driver. After a fatal Autopilot crash last May, the company said the death was the first in 130 million miles of Autopilot driving—and noted that, “among all vehicles, in the U.S., there is a fatality every 94.

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

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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A new car-sharing platform from Mercedes-Benz will go online at the start of December. App-based Croove pairs up private vehicle owners and hirers. The Croove scheme will be launched in Munich to begin with and is open to any brand of vehicle. The peer-to-peer car-sharing platform is another example of a CASE strategy project that has advanced from idea to implementation.

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Dominant Audi racing team dumps diesel hybrids for electric power

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Over the past decade and a half, Audi has built a racing dynasty. The German luxury automaker has dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, one of the most prestigious events in motorsports. But that dominance is coming to an end. DON'T MISS: How to promote a Porsche hybrid? Bring its Le Mans sibling into rush-hour traffic Audi will pull.

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Oil in ground may be worth less, Exxon concedes, unhappily

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As low oil prices remain steady, many oil companies have been forced to write down the value of their reserves. It's something oil giant ExxonMobil has resisted, even as its revenues have dropped. But the company is now expected to reassess the value of 3.6 billion barrels of oil-sand reserves, and 1 billion barrels of other North American oil.

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Valeo acquires a 50% stake in CloudMade

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Valeo has acquired a 50% stake in CloudMade , a developer of smart and innovative big data-driven automotive solutions such as a machine-learning platform. The purpose is to improve and to personalize vehicle comfort and safety for motorists and their passengers. CloudMade is a pioneering start-up in machine learning and artificial intelligence, with a focus on designing applications for the car industry.

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Tesla Autopilot statistics, renewable energy growth, 2017 Nissan Versa Note: Today's Car News

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Today, we take a close look at Tesla Autopilot crash data, the Department of Energy indicates U.S. renewable energy use will grow in 2017, and the 2017 Nissan Versa Note appears ahead of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A look at Tesla's own statistics shows that Autopilot has a higher crash rate than human.

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UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in October

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 24.8 mpg (9.48 l/100 km)—down 0.4 mpg from the value for September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This likely reflects both a continuing increase in the proportion of light trucks sold each month, as well as the recent calculation adjustments for window-sticker values implemen

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

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VW offers $1,000 loyalty bonus to all owners of 2001-later Volkswagens

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Individual dealers and several competitor automakers have already tried to cash in on the Volkswagen diesel settlement, but VW itself hasn't offered any notable incentives since the settlement was approved. The settlement applies to 2.0-liter 4-cylinder TDI diesel cars found to have illegal "defeat device" software. It gives owners the options to.

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UCR researchers discover new method to dissipate heat in electronic devices; modulating the flow of phonons

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An international team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has modified the energy spectrum of acoustic phonons—elemental excitations, also referred to as quasi-particles, that spread heat through crystalline materials like a wave—by confining them to nanometer-scale semiconductor structures. The results, published in an open-access paper in the journal Nature Communications , have important implications in the thermal management of electronic

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2017 Nissan Versa Note gets updates before LA Auto Show

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The 2017 Nissan Versa Note subcompact hatchback will appear at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show later this year with minor updates. Introduced to the U.S. as a 2014 model alongside the Versa sedan, the Note hatchback has never made as much of an impact here as it has in other markets. For 2017, the current-generation model will remain mostly.

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Navigant forecasts global sales of electric drive buses to reach 181,000 in 2026

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In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that the global market for electric drive buses will grow from about 119,000 buses in 2016 to 181,000 in 2026. Electric drive buses of all types are expected to see steady sales growth over the next decade, driven by clean air legislation and government incentives. The global market is dominated by the rapid growth of battery electric bus sales in China thanks to recent changes in incentives, while hybrid drive is growing strongly in other markets.

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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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Top five things you should know about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf

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The Volkswagen Golf is the UK’s fifth most popular new car this year, with almost 60,000 of the German hatchbacks hitting the road as of 7 November. A.

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Harvard study finds human health risks from Canadian hydroelectric projects

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In a new study, Harvard University researchers found more than 90% of potential new Canadian hydroelectric projects are likely to increase concentrations of the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) in food webs near indigenous communities. The research is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The research forecasts potential human health impacts of hydroelectric projects and identifies areas where mitigation efforts, such as removing the top layer of soil before flooding, w

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Novozymes launches world’s first biological foam control for sugarcane ethanol; up to 20% cost reduction

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Novozymes has launched Fermax, an enzyme protease that prevents foam development during the sugarcane ethanol fermentation process, while delivering improved control and replacing chemicals. For an average size plant, trialing partners also experienced a cost reduction of up to 20% when using Fermax, as compared with use of chemicals. Foam develops during the fermentation process as the yeast produces ethanol and carbon dioxide.

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Ethertronics unveils V2X Automotive smart antenna solutions at Electronica 2016

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Ethertronics, a provider of smart antenna system solutions, announced two new Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) smart antennas to enhance connected car antenna performance, reliability and range at Electronica in Munich. Ethertronics’ active steering antenna systems portfolio improves wireless connectivity significantly by continually optimizing the antenna’s direction in real-time on a per millisecond basis, creating multiple radiation patterns around the same antenna and then selects the ideal patte

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Maersk Line, Ports of LA & Long Beach in 3-year project to measure air pollution benefits from $125M eco-upgrade; real-time tracking 24x7

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Shipping company Maersk Line and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a $125-million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships. This will involve the installation of high-tech equipment to track vessel emissions and energy efficiency over the next three years, enabling more transparency and ultimately reducing the environmental impact of vessels calling at the San Pedro Bay port complex.