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Younger persons are still less likely to have a driver’s license than in the 1980s

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by Michael Sivak. Since 2011 , I have periodically examined changes in the proportion of persons with a driver’s license as a function of age. The previous study compared data for 1983 (as the baseline) with those for 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2017. The results showed that between 1983 and 2014 there was a substantial decrease in the licensing of younger persons, with an increase in the licensing of older persons.

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CES: Fisker Ocean gets a $37,499 price tag, but still no word on batteries or build site

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Henrik Fisker's latest startup vehicle brand took to the pre-CES scrum Sunday with what it says is a production version of the Ocean crossover. What Fisker hasn't confirmed yet are where the Ocean will be built, or which company will supply the batteries to provide its 300-mile electric range. The Ocean follows Fisker's EMotion sedan from the.

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV starts at $37,499, pre-tax credit; leases for $379/mo

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Fisker is pricing its new Ocean electric SUV with an MSRP of US $37,499. After the US federal tax credit is applied, the cost of the Fisker Ocean drops to a starting price of US$29,999 (US). Reservations are now open through the Fisker mobile app on the App Store and Google Play store, or the Fisker website and are set at US$250. Drivers can get behind the wheel of the Fisker Ocean starting at US$379 per month (with $2,999 down before delivery in 2022, which includes both initiation and activati

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BMW cranks up the swank for CES riders with i3 Urban Suite concept

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Americans especially can get stuck in a bigger-is-better mentality—and services like Uber Black, which tends to equate larger vehicles with greater luxury, don’t help in any green gains claimed by such services. Seemingly in reaction to this, BMW is using this week’s CES 2020 in Las Vegas to make the point that compact and.

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

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ORNL researchers advance performance benchmark for quantum computers

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark to evaluate the performance of quantum devices and guide the development of applications for future quantum computers. Their findings were published in an open-access paper in npj Quantum Information. Quantum computers use the laws of quantum mechanics and units known as qubits to greatly increase the threshold at which information can be transmitted and processe

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Byton announces content partners for its very connected electric cars

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Just two years ago at CES, Byton revealed the M-Byte, a sleek, fully electric SUV that drew a whole lot of attention at the show especially for two reasons: its jaw-dropping 48-inch Shared Experience Display that spanned the full width of the dash, and its projected $45k starting price. To the first point, Byton is bringing that screen to.

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Toyota’s top-selling US hybrid isn’t the Prius

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The top-selling Toyota hybrid vehicle in the U.S. over the past year wasn’t part of the Prius family—or, technically, a passenger car. In 2019, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid wins that crown. According to Toyota’s 2019 year-end sales summary, released Friday, Toyota sold 92,525 RAV4 Hybrid SUVs to U.S. buyers in 2019, versus just 69,718.

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BYTON partners with Aiqudo for Voice AI in its EVs

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Aiqudo (pronounced: “eye-cue-doe”) announced ahead of CES 2020 a partnership with premium electric vehicle manufacturer BYTON, bringing Aiqudo’s Voice AI platform to BYTON cars. Aiqudo’s Voice AI platform will voice-enable actions in native apps within the BYTON ecosystem as well as intelligently launch app actions on personal mobile devices in the vehicle.

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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Corolla Hybrid are best, inside Byton and a special BMW i3: Today’s Car News

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Toyota is doing good with its Corolla and RAV4 hybrids—and in the case of the RAV4, selling a lot of them. Byton says more about who’s providing content for its very large screen. BMW reworked some i3’s for limo duty. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. The startup automaker Byton has revealed more about what kind of.

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Hyundai Motor Group to double its EV fleet by 2025

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Hyundai Motor Group, which comprises Hyundai and Kia, has committed to spending more than £66bn over the next five years on vehicle electrification, autonomous driving and other new technologies and initiatives. This will take the line-up of electrified vehicles from its current 24 up to 44 by 2025.

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

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Top five cars for footie away days

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Few things beat the joy of the open road, and if you’ve got a car full of mates and a good craic too then the journey can sometimes be better than the destination…

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Bentley eyeing up solid-state batteries

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Despite access to VW Group's expertise, Bentley isn't planning on launching its first EV until 2025. However, when it does go electric, the British brand has hinted that it might use solid-state batteries. Intriguingly, Chinese brand Enovate may be the first to release a solid-state EV to the road.

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Top ten affordable footballers’ cars

Green Cars News

We could write a jealousy-tinged Top 10 most expensive footballers cars article, full of gaudy wraps and extravagant sports cars, but sometimes it’s more interesting to look at the opposite end of the scale and if there are any footballers who drive, y’know, normalish cars.

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Why Mazda thinks a small battery is better for the MX-30

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Mazda revealed its first EV – the MX-30 SUV – at the Tokyo Motor Show and we were more than a bit taken aback by its puny battery. At just 35.5kWh it is smaller even than that in a B-segment Renault ZOE, but Mazda reckons that's all we need as well as it being better for the environment.

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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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Leasing.com XI: Football team of cars

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We love cars at Leasing.

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