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Women are more likely to telecommute than men

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by Michael Sivak. This analysis examined recent changes in the frequency of telecommuting in the United States. Of particular interest were the changes in telecommuting as a function of worker’s gender. Because various occupations differ in the extent to which they allow workers to telecommute, and the occupations differ in the proportion of men and women, finding gender differences in the overall rate of telecommuting would be possible.

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2020 Mini Cooper S E Countryman All4 plug-in hybrid: EPA range and mpg improve

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One of the best arguments for plug-in hybrids is that they’re one-size-fits-all vehicles, enabling owners to plug-in when they’re going about their normal weekday commute routine—keeping the miles all or mostly electric—and yet giving them the freedom to go well beyond where charging networks might easily permit on the.

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Continental to premier sensor that detects different types of low-speed contact sound; automated parking application at CES 2020

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Continental will premier its new Contact Sensor System (CoSSy) at CES 2020 next month in Las Vegas, Nevada. CoSSy closes a gap in the industry’s automotive sensor portfolio by enabling the detection of low-speed contact between a vehicle and a person or object. At CES 2020, Continental will demonstrate how CoSSy can help make future automated parking safer.

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EQC delayed, Mini plug-in rated, Detroit charging, Best Car To Buy 2020: Today’s Car News

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The Mercedes-Benz EQC isn’t arriving in the U.S. this year or next year. The latest plug-in hybrid model from Mini has been rated by the EPA for range and mileage. Downtown Detroit ends the decade a little less of a charging desert. And we highlight our three nominees for Best Car To Buy 2020. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. While.

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

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DENSO and NTT Communications start validating vehicle security operation center technology for connected cars

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DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) will begin validating their jointly developed Vehicle Security Operation Center (V-SOC) technology for monitoring and analyzing vehicle’s security status from January 2020. The two companies are creating the technology to realize resilient security solutions for connected cars. Novel automotive technologies and solutions are continuously appearing, utilizing ICT technology.

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One of these 3 vehicles will be Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2020

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Carmakers have become increasingly attuned to the idea of reducing carbon footprint and emissions in their manufacturing and emissions, and car shoppers have become more demanding and discerning.We’re happy to have made the requirements for our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy narrow enough to point to a select few vehicles. In continuing a.

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First glimpse of the new MINI Electric

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The new Electric MINI on sale in March 2020 will be an exciting car for the brand. Costing £1000 less than its petrol counterpart, with no compromise on space, go-kart handling and a range of 145 miles, we couldn’t wait to find out more. We get the lowdown from the Product Manager Chris Fryer.

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Oxbotica integrating its autonomous vehicle software with ZF hardware

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Oxbotica, an autonomous vehicle software spinout from Oxford University, has signed an MoU with ZF to integrate its autonomous driving software with ZF’s automotive-grade ProAI compute platform and sensor sets. ( Earlier post.). Oxbotica provides a full suite of Universal Autonomy software that is fully modular, has low compute power requirements and uses best-in-class laser vision and radar for localization and perception for redundancy and safety purposes.

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Top five things we learned this year

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As 2019 disappears into the rear-view mirror, we reflect on the wave of change that washed over the new car market

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UC San Diego launches Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

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The University of California San Siego (UCSD) has formed the San Diego Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, a joint initiative of the Jacobs School of Engineering and Division of Physical Sciences at UCSD. Shirley Meng, Zable Professor of NanoEngineering, will serve as director of the Institute; Michael Sailor, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will serve as co-director.

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

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Vauxhall Grandland X hybrid: front-wheel drive model revealed

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Vauxhall has revealed a new front-wheel drive Grandland X Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

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Sheffield Forgemasters leads $14M project to industrialize electron beam welding for nuclear reactors; SMR application

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UK-based engineering specialist Sheffield Forgemasters is leading a consortium of partners in a £10.5-million (US$14 million) project to explore the industrialization of Electron Beam Welding (EBW) in civil nuclear assemblies. The project has the potential to integrate welding into the manufacturing process, offering material improvements and vast reductions in manufacturing time and cost.

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Downtown Detroit, a charging desert, finally gets DC fast chargers

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The home base for the U.S. auto industry has long been downtown Detroit. And as much as that industry has wanted to talk the talk about electrification the past several year, it hasn’t walked the walk in its home turf. Detroit almost made it to the end of the decade without a single DC fast charger. Until recently—like just three.

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