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ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

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Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). —Jonn Axsen.

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GM, SJTU wrap up EN-V 2.0 vehicle sharing pilot program; learnings to be shared with Maven

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vehicle sharing pilot program ( earlier post ) launched by General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) recently concluded after two years’ operation in a real-world environment. GM regards car sharing as an important building block for future personal mobility. The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 The EN-V 2.0

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Navigant forecasts modest global annual sales growth of e-bicycles, reaching 40.3M units in 2023

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Under Navigant Research’s aggressive scenario, in which e-bicycle become a stronger alternative to passenger vehicles in urban environments, global e-bicycle sales could reach as many as 44.4 China Electric (Battery) Forecasts Personal Transit' This growth in demand is expected to result in revenue for global e-bicycle sales of $13.5

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Volvo Cars demos self-driving cars in Beijing

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The Swedish government is a partner in the Drive Me project through the Swedish Traffic Administration and the Swedish Transport Agency. Implementing autonomous drive will improve safety, reduce emissions and ease mobility in heavily congested urban environments.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Transport and Infrastructure Committee. RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. Support for the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill . Wellington.

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Researchers urge Chinese government to encourage bikes, buses and rail over cars and commercial vehicles due to emissions and health concerns

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In China in 2013, The transport sector consumed 348.19 Chinese government has implemented several transport policies to deal with this challenge and to encourage residents to change their travel behaviors to mitigate severe air pollution. China’s passenger-kilometers (pkm) has risen from 1746.67 billion pkm in 2005 to 3009.74

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Ford unveils Fusion Hybrid research vehicle for autonomous driving

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LiDAR uses light in the same way a bat or dolphin uses sound waves, and can bounce infrared light off everything within 200 feet to generate a real-time 3D map of the surrounding environment. They will communicate with each other and the world around them, and become one element of a fully integrated transportation ecosystem.

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