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PROSUME blockchain-based platform for new peer-to-peer energy models; EV platform

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The mission of the Foundation is to promote decentralizing power models and empower an energy community through the blockchain software technology through the implementation of peer-to-peer energy exchange policies targeting possible solutions for all the existing physical and legal energy framework barriers. The PROSUME token launch.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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Your ears prick up at the sound of an unfamiliar name—your mother’s name is Frances, and no one in your family is named Adeline. Microsoft reportedly decided against turning this idea into a product, but the company didn’t stop because of legal or rights-based reasons. Who,” you ask shakily, “is Adeline?”

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Study Concludes That Higher Speed Limits in US Have Resulted in a 3.2% Increase in Road Fatalities

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The law was modified in 1987 and allowed states to raise the legal speed limits to 65 mph on some interstates. Speed camera programs have been implemented in England, France and Australia and have shown immediate reductions in motor vehicle crash fatalities, Friedman said. That tragic event has led to a whole foreign policy.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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This uncertainty is unavoidable, as the extent of damage will be dependent on the future development of society, particularly with respect to population and economic growth, but also how much value is attached to future events. —Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. IDTechEx is producing an event looking at the whole range of electric vehicles.

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The Tesla Autopilot Excuse: How EV ignorance created the perfect storm for a misinformation nightmare

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Granted, these events may seem like they came from the plot of a semi-decent movie, but considering the relative silence from the Constable following his statements of a search warrant being submitted to Tesla, it does seem like the motivations for a follow-up report clarifying the incident were not really there. .

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. prototype at last year’s Innovation Days event. Earlier post.) The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid was presented as a. Earlier post.)

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