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DECEMBER 28, 2011

IBM and the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) in Mexico have created a Smarter Cities Exploration Center. The objective is to increase the efficiency of commuting alternatives, including a 17-km-long (or approximately 10 miles) north-to-south corridor that currently takes more than an hour to complete.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

—Chris Helsel, senior vice president, global operations and chief technology officer. Starship Technologies, a Goodyear Ventures portfolio company, builds and operates a network of more than 1,000 last mile autonomous robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and food directly to customers. Non-pneumatic tire.

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JUNE 24, 2019

billion miles to be driven by UK cars. Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” billion miles uses at least 63 TWh of power.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As one example, GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were recently awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 28, 2013

degrees Fahrenheit), according to the research by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Florida State University; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The net effect on global mean temperatures is nearly negligible—an average increase worldwide of just 0.01

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APRIL 12, 2022

Less than a year after the first PowerReady project reached completion in a Manhattan apartment building, the program has supported the installation of more than 340 Level 2 chargers and 45 DC fast chargers—including the largest publicly accessible universal charging hub in the Americas, operated by Revel in Brooklyn.

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APRIL 26, 2011

The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. will acquire low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned Fargo, N.D.-based To date, GEM cars have driven more than 450 million emission-free miles.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A team at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study has assessed the relative amounts of greenhouse-gas emissions from driving a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) compared with greenhouse-gas emissions from driving a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle in different countries of the world.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

The University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have selected six research teams to share $1.05 Goal: To develop next-generation high-energy density batteries to help bring about low-cost and safe electric vehicles with driving ranges well above 250 miles.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

REPAIR teams are developing technologies to address deficiencies while also working toward a 10-to-20-times reduction in cost per mile. More than 60,000 miles of cast iron and bare steel gas distribution pipelines are still in service. University of Colorado, Boulder. General Electric Global Research.

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MARCH 25, 2011

In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in turn increase carbon dioxide absorption in the Southern Ocean.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Globally, it holds the third position, coming in behind London and Dublin. Underlying Causes of Congestion Matti Siemiatycki, the Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto, identifies multiple factors contributing to Toronto's traffic congestion.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Transdev, a leading global provider of mobility services, and Delphi Automotive PLC have entered into a commercial partnership to develop a global, fully automated, mobility-on-demand (AMoD) transport system. Earlier post.). With 83,000 employees in 19 countries, the group operates 43,000 vehicles and 22 tramway networks.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

It has excellent power, over 200 miles of range on a charge, and Lightning’s energy division can support installation of fast-charging systems that meet our customer’s stringent requirements. The first motorcoach delivered has met the high expectations many of our customers have.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature may have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait—which separates the US and Russia by only 90 kilometers (56 miles)—helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years. Aixue Hu, Gerald A.

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JULY 22, 2019

Queen’s University Belfast researchers have discovered that the scaly-foot snail, otherwise known as the sea pangolin, is the first species at risk of extinction due to potential deep sea mining by humans. —Dr Julia Sigwart, Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Associate Director at Queen’s University Belfast’s Marine Laboratory.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

Urban planners should plant hedges—or a combination of trees with hedges—rather than just relying on roadside trees if they are most effectively to reduce pollution exposure from cars in near-road environments, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

These findings show that stratospheric water vapor represents an important driver of decadal global surface climate change. Over the last century, global average surface temperatures have warmed by about 0.75 °C (0.42 °C), with much of it occuring the last half. —Solomon et al. Source: NOAA. Click to enlarge. 1182488.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Range 120-150 miles. Components of a V2G system.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Volkswagen has launched a global campaign promoting its ID.4 The effort features custom content from the upcoming movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania , which is opening in theaters on February 17. 4 is estimated by the EPA to have a driving range of up to 275 miles per charge.

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JUNE 10, 2021

For the first time, in the 2021 edition, it examines what would be required to bring global road transport emissions onto a trajectory compatible with net zero by 2050. Leaders such as China, the US and European economies run far ahead of these numbers, but lower levels of adoption in emerging economies reduce the global average.

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MARCH 25, 2020

New research led by the University of Washington (UW) is the first to measure this phenomenon’s effect over years and at a regional scale. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. Michael Diamond/University of Washington. Satellite image taken 16 January 2018 off the coast of Europe.

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APRIL 14, 2021

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health. Likens, G.E.,

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JULY 5, 2022

A study by researchers in Australia and China has determined that global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions; moving fruit and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles is particularly emissions-intensive. Food trade plays a key role in achieving global food security. GtCO 2 e (3.5–7.5 GtCO 2 e (3.5–7.5

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AUGUST 5, 2019

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that while shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, they can be less green than several other options, including, in some cases, buses. Their open-access paper is published in the journal E.nvironmental Research Letters. —Jeremiah Johnson.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

—Chris Parker, Global Head of Business Development and Managing Director, Deep Isolation EMEA. million grant to develop a universal disposal canister for advanced reactor applications; a $4-million grant with advanced reactor developer Oklo, Inc. The EPRI project brings Deep Isolation’s DOE grant projects this year to four.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

And particularly, elected officials have to be in inch deep but a mile wide. I oftentimes talk to people, “I need to know about the deep parts of the technology.” Well, we also need policymakers to be policymakers. They need to know about Social Security. They need to know about Medicare. They need to know about foreign affairs.

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JANUARY 15, 2011

International oil and gas major BP and Russian state-owned Rosneft have a formed a strategic global alliance, creating the first major equity-linked partnership between an international and a national oil company. Location and scale of Arctic blocks targeted by BP and Rosneft. Click to enlarge. of Rosneft’s shares.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that deaths related to air pollution in the US were nearly halved between 1990 and 2010. The open-access study is published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Trends in the total mortality burden (black) for PM 2.5 (a,

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

A pair of ambitious startups, AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global, also started building new low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks designed to reach conventional 5G cellphones outside terrestrial coverage. Symeon Chatzinotas , the head of the University of Luxembourg’s SigCom research group. Lynk Global. AST SpaceMobile.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The companies are already working to fulfil a substantial order from two customers (Shanghai International Automobile City and Tongji University). Savari has accumulated approximately four hundred thousand hours of public testing of its on-board units (OBU), covering more than 15 million miles traveled. —Wenhua Huang.

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MAY 2, 2017

Each FCEV produces electricity which continuously charges its batteries, thereby providing additional power and an extended range of 125 miles. —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. This will support the full duty cycle of the truck, including highway driving.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

And Kia revealed a new global family of PBV concept electric vans that will provide a modular basis for last-mile delivery, cargo operations, and even robotaxis. As University of Michigan researchers recently highlighted, it depends on where you live. As the market norm approaches 300 miles, is that enough?

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AUGUST 14, 2021

According to the MOU, Howard intends to capture its carbon emissions at Javelina, avoiding atmospheric release which contributes to global warming. Academics from the University of Texas at Austin have mapped the geology of the Texas Gulf Coast and have determined this region is suited for injection and storage of pressurized CO 2.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. Audi, ERL and Stanford University engineers collaborated on the development of the Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak car, which successfully completed the challenging 12.42-mile

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

ExxonMobil’s newly released Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 anticipates that global energy needs will rise about 25% over the period to 2040, led by non-OECD countries. The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. l/100 km) now to close to 50 miles per gallon (4.7

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APRIL 19, 2011

A new study led by Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology has found that the expansion of sugarcane crop in Brazil in areas previously occupied by other Brazilian crops cools the local climate. The researchers used data from hundreds of satellite images over 733,000 square miles—an area larger than the state of Alaska.

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