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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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Equipped cars will be more likely to catch a “green wave” in the city; Audi drivers will see in the cockpit what speed is required to reach the next traffic light on a green. If that is not possible within the permitted speed limit, there will be a countdown to the next green phase.

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Car2go adds electric cars as Portland membership soar

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Over in Portland in the USA, one of the most recent cities to join the club, the car2go has seen more than [.]. It feels like we never stop talking about the car2go car club-but then it is hard to deny that the service has witnessed phenomenal growth since it first launched in Germany in 2009.

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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018. This marks the start of a series of presentations being made on the results of the ECOCHAMPS project in China, Japan, USA, EU, India and the UK.

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Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

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In the first stage, we will focus on use cases of highly automated driving in defined areas and between defined hubs in the USA. The Autonomous Technology Group has a global reach with experts working in various locations throughout the company’s worldwide development network, i.e. in Portland and Blacksburg (USA) and Stuttgart (Germany).

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The E-Mobility Group is set up globally with employees working in various locations throughout the company's worldwide development network, i.e. in Portland (US), Stuttgart (Germany) and Kawasaki (Japan). Global electric truck portfolio at Daimler Trucks.

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Daimler Trucks launches E-Mobility Group; single global electric architecture

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The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has already delivered the first models of its fully-electric FUSO eCanter to selected customers in the USA, Europe and Japan. Daimler Trucks has launched an E-Mobility Group (EMG) comprising all of its electric activities.

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

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Green Mountain Power. EVmatch is partnering with Green Mountain Power to deploy Level 2 charging stations at multi-unit dwellings and commercial locations in rural parts of Vermont served by the utility. They offer free shipping, 24/7 customer support, and are based in the USA. Tesla Loco (cool name, right?) Abstract Ocean.