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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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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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The new Model S includes forward radar and camera, 12 long range ultrasonic sensors positioned to sense 16 feet around the car in every direction at all speeds, and an electric-assist braking system. Self-driving is legal in California, but automakers must have at least $5 million in insurance or post a bond. Talk amongst yourselves.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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The tokens, along with using smart contracts to reduce legal fees, would make real-time exchange and monetization feasible, he says. After AT&T, he helped companies develop chips for 3G and Wi-Fi at Cadence Design Systems , in San Jose, Calif. There he helped build Wi-Fi access points with a 2-kilometer range.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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San Jose, Calif., And when I saw font scaling was possible across such wide ranges, we were sold.” Warnock had thought that PostScript, to take in scanned images, would need to contain information about a wide range of optical scanners. I was overjoyed!” recalls Belleville. What’s NeXT?

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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The court-ordered, legally binding settlements reached between California, the Federal Government, and VW will result in VW providing the State of California with $688 million, which the state can spend as it desires, on the priorities of state government, without regard to investment prerogatives. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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