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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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Mercedes-Benz has been awarded a far-reaching contract for road monitoring through vehicle data by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Min I&W). The geographical breadth of the Road Monitor program (ROMO) extends across all provinces of the Netherlands with a roads network of more than 130,000 kilometers.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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Mayor of London proposes $1.4B cycling plan for the city; “Crossrail for the bike”

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will has outlined a vision for a £913-million (US$1.48-billion) The Westway, the ultimate symbol of how the urban motorway tore up our cities, will become the ultimate symbol of how we are claiming central London for the bike. billion) investment in cycling infrastructure for the city.

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Uber setting goal of 100% of rides in EVs in US, Canada and European cities by 2030

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The companies will now explore a strong partnership to provide partner drivers on the Uber App with affordable electric vehicles in European markets, notably in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Portugal. The MoU between the companies was announced as part of Uber’s announcement to become a zero-emission mobility platform.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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If Uber wants to lead the change and be part of the solution for our cities, then the company should commit to 100% electric rides by 2025 in key European capitals. In London, the Mayor’s EV infrastructure taskforce estimates that 70% of the demand for slow and normal chargers in residential areas will come from Uber drivers alone.

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BASF and 8 partners launch €14M PRODIAS to optimize production processes for renewable-based products

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million) project include: Cargill Haubourdin, France; University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; Imperial College London, Great Britain; Alfa Laval, Sweden; GEA Messo PT, the Netherlands; Xendo, the Netherlands; UPM, Finland; and Enviplan, Germany. Under the consortial leadership of BASF, the partners in the €14-million (US$14.8

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Akasol manufacturing Li-ion systems for Daimler Citaro electric bus; Samsung cells

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VDL Bus & Coach (Netherlands) and Alexander Dennis are project-based clients. Electric buses equipped with Akasol’s bat-tery technology operate successfully in London, Berlin, Braunschweig and Cologne among other places. The key factor for meeting our client’s demands on lifetime is our efficient water-cooling.

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