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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. gross combined weight rating (GCWR) in the North American market.

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Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

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Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. gross combined weight rating (GCWR) in the North American market.

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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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Over its mission, EMIT will collect measurements of surface minerals in arid regions of Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Australia. The Los Angeles-area disaster was among the largest methane releases in US history.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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An estimated 84% of global transportation-attributable deaths occurred in G20 countries, and 70% occurred in the four largest vehicle markets in 2015: China, India, the European Union, and the United States. The study links vehicle tailpipe emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths from ambient PM 2.5 of global ambient PM 2.5

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Nissan to Take Reservations for LEAF EV in US in Spring 2010; Goaling 20,000 Reservations by Late 2010

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The groundswell of interest, especially from people in our initial launch markets, demonstrates to us the importance of a reservation system. Our goal is to confirm at least 20,000 reservations for Nissan LEAF by the time we deliver the world's first mass-market zero-emission car in late 2010. Tucson, Ariz.; Seattle; Portland, Ore.;

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Ford Edge Concept showcases new automated driving systems

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford introduced a set of new prototype automated driving technologies in the Ford Edge Concept. Global utility market. The utility segment now accounts for more than 13 million sales annually—175 of the global automotive market. Ford Edge Concept. Click to enlarge.

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Ham Radio Jamming, Wireless Industry Battlegrounds, and IoT in Space

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After coordination with operators in South America and Europe, the source of the interfering signals—which sound like “the unfortunate offspring of a frog and a Dalek ”—was quickly identified as Cuba. Government Finally Gets Serious About IoT Security Elsewhere in the IoT world, the U.S.