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GM introducing US/Canada version of 2013 Chevrolet Spark at LA Auto Show

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GM will introduce the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The engine is mated to a standard five-speed manual transmission for competitive city and highway fuel economy. The original version of the Spark is already on sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico and South America.

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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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The urban areas with the highest number of transportation-attributable air pollution in 2015 were Guangzhou, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mexico City, Cairo, New Delhi, Moscow, Beijing, London, and Los Angeles. However, NO 2 is a precursor to both PM 2.5 (in and ozone, the health endpoints that were quantified for 2010 and 2015 in this study.

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Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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BC concentration varies significantly for repeated cooking cycles with same stove (standard deviation up to 50% of mean concentration) even in a standardized setup, highlighting inherent uncertainties in cookstove performance. Within the ND class, only microgasification stoves were effective in reducing BC.

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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. A handful of different wireless standards—5G for IoT, LoRa, Zigbee—are vying for dominance in the space.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

This would be wonderful news as AC Propulsion is the gold standard when it comes to electric drive technology. We’ll know soon enough when we get the opportunity to see the debut of the all electric plug-in MINI E in November 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. How impressive is AC Propulsion electric drive genius?

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