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Mercedes-Benz launches vehicle data analytics project with City of Boston to help improve uneven roads

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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) Urban Mobility Solutions and the Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and Citywide Analytics Team announced a pilot partnership to identify the causes of uneven roads using vehicle data analytics. MBUSA is using an advanced algorithm to process vehicle data and use it for infrastructure analytics.

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car2go carsharing expands to Seattle

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car2go North America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America, will start its carsharing service in Seattle on 19 Dec. by introducing a network of 330 car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles that will be available for shared use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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car2go launches North America’s first all-electric carsharing network in San Diego

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LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, and the City of San Diego officially launched North America’s first all-electric carsharing network. car2go began deploying 300 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles Friday in San Diego, which are now in service and available for use. car2go N.A.,

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Daimlers car-sharing service car2go expands to Canada

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a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will also be located in Vancouver. First launched in Ulm, Germany three years ago, car2go was successfully rolled out a year later in North America in Austin, Texas. A newly created company, car2go Canada Ltd., The rental prices in Vancouver are C$0.35

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NYC Testing Rexroth Hydraulic Hybrid Technology in Refuse Trucks

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Bosch Rexroth says that for refuse collection vehicles with high start-stop frequencies, fuel savings of up to 25% are possible with the hydraulic hybrid system. Bosch Rexroth started in-field testing of HRB last summer with a refuse customer in Berlin, Germany and is now introducing this proven technology in North America.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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While it was picking up steam at that point, in the years since it has morphed and been influenced by changing technology, both in vehicles and in the software that enables the service. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM CPI’s focus is the North American automotive and commercial vehicle market. it would bring down the neighborhood. LG Chem has annual sales of $14.3

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