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GM’s Maven car-sharing reaches 1M miles driven in <4 months; Boston, Chicago, and DC joining lineup

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In less than four months, Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand ( earlier post ), has grown to five markets: New York City, Ann Arbor, Mich., Maven members have driven more than one million miles. Some statistics: Maven members and Lyft drivers using Express Drive have logged more than one million miles on the road.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. Another issue is being capacity constrained during rush hour if you only have one person per vehicle. Still, Prof.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. With this charge it can travel an average daily distance of about 30 miles (50 km), which is often enough to serve most consumers’ needs. slow charge. Appendix F: Biofuel Issues. References.

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