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CrownCruiser introduces its e-bike

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Featuring a lightweight, ultra-strong monocoque carbon fiber frame, the CrownCruiser e-bike comes with a rider recognition anti-theft defense, GSM location tracking, and Bluetooth, complimented by a powerful app that tracks riding statistics. mph (PAS), according to the company. The bike has a range of 100 miles at 15.5

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Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

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The test cycles included the standard Federal Testing Procedure (FTP) for heavy-duty engines and three other cycles derived from chassis dynamometer data: a lightly loaded Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) cycle; a 40 mph CARB heavy heavy-duty diesel truck (HHDDT) cruise cycle; and a 50 mph CARB HHDDT cruise cycle. for R20, 5.4%-10.2%

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Xerox rolls out vehicle passenger detection system with highway speed accuracy for HOV/HOT lane enforcement

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Unlike competing solutions, the Vehicle Passenger Detection System identifies the number of occupants in a vehicle with better than 95% accuracy at speeds ranging from stop-and-go to 100 mph (161 km/h). Using patented video analytics and geometric algorithms, the roadside detection unit can distinguish between empty and occupied seats.

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Volkswagen targeting 5% of Jetta sales in US with new sporty Hybrid model; expected 45 mpg combined

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The Jetta Hybrid can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 8.6 seconds, and has a top track speed of 125 mph (201 km/h), electronically governed in the US. Above 37 mph (44 mph in E-Mode), when the battery level is low or there’s a demand for additional power, the Jetta Hybrid taps into the turbocharged engine.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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Top speed is now 135 km/h (84 mpg), versus 140 km/h (87 mph) announced earlier this year. In Germany, for example, according to the German Federal Statistical Office, 6 of every 10 people in the workforce commute by car. When the driver activates the Normal mode, power is reduced to 65 kW and top speed is lowered to 115 km/h (71 mph).

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Toyota Motor introducing three new automated driver assistance safety systems; begins operations at new ITS Proving Ground

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Research has shown that a speed of 40 km/h to 60 km/h (25 mph to 37 mph) at the time of a rear-end collision is the range in which the number of fatal and injury-causing accidents increases.

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Volvo Car Corporation developing new safety systems with autonomous driving support

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However, these official accident statistics do not reveal the entire picture. According to a University of Umeå study of accidents between 2003 and 2010, no less than 23% of fatalities occurred after drivers swerved to avoid elk in the roadway; these figures do not show up in the official statistics of collisions with wild animals.