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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part II)

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Conceived as a new high-end convertible in the years leading up to the personal luxury car, the Series 62 Eldorado “sports convertible” wore unique sheet metal to all other Cadillac models in 1953. At the time this transmission was optional on the Series 62 cars, which came standard with a three-speed manual.

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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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In “Estimated Excess Morbidity and Mortality Caused by Air Pollution above ATS Recommended Standards, 2011-2013,” published online in the August edition of Annals of the American Thoracic Society , researchers report on the annual health benefits of meeting more protective standards recommended by the ATS for O 3 and PM 2.5.

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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

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Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 The EV industry is focusing on the personal car market, trying to make the range as large as possible.

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her leadership team outlined the company’s plans to capitalize on the future of personal mobility by owning the customer relationship beyond the vehicle, building upon nearly two decades of connectivity leadership. —Mary Barra. Car Sharing. In China earlier this year a fleet of EN-V 2.0 eBike Concept.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part. In this case, Southern California has fairly temperate weather, and parts of the region are quite flat.

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Feature: Voi and Klaxon Introduce Shared Micromobility for Wheelchair Users

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Over the past few years, shared electric scooter fleets have taken off as a way to get around a city without owning a car. Although COVID-19 has had an impact on travel in general, scooters are now an ideal means of personal travel—safer than public transportation. But what if you use a wheelchair? Klicking into Gear.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. IEEE is a place for setting intellectual standards for publications, and it creates a place for a lot of open dialogue through conferences.”.