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Posts from ‘January, 2013’
Qualcomm and Renault Announce Memorandum of Understanding on
“We are very excited about the prospects of working with Renault, a global leader in electric vehicles and an innovator in the growing low carbon vehicle market,” said Anthony Thomson, vice president of business …
U.S. Plug-In Vehicle Sales Tripled in 2012, U.K. Electric Car Sales to …
It's that time of the year when statistics about the past and forecasts about the next one come out. I always try to keep an eye on plug-in vehicle sales, not because I have an exact target number in mind, but to see if we're …
Futuristic highways in the Netherlands glow in the dark
A futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013. Two companies, Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure, came up with the highway, which includes: glow-in-the-dark road markings painted with photo-luminescent paint which are charged during the day and light up during the night; temperature-responsive paint which indicates slippery roads when temperatures fall below zero; and interactive lights along the highway that light up as cars approach. Wind lights that light up using the draft produced by cars and priority induction lanes that can recharge electric cars as they run along them also feature