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Frigid weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. Here's what you need to knowFor nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations.... Read more
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Design and implementation of railway green performance basic data collection systemRailway transportation plays a crucial role in China's comprehensive transportation system. In 2020, the China National Railway Group issued the "Outline of Railway Leading Planning for Building a Transport Power in the New Era," clearly stating the goal of completing a national railway network of approximately 200,000 kilometers and a... Read more
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Advancing high-speed electromagnetic suspension: A scheme for enhanced stability, track irregularity suppressionThe maglev train represents a type of modern urban rail transit transportation tool, boasting many technical advantages such as low noise, green environmental protection, small turning radius, good stability and high comfort. These advantages are due to the suspension mode of the train.... Read more
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Volocopter flying taxi seeks to seduce ParisA German company is seeking to use the exposure generated by the Paris Olympics to overcome the opposition of local politicians and demonstrate that flying taxis can serve the French capital.... Read more
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Sixt to buy up to 250,000 Stellantis carsGerman car rental group Sixt said Tuesday it has agreed to buy up to 250,000 cars from automaker Stellantis in a "multi-billion euro" deal that includes electric vehicles.... Read more
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Material science advance could lead to airplanes that optimize their shape in flightMaterials and objects could take on different shapes by themselves through a method developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Breakthrough tests showed how microscale melting and cooling of a wide range of materials—such as plastics and metals—can be manipulated to reorganize their mass and form new shapes.... Read more
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NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal X-59 quiet supersonic aircraftNASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound.... Read more
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FCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partnersThe top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data.... Read more
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New lubricants could offer cheaper and greener rail servicesNew lubricants, combined with new knowledge about how they should be applied to train wheels and rails, have the potential to reduce rail sector costs in Norway by hundreds of millions of kroner during the next decade.... Read more
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Study explores how we interact with remote driversNewcastle University research is helping shed light on the important interaction between users and remote drivers that oversee the operation of automated vehicles.... Read more
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Hertz to shrink EV rental fleet over sluggish US demandHertz said Thursday it will sell one-third of its electric vehicle (EV) automobiles to resize its fleet in line with slowing demand growth for emission-free transport.... Read more
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Methodology for regulating fuel stratification and improving fuel economy of GCI mode via double main-injection strategyExploring advanced combustion mode with high efficiency and low emissions has been the dream of successive generations of researchers. Conventional diesel engines have high compression ratios thus with thermal efficiencies of 35%–45%, but the diffusion combustion characteristics of diesel make NOx and soot emissions high.... Read more
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Uber, Kia sign electric vehicle partnershipUS ride-hailing platform Uber and South Korean automaker Kia announced Wednesday the signing of an agreement on producing electric vehicles, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.... Read more
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Autonomous driving is 'happening', but slower than expectedTo the believers, the oft-promised autonomous car revolution is "clearly happening"—they point to the myriad displays at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas that defy the industry's bad headlines.... Read more
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Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseasChina's auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said Thursday.... Read more