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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) sponsors a broad program of connected vehicle research ; the research is a multimodal program that involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal communications devices to improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. V2V Communications for Safety.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

They will drag their feet for next few years trying to shove their garbage pollution scooters and motorcycles down our throats, while selling compliance EV's in a limited fashion. On Feb 28th 2002, i got a message saying the scooter has left the factory. Essentially these large ICE companies don't have any interest in selling EV's.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. Theyre called bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. What are the chances that a $40K Chevy Volt would ever be purchased much less make $$. safety requirements.