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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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Drivers in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles spend even longer times queuing to and from work every day. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. We already have several driving assistance systems in the pipeline.

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Karma using independent dealers and company centers for launch or Revero plug-in hybrid

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There are also a multitude of regional, legal and business considerations that make one or the other more attractive. Karma of The Main Line (greater Philadelphia). There are advantages to both dealer and company-owned locations. Frank Kent Cadillac. Karma Miami. Prestige Imports. Karma Palm Beach. Holand Automotive. Rusnak Auto Group.

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Report: Drunk Driver Charged With Homicide, Defense Will Blame the Car

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An intoxicated woman driving a Ford “Mustang” Mach-E, who struck and killed two people in Philadelphia last March, is being charged with homicide. But this is the first instance where the person’s legal defense actually seems to be running with the premise. A fourth vehicle was also struck.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Earlier this year, Electrify America submitted the plan for the first tranche of spending, directed at 11 cities nationwide—New York, Washington, D.C.,

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

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Squibb, were at the time locked in a nasty legal battle over the commercial rights to the antibiotic tetracycline. It was also entirely legal to hire someone else to do it for you. The jobs with the most legal exposure commanded the highest rates. The two firms, Bristol-Myers and.

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EPA selects 55 applicants to receive $3 billion in grant funding through Clean Ports Program – Charged EVs

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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority has been selected to receive an anticipated $77,651,000 to deploy zero-emission port equipment, including cargo handling equipment and associated charging infrastructure. The agency anticipates making awards once all legal, statutory and administrative requirements are satisfied.

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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In early 2016, a US Supreme Court ruling halted the measure’s potential enactment; the legal case is unresolved and the Trump administration has announced it intends to unwind the CPP. The 11 cities analyzed in the study are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Seattle.