Urban Mobility
MUMBAI: Automakers big and small are racing to build hybrids and electric cars to take advantage of tax benefits and increasing concerns on air quality in major cities. A dozen electric and hybrid cars are likely to be launched in the next three years with Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Hyundai, Toyota and Nissan joining market leader Maruti Suzuki in adopting
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Adonis Lagangan the founder of Clima Mobility built the first Electric vehicle in Phillipines without financial aid from financial capitalists, foreign partners or the government. Driven by intense passion to produce environmental friendly and energy efficient vehicles, he produced the prototype of an electric compact vehicle that will be ideal for commuting and reduce polution in the cities of Philippines.
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McDonald’s spent $820 million on U.S. advertising in 2015, according to Kantar Media, which doesn’t count some forms of digital advertising. McDonald’s Corp. consolidated its creative agency business with Omnicom Group in an effort to form a dedicated agency group and bring its media and creative accounts under the same roof. After a closely watched review, the change ends the
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SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) customers can expect better and faster delivery of e-commerce shipments between Asia and Europe come end-September. The local postal service provider has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Luxembourg-based postal company POST Luxembourg to provide end-to-end e-commerce logistics solutions between the two continents. The two companies said in a joint announcement on Wednesday: “POST Luxembourg will be
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Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has approved a ‘Battle for Solar Energy’ program which aims to boost the sustainable power generation in the country. The ‘Battle for Solar Energy’ program aims to encourage small consumers to install solar panels on their rooftops, and consumers will be paid for any excess energy exported to the grid Deputy Minister of Power and
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Charles Bombardier, a mechanical engineer from Canada with an unbridled imagination, worked with vehicle designer Ashish Thulkar to develop Tridika, the pod-like living room that doubles as a mag-lev vehicle. After all, Bombardier wrote for Wired, “Why shouldn’t people use their vehicles for purposes other than transport?” Bombardier has a history of wild and crazy ideas, over 200 of which
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There’s much to like about scooters when it comes to urban mobility. They are cheap. They are economical to run. And they take up very little space on our roads. The main downside is that they contribute disproportionately to local air quality issues. (Though not quite as much as some people would claim, assuming they use a 4-stroke engine.) That’s
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Ship designers, their operators and regulators are gearing up for a future in which cargo vessels sail the oceans with minimal or even no crew. Advances in automation and ample bandwidth even far offshore could herald the biggest change in shipping since diesel engines replaced steam. Ship operators believe more automation will enable them to optimize ship use, including cutting
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Smartphones could soon be used instead of rail tickets if an experiment by Chiltern Railways is successful. The rail network wants to pilot a ticketing system that scans people’s phones to detect when they get on and off a train. Each journey’s fare is calculated and deducted from the user’s bank account. The tests are scheduled for 2017 and the
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Los Angeles-area Hyundai dealers will present Children’s Hospital Los Angeles with a $150,000 Young Investigator Grant to be used to expand the knowledge base of pediatric cancer and improve the standards of care. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was one of 10 recipients across the country selected from nonprofit
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