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Road user charging (RUC) systems are operational in all countries in Western Europe, and their popularity is not subsiding. With the traffic growing at the rate of 2 percent per year and infrastructure developments not keeping up with this pace, congestion is a growing concern. Europe is losing an estimated 120 billion annually as a result of the congested roads; thus, RUC systems are hailed as a solution to shorten the travel time for road users and also a source of much needed revenue for improved road management.

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This database gives the list of incentives for Electric Vehicle globally for different regions and countries on registration tax, road tax, value added tax, cash incentives and non cash incentives to encourage electric vehicle promotion. The dashboard gives an overview of basis for taxation on conventional new vehicles and incentivisation for electric vehicles for registration and road tax. Cash and non cash incentives are also listed region and country wise. List of active electric vehicles associations also given

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Incorporating solar panels in sections of American highways would provide enormous benefits at a very high cost. However, recent and continuous developments in this area, driven by state projects to this end, help make the goal achievable for the future.

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The North American aftermarket needs to focus on meeting the maintenance requirements of hybrid and electric vehicles entering the vehicle population. Doing so will allow companies to tap into a growing source of revenue.

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On June 15th 16th in Berlin TheWhereBusiness will be holding Europe's biggest navigation conference, The Navigation and Location Summit Europe. This year's event promises to be better than ever with over 50 speakers, three targeted tracks and an array of new workshops and sessions.

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The research service provides a strategic analysis of freight forwarding market in India, providing details of market revenues and forecasts, market segmentation, key end-user industries, and competitive scenario.

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The need to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel consumption has grown stronger over the past decade, although the desire to have vehicles with increasingly better performance has never really waned. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are now following multi-pronged strategies in order to comply with the stringent emission norms that are being enforced around the world. Apart from the Euro emissions (the current Euro 5, and Euro 6 by 2014), the ACEA legislative norms in Europe that regulate the CO2 emissions will be a boon to environmental issues, but in which direction are vehicle manufacturers heading?

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The study provides a strategic analysis of Indian transportation market covering about 16 key industry sectors. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the total transportation spend and its breakup by segments such as road, rail, air and sea. In addition, the study provides revenue forecasts for the total transportation market and each of the four market segments, for each of the covered industries.

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The 80th Geneva Auto Show is a testimony to the commitment by automakers toward sustainable mobility. Green is the theme, and it is very hard to find any automaker without a hybrid or electric concept. Nissan's Juke crossover, Alfa Romeo's Giulietta hatchback, and the Volvo S60 sedan were the major stars at the show this year.

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The study provides a comprehensive analysis of opinions of Indian automotive customers on the powertrain technologies and the features related to health and wellness in automobiles sold within India.

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The automotive industry continues to be tested as uncertainty looms over an anticipated sales rebound in developed markets in 2010. While some forecasters expect demand to shrink because of cash-for-clunkers incentives in 2009, most expect full-year sales in Western Europe and North America to grow marginally in 2010. However, the industry's woes only seem to be compounding with the latest loss in consumer confidence arising from Toyota's biggest recall in its 70-year history.

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This service analyzes the unique parts and service needs of hybrids and electric vehicles in the United States and Canada, and how they differ from traditional gasoline and diesel-powered autos. It includes sales forecasts for each vehicle type, identifies which parts are likely to increase and decrease in demand, and outlines the key requirements for service providers to participate in this market segment.

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This issue profiles a new cleaner diesel engine, a Web browsing scheme for mobile phones, and a highly sensitive infrared sensor.

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This issue of the Automotive & Transportation Technology Alert profiles a number of electric vehicle developments, a redesigned diesel engine architecture, and gasoline engine developments.

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With recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations into momentary loss of braking power and unintended veering as a result of software issues gaining world-wide attention, this issue is bound to have deeper repercussions than just recalls and momentary loss of consumer confidence on automakers.

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Ever-increasing population and vast industrial growth have resulted in the rise of megacities around the world. With a population of more than 10 million, these megacities exhibit high dynamics of growth and complex interactions between different demographic, social, political, and economic variables.

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Lean; Just-In-Time; Milk Runs These have been the industry watchwords for more than a decade now. In the last two years of declining sales, lower inventory levels have been believed to be the ideal solution. Ford, for example, cut down its inventory levels by 38 percent to avoid the piling up of cars at dealers and the necessity of introducing lot-clearing schemes.

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The global automotive industry already blighted by issues like increasing emission norms, upcoming CO2 banding and diminishing margins has another difficulty to be tackled, recession. The global automotive industry has witnessed a drastic decline in sales by 8.5% to 58 million units in 2008, compared to 64 million units in 2007. This is accompanied by a dismaying forecast of further fall by 9.5% to 52.8 million units in 2009.

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Ever-increasing population with the growing trend of urbanisation has led to crowded cities, with livability factors such as green space and clean air becoming major causes for concern. This, coupled with vehicles for personal mobility, has given rise to a plethora of issues including concern over ecological sustainability and lack of parking, among other things. Alternative transportation modes, such as public transportation, are irregular and inconvenient, whereas vehicle rental is expensive.

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This article analyzes the current OEM trend toward the production of small, fuel-efficient vehicles and examines the driving factors for this trend.

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The economic recession that began in December 2007 in the United States had a huge impact on the global automotive industry. Consumers were forced to be cognizant of fuel efficiency and transit costs. Carsharing, a sustainable and innovative personal mobility solution, and a rising star of alternative mobility services, grew significantly in the past two years, showed great potential, and implied huge business opportunities for the stakeholders.

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This strategic mapping study analyzes the research and innovation practices and strategies in the product development processes used by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. The study examines each company's structure, global footprint, goals, and product development process; and analyzes research spending, product developments, and strategies used to meet the company's goals, in both internal and external research.

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This article provides an overview of the Lithium-Ion battery industry for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The article aims to offer a reflection point to industry players and governmental organizations to understand which factors can drive the growth of Lithium-Ion batteries manufacturing capacity in Europe.

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The study focuses on the evolution of sustainable personal transportation market, especially the carsharing market in Europe. It provides an overview of trends, types of services, their impacts and carsharing operators' strategies along with an analysis of vehicle manufacturers entering into the European carsharing market. The study also provides key regional differences, best practices case studies, business model analysis along with market forecast and assessments.

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Rising fuel prices will cause vehicle owners to modify their driving behavior, altering the demand for aftermarket replacement parts.

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Sunderland International Automotive Conference

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This study analyses the nature, historical development, industry challenges, drivers, constraints, stakeholders, and business models of carsharing, and forecasts its growth for the 2010-2016 period. It conducts scenario analysis of the growth of the carsharing membership and shared vehicles. This study also includes competitors benchmarking and provides leading carsharing organizations profiles, and on top of all the previous analysis, does the stakeholder opportunities analysis.

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Delphi's multimode Electronically Scanning Radar (ESR) replaces mechanical-scanning multiple-beam radars providing both mid-range and long range coverage using single sensor. This extremely reliable solution not only gives competitive price advantage but also allows automakers the flexibility to offer it across various platforms and segments.

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Increasing fatal accidents continues to remain a cause of concern, pushing automakers and governmental organization to offer ADAS in the coming years.

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Mobileye's EyeQ2, a proprietary technology is a low cost, high performance chip architecture enabling the necessary processing power to support multiple safety applications, reducing the overall cost of the system.

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This issue of the Automotive & Transportation Technology alert profiles new engine developments, infotainment developments, and advances in battery technologies.

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