Taking a lead from the utility market, where OPower uses data from utilities to let consumers know how their energy use stacks up against comparable households, the car companies could let customers know how their fuel efficiency compares with other owners of the same type of vehicle, then suggest ways to improve.
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Drivers might like to have it to find out how to maximize gas efficiency or to improve their driving.
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Designed to help drivers get the most from C-MAX, information such as instantaneous fuel economy can be displayed on one of two 4.2-inch LCD screens, helping drivers more closely monitor how their driving behavior affects the vehicle's efficiency.
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How can IT ever again argue for the overall efficiency of their in-house solution when the cost is two orders of magnitude greater than going with Amazon.
People could be also be shown how to leverage public online computer programs to build technology skills while simultaneously increasing their efficiency performing routine tasks such as household budgeting.
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According to Fuller, the Connected Urban Development pilots helped to show how cities can accelerate their transition to sustainability, reduce CO2 emissions, increase energy efficiency, and decrease waste, all by harnessing the basic information and communications technology available in wireless networks.
The minister explained how they have been meeting staff and users to hear their views on potential collaborations and efficiency exercises.
OPower leverages government data on energy usage, weather, and the energy efficiency of appliances to help customers get personalized advice on how to save on their energy bills.
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So I want to give a special shout-out to all of the young people who participated, who focused their attention on how to harness cleaner forms of energy and how to create more energy efficiency.
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Meanwhile, funds, angel networks and asset managers are already reaching out to us and asking us how the technology can allow them more efficiency in offerings and opportunities as well as for their investor network.
What they should be doing instead is examining how other professions like engineering, consulting and software run their businesses with close attention to decreasing costs and increasing efficiency.
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For instance, Pentagon estimators based their F-35 projections on how similar fighter programs have fared in the past, and thus ignored the various efficiency features and sustainment enablers built into F-35 that did not exist in earlier programs.
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