Rather than just rebranding an LTE dongle, the system is designed to integrate with the vehicle's aerial for better signal, while the dock keeps it charged.

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Australian investigators say they found the link while comparing 530 heavy goods vehicle drivers who had recently been in a crash with 517 who had not.

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While the Tesla Roadster did a great job of satisfying our jones for an electric vehicle with great performance and no roof, it was a bit pricey and is now out of production.

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Kempton first got the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) idea in 1996, while wrestling with a fundamental problem with renewable energy: Solar power peaks at noon, and wind power peaks at night, but demand for electricity peaks between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

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Ford saw a 5.7% gain in new vehicle sales, with its Fusion and Escape models setting all-time monthly sales records, while GM's U.S. auto sales rose 6.4%.

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An estimated 98, 000 injuries occur in nontraffic crashes on private roads, collisions with pedestrians on driveways, and two-vehicle crashes in parking facilities, the report said, while 743, 000 injuries happened from noncrash incidents like hyperthermia and electrocution.

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