Plug’n Drive has launched a programme which offers CAN$1,000 off the purchase of a used electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV) for drivers in Ontario, Canada.
Cara Clairman, president and CEO of Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organisation, says: "Used EVs are affordable and available, and this incentive will help more people join the EV revolution."
The programme was realised through a collaboration with environmental organisation Clean Air Partnership and local business M.H Brigham Foundation.
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of global mobile network connections used for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communication will increase by 21 per cent in 2014 to reach 213.9 million at the year-end.
East Asia, Western Europe and North America are the main regional markets, accounting for around 75 per cent of the installed base. In the next five years, the global number of wireless M2M connections is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate
The idea of congestion charging zones in cities is well-established. But in Valencia, Spain, the authorities are considering something slightly different – and it has clear implications for the road user charging debate. Adam Hill talks to Christian Barrientos of Abertis Mobility Services
Dave Ferrick, CEO of connected vehicle services and driver assistance programs provider Agero will join NHTSA Administrator David Strickland and other vehicle telematics industry leaders at the opening session of ITS America's annual meeting in Nashville. They intend to forecast how personal transportation will change once all vehicles become digitally networked. Ferrick will share his vision of the trends accelerating the convergence of digital communications and advanced computer processing within vehicle
