From animated ads on Main Street to downtown intersections packed with pedestrians, the eyes of
urban drivers have much to see.
In an article to appear in the journal Energy Policy, the authors find that
urban drivers who can frequently charge their vehicles (every 20 miles) can reduce gas consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and expenses with a plug - in hybrid with a battery pack sized for about seven miles of electric travel.
These Audi SUVs aren't generally slated for off road travel and are instead aimed at
the urban driver.
And although a non-AWD Porsche 911 and a good set of snow tires would suffice for most
urban drivers, the perceived «safety» of AWD (generated by the proliferation of SUVs), means your mom would be happier if you were driving an AWD 911, too.
More information about the 2010 Ford Escape: The 2010 Ford Escape is one of the most affordable and economical small SUVs, and its car - like ride and handling, along with good maneuverability, make it a solid choice for
urban drivers.
Drivers in Chicago know that space is a precious commodity to
urban drivers, who can often feel stacked on top of each other.
The 3 - cylinder, 1.0 L engine is applied in the Ford Start Concept, an exploration into a small, sporty car for first - time buyers and
urban drivers in future growth markets.
The newest model added to the brand's lineup, the Nissan Kicks was designed with
the urban driver in mind.
Undoubted the «die - hard truck folks» will want the turbodiesel, while the modern
urban driver will love the hybrid model — whenever Ford finally launches the option.
Naturally, the auto will be a boon for
urban drivers in Australia, handing drivers the right gear immediately for sudden lane changes and sprinting across intersections with traffic bearing down from either side.
Meeting the needs of a new trendsetting generation of
urban drivers, the iQ succeeds at taking big ideas and concentrating them into a small package.
Exactly what it sounds like the fortwo is a two - seater coupe designed to give
urban drivers a practical and efficient drive.
Despite only 169 hp, it's quick off the line — a product of the gearing, I imagine — and
urban drivers probably won't notice that it starts to run out of steam at expressway speeds.
As a primarily
urban driver, I think I am still better off with Nissan Leaf.
Nevertheless, the little two seater has gained a cult following among many
urban drivers who were drawn to its funky looks, its ability to squeeze into narrow spaces and its incredibly tight turning circle.
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Generally, due to higher rates of vandalism, theft, and accidents,
urban drivers pay a higher auto insurance price than those in small towns or rural areas.
Because of higher vandalism rates, thefts and accidents,
urban drivers pay higher premiums than those living in small towns or rural areas.
«Generally, due to higher rates of vandalism, theft, and crashes,
urban drivers pay more for car insurance than do those in small towns or rural areas,» advises Worters.
Urban areas in general are more expensive than rural ones and
urban drivers are at higher risk of accident than their rural counterparts.
Not exact matches
Gianna Fair Trade Gianna
Driver, 28 San Francisco Sells fashion and home accessories made by a worldwide network of women living in
urban slums and impoverished villages.
Though Uber is beloved by many riders, the way it has muscled into cities and the public consciousness, and the manner in which it has altered labor relations and
urban planning, have rattled lawmakers, activists and even its
drivers.
Confirmed to join us in 2017: Accenture Security Managing Director Valerie Abend, shift7 Chief Architect and co-founder Puneet Kaur Ahira, TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque, Stanford professor of sociology Michele Landis Dauber, Kleiner Perkins Senior Partner Juliet de Baubigny, X Foundry Head Obi Felten, ClassPass co-founder Payal Kadakia, NASCAR Next
driver Julia Landauer, FEED CEO and co-founder Lauren Bush Lauren, SoFi Senior Director Libby Leffler, StyleSeat CEO and co-founder Melody McCloskey, fashion entrepreneur Rebecca Minkoff, Flywheel Sports CEO Sarah Robb O'Hagan, shift7 CEO and former U.S. CTO Megan Smith, U.S. Olympic medalist Hope Solo, Color CMO Katie Stanton, General Motors
Urban Mobility & Maven VP Julia Steyn, Houzz co-founder and CEO Adi Tatarko, Evertoon founder Niniane Wang, Drybar founder Alli Webb, Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe, The Skimm founders Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, and Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn.
The chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Transportation, Housing and
Urban Development subcommittee of the broader Senate appropriations committee want GAO to «examine the impact self - driving trucks will have on the two million Americans who currently work as truck
drivers and the communities where they live,» according to a press release issued last week.
In Aleppo, one of Syria's most war - torn cities, his job as a truck
driver once provided a four - room house and a middle - class,
urban life.
And their differing objectives are rooted in different interests: The cab
driver is interested in getting around the city; the cartographer is interested in the art and science of mapping
urban areas.
Particularly in
urban areas, a more culturally diverse population may act as
drivers of challenges to old ways of doing things and lead to a more pro-active political culture that seeks to express its own ambitions and agendas and thus challenge — even resist — conventional top - down flows of power, both institutionally and discursively.
WHEREAS, An emerging interest in local farms and local foods has boosted agriculture's visibility as an economic
driver creating new opportunities for farmers in both rural and
urban areas of Erie County;
«He has a soaring affection among the youth and downtrodden with his Various empowerment programs and communities development projects which include Bursary awards and Scholarship, provision of Pipeborne water, provision of Electricity to rural and
urban communities across the state, provision of non-higher price cab for taxi
drivers, weekly empowerment of widows and aged.
For decades
urban planners, city officials and others have pursued the idea of charging
drivers to enter the most congested areas of Manhattan.
Cinner's work also suggests that the proximity of
urban centres is a key
driver of change in marine systems.
To keep residents riding the rails and to win more
drivers» hearts, Chinese cities are using various incentives and disincentives, as politicians promise to increase
urban rail systems threefold and bus rapid transit 10-fold by 2015
Gridlock costs motorists in the country's 439 largest cities $ 115 billion a year in extra fuel and wasted time, which translates to $ 808 per
driver, according to the Texas Transportation Institute's annual
Urban Mobility Report.
Gronke studied Oregon's motor - voter law, which enables people to register to vote when they apply for or update their
driver's license, and found it increased participation by voters from both parties, in both rural and
urban areas.
Some
urban planners still believe that the best way to ease traffic congestion is to build more roads — especially expressways that can take
drivers around or over crowded city streets.
This is starting to happen already: all - electric cars or plug - in hybrids are beginning to hit the mass market, and will be particularly appropriate for
urban or suburban
drivers where the limited range of current battery technology is less of a concern.
The problem, says the committee, is particularly acute in
urban areas, where traffic congestion deters
drivers from using their cars.
What miserable city
driver wouldn't happily pony up for the MIT Media Lab's new
urban supercar?
They chose two truck stops in Atlanta, along with a gritty
urban corridor where
drivers congregate.
A 12 - gallon fuel tank will give the Volt a 640 - mile driving range (calculated using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
urban driving cycle) that will permit
drivers to make long trips without re-upping the battery frequently.
Engineers can build autonomous vehicles capable of cruising city streets without the aid of a human
driver, as demonstrated two years ago in the DARPA
Urban Challenge.
The mechanisms behind these effects are still unknown, but diet deficiency and stress - induced glucocorticoid response may be likely
drivers of the observed differences in TL between our
urban and rural populations.
City legislatures have said that creating more
urban density would entice some
drivers to take the subway instead of their cars, which would in turn greatly reduce the city's emission of greenhouse gasses.
Glaum, P., Simao, M., Vaidya, C., Fitch, G., & Iulinao, B. (2017) Big city Bombus: using natural history and land - use history to find significant environmental
drivers in bumble - bee declines in
urban development.
BMW's i series includes an electric vehicle designed to appeal to younger
drivers in megacities and
urban centers.
Mexico City's Via Verde Project, for instance, is transforming highway pillars into gardens to help cleanse the air, beautify the
urban environment and lower
drivers» stress levels.
James Howard Kunstler is the author of many books including (non-fiction) The Geography of Nowhere, The City in Mind: Notes on the
Urban Condition, Home A
driver caught this shocking footage as two cars and a van are sent flying across a road.
In the following year, her projects included Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious, an
urban adrenaline extravaganza in which she played the tough girlfriend of a gang leader alongside Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Jordanna Brewster, and 3 A.M., a made - for - cable drama which cast her as a taxi
driver and was screened at the Sundance Festival.Striving to maintain the balance between sexy and tough, Rodriguez would take on zombies in Resident Evil (2002) before hitting the waves in Blue Crush.
Hill's The
Driver, Friedkin's To Live And Die In L.A. and Mann's Thief relocated Melville's archetypal lone - wolf, a professional forced to fight for control by the messiness of life, to America's
urban jungle and provided Hollywood with a new template for its thrillers.