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Channtal Fleischfresser
Channtal Fleischfresser
Contributing Editor
Channtal Fleischfresser has worked for The Economist, WNET/Channel 13, Al Jazeera English, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in New York.
Channtal Fleischfresser
Channtal does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 07-2011
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New transportation system in midtown Manhattan to ease traffic snarl
A new management system - Midtown In Motion - in New York City, will allow city traffic engineers to readjust traffic lights based on where congestion is the highest as an attempt to ease gridlock...
July 21, 2011, 10:04 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia
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Insurance fraud: city slickers claim rural status for cars
Could switching your car’s status to “farm equipment” really save you 15% or more on car insurance?
July 14, 2011, 4:15 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Turn in your car, get a lifetime tram pass
A Spanish town makes a novel attempt to get its citizens to use public transportation.
July 13, 2011, 3:30 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Will urban bike sharing work in the U.S.?
With its GPS tracking technology and on-board computer, Social Bicycles could bring urban bike sharing to American cities.
July 12, 2011, 5:30 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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European Union invests in flying cars
The European Union is investing $6.2 million in a project named myCopter to research the potential of Personal Aerial Vehicles — PAVs — for Europe’s most crowded cities.
July 11, 2011, 9:34 AM PDT | By Ami Cholia
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Are electric vehicles too quiet?
EVs may soon be required to emit noise alerts, warning pedestrians when they are nearby.
July 11, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Majority of drivers favor red-light cameras, study says
Run a red light, get a fine in the mail: a new study shows most drivers support the use of red-light cameras.
July 8, 2011, 5:12 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Chinese women driving sales of luxury sports cars
Wealthy Chinese women like their cars fast - and are propelling the growth of a traditionally male-dominated product line.
July 7, 2011, 4:30 AM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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Flying cars coming soon to a garage near you
We may soon see the first commercially produced flying car — or is it a driving airplane?
July 5, 2011, 6:45 PM PDT | By Channtal Fleischfresser
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McDonald’s is using grease from its food to power its delivery trucks
Oil that’s used to make Big Macs and fries will be converted into bio-diesel to power the fast-food giant’s trucks in the middle-east
July 5, 2011, 3:24 PM PDT | By Ami Cholia