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Audi names vehicle networking strategy Audi connect; expanding functions in summer 2011

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With Audi connect, the company is building on the foundation of a collaboration with Google that began in 2005. These connections make a wide array of useful applications possible, such as the unrestricted integration of Google Earth into the navigation system’s map display.

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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

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By the end of 2010 and continuing through 2011, Honda will roll out a battery-electric vehicle demonstration program in the US with participants, including Stanford University, Google Inc. The City of Torrance will also receive a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for evaluation by the end of 2010. and the City of Torrance, Calif.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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kWh Li-ion polymer that can recharge in less than three hours with a Level-Two charger. Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Recharge time ranges from less than three hours at a 240V Level-Two charging station to less than nine hours using a standard 120V outlet.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. EspaƱol HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news!

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2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

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Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback. Cd of the 2010 Toyota Prius. STORY TOOLS Digg this! What is that?"

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Story of TESLA Motors: Beginning, Fight, Survival, and Success

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Customers could recharge the Roadster’s conventional lithium-ion battery used in many electronic devices, and the car could be charged using a standard wall socket. When the company went public in 2010, it sought a more secure approach to its short-term capital issues. Fights For The Leadership.

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Solar-powered off-gridĀ EV charging stationsĀ offer surprisingly attractive costĀ advantages

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Charged recently spoke with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley, who has been with the company since 2010, about the surprisingly wide range of benefits of the companyā€™s EV ARC and Solar Tree systems. We do that both municipalities and the federal and state governments, but also for corporations like Google, Johnson and Johnson and many others.

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