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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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Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. Vehicles equipped with this new system are scheduled to go on sale in 2012 in Japan and the US. Plug-in hybrid.

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Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

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From 2012 to 2014 Plugless systems were rigorously testing in the field at more than a dozen “Apollo” trial partner sites – including installations at Google, Duke Energy, and Hertz. This marks another “firsts” milestone for Plugless in the EV industry. 1 st wireless EV charging field trials.

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GM OnStar and RelayRides introduce peer-to-peer car sharing for GM vehicles

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RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures. General Motors, through OnStar, and RelayRides have joined forces to create an entirely new mobility solution for US drivers interested in more affordable, sustainable and collaborative automobile options.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. He created three business startups at the age of 21 and worked with Google, Microsoft, BlackBerry, US Army, City of San Jose and is now serving as an Executive Management Consultant for American Water. I want to bring this experience to EAA.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. He created three business startups at the age of 21 and worked with Google, Microsoft, BlackBerry, US Army, City of San Jose and is now serving as an Executive Management Consultant for American Water. I want to bring this experience to EAA.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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Henry Evans shaves with the assistance of a PR2 robot in 2012. The robot would leverage years of advances in hardware and computing power to do many of the things that the PR2 could do, but in a way that was simple, safe, and affordable. Edsinger then cofounded a robotics startup that was acquired by Google in 2013.

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VisLab: 3D computer vision for autonomous driving

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Google’s vehicles rely on a lidar (laser radar) system. Dr. Alberto Broggi of the University of Parma and a spinoff company, VisLab , in Northern Italy believes 3D computer vision is an affordable and aesthetically acceptable way to capture much of the same data. The Google system has really precise maps ,” he notes.

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