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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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Delphi introducing new plug-and-play cloud-based connectivity service for drivers; key fob functions and alerts

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At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will be demonstrating Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi, a device that provides a car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. Among the alerts that can be generated by the connectivity system are: Check engine light. High speed (over 75 mph for 5 seconds).

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, had announced Volkswagen was working on the 10-speed at the same event in 2013. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0

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Nissan introduces updated 2013 LEAF; US assembly in Smyrna

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2013 Nissan LEAF. Following on the November 2012 introduction of the updated LEAF in Japan ( earlier post ), Nissan has introduced the updated 2013 LEAF to the US, as well as begun its assembly in the US at the Smyrna, Tenn. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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EV mode, or all-electric battery charge depleting mode, can handle speeds up to approximately 75 mph (121 km/h). Hyundai described such a 2-clutch approach to improving battery charging efficiency by using the electric traction motor for charging in 2013 at EVS 27 (Song et al. ). Click to enlarge. Drive modes. Hybrid mode. Song et al.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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When we first covered the company, which was then known as Envision Solar, back in 2013, we immediately saw that its product would be handy for events, disaster relief and other applications requiring a stand-alone energy source that could be set up quickly. So that’s fleet. Then the next use case is workplace charging.

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