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BMW-Sixt car-sharing JV DriveNow launches in London; 30 i3s coming in 2015

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DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3 cars to the London fleet in spring 2015, expanding it to a total of 300 vehicles during the course of next year. Initially, 210 BMW 1 Series and MINI Countryman models will be available for spontaneous hire. Each minute in the reserved park mode costs 19 pence (#0.30).

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Volkswagen reaches agreement with US and California on 3.0L diesels; $225M to environmental remediation, $25M to CA ZEV

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If Volkswagen is unable to meet this requirement, it will offer to buy back or terminate the leases of these vehicles and may also seek approval by EPA and CARB to offer customers a modification to substantially reduce their NO x emissions. The proposed Consent Decree was executed by Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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You Can Buy Level 2 Today. Today, you can also buy Level 2 vehicles such as the Volvo XC90 with Intellisafe semi-autonomous capabilities such as lane keep, maintaining a safe distance from the car in front, and a 360-degree camera. Soon, we will able to buy a Level 2 or Level 3 autonomous vehicles. Think of a.

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

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A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015.

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Tesla FSD’s prolonged release doesn’t make it a ‘fraud,’ company says

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District Court in San Francisco. Tesla’s attorneys noted that the plaintiff allegedly researched Tesla’s online and public statements and reviewed them before buying his vehicles. ” Since launching the software in 2015, Tesla has made a lot of progress toward FSD and autonomous.

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Honda launches first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV

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A select group of California dealers who complete training on the vehicle can lease and service it – and most likely Honda is targeting the dealers who still service the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, which sold in California from 2015 to 2021. Why California? Problem is, there is nowhere to refuel them.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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The Electric Power Research Institute, based in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County), will receive $220,908 to augment a current grant for the demonstration of five Odyne plug-in hybrid electric work trucks in the cities of Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Francisco. CALSTART, Inc., American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Big Valley Ford, Inc.,