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Stena Line introducing battery-electric operation to ferry; three stages up to 50 all-electric nautical miles

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In step two, a 20 MWh battery pack will be connected to the propellers; Stena Jutlandica will be able to be operated on electricity within around 10 nautical miles, equal to the distance between Göteborg and Vinga Lighthouse.

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Uruguay launches first BYD battery-electric buses; projecting 500 by 2015

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The BYD electric bus, powered by two in-wheel electric motors capable of a cruising speed of more than 88 km/h (55 mph) and a Li-ion battery pack has a range of more than 250 km (155 miles)—nearly 24 hours of service daily for most transit applications. The BYD battery technology also allows for a full charge in less than 5 hours.

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Driving Chevrolet’s 2015 Impala Bi-Fuel sedan

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Chevrolet offers the 2015 Impala full-size sedan as an all-new bi-fuel model—the only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. That works out to 437 grams CO 2 per mile with gasoline, and 343 g CO 2 /mile with natural gas. CNG fuel tank.

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Audi and INRIX debut online traffic services at CES 2015

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Audi and INRIX are introducing INRIX XD Traffic services to Audi vehicles in North America, available in model year 2015 Audi vehicles with Audi connect. INRIX XD Traffic services cover more than 2 million miles of road in North America, including highways, ramps, interchanges, arterials, city and other secondary roads.

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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

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Key Honda activities at the ITS World Congress exhibit and demonstration spaces include: V2V “Virtual Tow”: this Honda-first technology utilizes connected car technology to empower a driver to assist another driver in distress. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) V2X' Click to enlarge.

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VW e-Golf to be enhanced with improved infotainment, connectivity and range

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For the full-year 2015, Volkswagen of America reported e-Golf sales of 4,232 units. For December 2015, sales were 609 units. The next generation of batteries for the e-Golf (~28 Ah) could put the range at around 200 km, or around 124 miles, NEDC. Car-Net App Connect and WiFi. Each tile area, sized 1.7 inches high and 2.4

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True Zero fuels 1M hydrogen fuel cell vehicle miles in California

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Retail hydrogen-station operator True Zero reported that it has powered more than 1,000,000 zero-emission miles by fuel-cell vehicles. The achievement of a million miles comes as a result of automakers, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz expanding their fuel-cell-vehicle programs.