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BMW will tout all-electric iX SUV during Super Bowl following seven-year absence

Teslarati

It is the first time since 2015 BMW is putting on a Super Bowl advertisement; the last time was for an electric vehicle, too. Its 2015 Super Bowl ad was also for an all-electric vehicle: the BMW i3, which the automaker recently announced it would stop producing at its plant in Leipzig. 0-60 MPH acceleration tops out at just 4.4

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Audi showcases piloted driving version of prologue concept hybrid

Green Car Congress

Further emphasizing its push towards production-ready piloted driving, Audi is showcasing a piloted driving version of its prologue concept hybrid—unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2014—at 2015 CES. Earlier post.) The hybrid powertrain has a muscular 4.0 TFSI V-8 working together with a powerful e-motor.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

The automakers will include traffic-jam-assist, where the driver presses a button to have the vehicle self-drive at up to 30 mph during stop-and-go traffic. This summer (2015), Google will have several of its newest self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, its headquarters city. A steering wheel only because they had to.

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Mercedes-Benz presents B-Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicle at LA Auto Show; delivery to US leasing customers by end of 2010

Green Car Congress

Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 11.4 seconds; top speed is 106 mph (171 km/h). With the B-Class F-CELL cars in California, we will have more than doubled the size of the existing fleet in customer hands - marking a further milestone en route to bringing this technology to market by 2015.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

Green Car Congress

The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle re-fuels in 3–5 minutes, travels up to 300 miles (482 km) on a full tank, and will be available to customers in California beginning in fall 2015. seconds and delivers a passing time of 3 seconds from 25–40 mph. The system accelerates Mirai from 0–60 in 9.0 Mirai powertrain.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

To travel from San Francisco to Mexico in a BEV would involve many long-time (several hours) battery charges assuming the charging stations will even be available. Volt Has Most Electric Miles, Data Shows Green Car Reports 20 May 2015. [ 3 ] PHEVs using renewable fuels EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ 6 ] Whitepapers Microgrid Knowledge. [

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. OK, Oh Brainless One, spouter of endless lies and idiocies, explain how your dream of one million electrics on the road by 2015 has any significance? people’s desire for electric over gas cars 2.

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