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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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Initiated in July 2016, the Fast Charge research project has received €7.8 Porsche AG, as well as operators Allego GmbH, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH (charging technology) and Siemens AG (electrical engineering). An innovative cooling system makes this possible by ensuring even gentle temperature control in the battery cells.

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FCA US to deliver thousands of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid Minivans to Waymo’s self-driving service

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FCA previously delivered 100 Pacifica Hybrid minivans, adapted for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016 and an additional 500 in 2017. This collaboration between Waymo and FCA engineers enabled the teams to design a self-driving vehicle built on a mass production platform. Earlier post.)

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Google teaching autonomous vehicles to share road safely with cyclists

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In the latest monthly report on its autonomous driving project, Google engineers outlined some of the steps they are taking to teach their self-driving cars to share the road safely with cyclists. The Google autonomous fleet has so far racked up 1,725,911 miles driven in autonomous mode, with 1,158,921 miles driven manually.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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billion) worldwide plus an additional €14 billion (US$19 billion) in China during the period to 2016. CO 2 emissions by the European new vehicle fleet will be reduced by some 30% during the period from 2006 to 2015—emissions will be below the threshold of 120 grams CO 2 /km for the first time by 2015. Phoenix Solar Inc.,

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Waymo adding 500 more Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivans to self-driving program; early rider program

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FCA previously delivered 100 minivans, modified for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016. Waymo also is inviting members of the public to use its fleet of self-driving vehicles for everyday travel. Earlier post.) Production of the additional 500 minivans will ramp up beginning next month.

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Waymo and Uber signal ride-hailing, supply provider offer

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In 2016, Anthony Levandowski, a high-ranking engineer with what used to be nearest the Google self-driving automotive mission, left the corporate to discovered Otto, an self reliant trucking corporate, which used to be temporarily received through Uber. The offer additionally brings two once-bitter opponents in combination.