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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8 kWh Li poly pack.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Pricing starts at $229 per week plus taxes. Maven Gig first launched in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers in San Francisco and has since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Drivers can see vehicle availability and pricing via the mobile app.

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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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In addition to debuting the ReachNow car sharing service in Seattle, BMW Group Member of the Board Peter Schwarzenbauer also announced the establishment of ReachNow’s North American headquarters in the city and its plans to expand the service to three additional cities in 2016—with the intention of servicing 10 North American cities.

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How EV Charging Boosts Value at Commercial Real Estate

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In fact, online searches for sustainable goods increased globally by 71% from 2016 to 2021, according to one Economist/World Wide Fund for Nature report. Level 2 chargers are less taxing on available power supply and budgets. Public EV charging maps like Blink or Google Maps can help you attract new customers to your property.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . Android running the dashboard means Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Play Store, and more, are instantly available and work the way you already use them.

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U. Minnesota team develops Lagrangian technique to identify NOx hotspots; opportunity for connected vehicles and big data

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They manually identified Lagrangian NO x hotspots by plotting emitted NO x as a function of location using internally developed software and the Google Earth mapping program. Northrop (2016) “Lagrangian Hotspots of In-Use NO x Emissions from Transit Buses” Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00550. Kotz, David B.

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

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seconds of the 2016 A3 Cabriolet (1.8 MMI navigation plus uses 4G LTE to deliver the tailored services of Audi connect to the driver—from navigation with Google Earth and Google Street View. Purchasing customers may qualify for applicable state and federal incentives and tax credits (e.g., Driver Assistance.

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