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Autonomous electric car technology: Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. They are the driver-less vehicle and also known as the autonomous car. Driver assistance systems are implemented in a car to enhance the driver’s convenience. An autonomous car is the one which is 100% driver-less vehicle.

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Google goes green

Green Cars News

It’s probably the most famous name on the internet - yes even ahead of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk - and now Google is going green. Due to operational factors such as light levels and the weather, the trike will only remain in the UK for a limited time with images stitched together and then made available in StreetView on Google Maps.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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million Americans will travel during the 2023 holiday travel period, and 90% of them will travel by car. While charging stations can now be found on mapping services such as Google Maps, Apple Maps, PlugShare, and select vehicle navigation systems, these services do not always include information about live station status or payment methods.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. trillion.

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DC Fast Charging: Everything You Need to Know

Blink Charging

It delivers 480V, which can fill 80% of most car batteries in 30 to 40 minutes. When you resort to a DC fast charging station, your car receives power constantly at a higher voltage. It’s perfect for prolonging your car’s battery life expectancy, as experts recommend to charge batteries at 80% of their capacity.

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Why Hotels Are Essential to This Year’s Summer EV Travel

Blink Charging

This is because the majority of EV charging takes place at home where cars are parked for several hours at a time while the driver sleeps. Your hotel will be added to mapping services like PlugShare , Google Maps, the Blink Network , and select vehicle navigation systems to tell EV drivers about your chargers.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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You will notice that it’s a handsome, premium-grade midsize car that looks like a tall sedan (it’s actually a hatchback). The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years.

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