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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

Green Car Congress

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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50,000 Teslas to be added to Uber Network by 2023, announces Hertz

Teslarati

Under the partnership, and staring November 1, Uber drivers would be able to rent Teslas from Hertz in its Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. However, the car rental giant also noted that there could be future orders as the program expands. locations.

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GM’s epically bad year still earned it $10 billion – but that’s not due to EV sales

Baua Electric

GM forecasts its total US auto industry sales to hit 16 million in 2024, but it has dropped its goal of making 400,000 EVs through mid-2024. Photo credit: General Motors/Cadillac If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Tesla sends brief update for Model S Plaid’s customer deliveries

Teslarati

Credit: Teslarati via @BlakeM in San Francisco. This was partly due to the supply chain shortages that have been adversely affecting the auto industry. . Just recently, however, some customers waiting for their new Model S orders received a message from the electric car maker.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. The EV’s homes are as might be expected, in the more populous and wealthier pockets of the San Francisco Bay Area and sprawling Los Angeles region stretching down to San Diego.

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U.S. Regulator Proposes Updated Rules for Autonomous Vehicles in Exchange for Data

The Truth About Cars

Updated rules would presumably allow automakers to field more self-driving test vehicles on public roads than we’ve seen thus far in exchange for those companies sharing the data those cars collect with the government. Due to the fact that any autonomous vehicle lacking human controls (e.g. Privacy is another concern.