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Ford and Progress Energy partner to prepare Research Triangle area for EVs

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In addition to testing two plug-in hybrid Ford Escapes, the company owns seven other plug-in electric vehicles for research purposes including the Southeast’s first plug-in hybrid electric utility bucket truck, and it is expanding its partnership efforts with the auto industry to test additional vehicles.

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

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California has shown time and time again that it is a global technological leader and today marks the beginning of a new era for the auto industry. In July, with Florida Gov. Driverless vehicle technology has the potential to revolutionize driving, reduce traffic accidents and save lives. —California state Senator Padilla.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. by Bill Cooke. —Anthony Levandowski. Approximately 1.5

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Personal: One in a Million

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In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. It has eight times the number of EVs of the next state, Florida. Behind the Numbers. Tesla Model 3 was the top seller in the state. The Role of Rebates. Perks like HOV lane access add to the value.

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Setting a new standard for battery leak testing

Charged EVs

You may remember, several years ago, the auto industry had a big recall of airbag inflators. At first, airbag inflator recalls were limited to places like Florida—high-humidity environments—but then they slowly expanded the recall nationwide.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

Support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay is pretty much mandatory, but Bluetooth Multi-Connection, which lets the car pair with two devices simultaneously, is newer. First sales this fall will be limited to 10 ZEV states, plus Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. The company says it will invest $7.4

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The Projected Growth of EVs

Blink Charging

Lockdowns hit the auto industry hard and vehicle sales plummeted. in May 2020, a catastrophic hit for any industry. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that would increase state expenditures on EVSE infrastructure. EVs have also grown to a 4.4% market share up from 2.3% in 2020 of total new vehicle sales.