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State Farm and Ford team up to introduce usage-based insurance to new connected vehicle owners

Green Car Congress

State Farm and Ford launched Drive Safe & Save Connected Car for customers with eligible connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles, to benefit from usage-based insurance (UBI). State Farm will debut Drive Safe & Save Connected Car in Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Oregon, for policies effective on or after 27 Feb.

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Fires possibility turning EV walk to ash

Baua Electric

A January presentation from the Area of Power Warehouse and Electrical Transportation on the Idaho Nationwide Laboratory notes that automakers and insurance coverage corporations may face warranty- and liability-related monetary losses, and losses from damaging crowd belief of electrical automobiles. .

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

Red rocks, dinosaur prints, Sawtooth Mountains, High Sierra wilderness, and wildflowers By Raejean Fellows: Past President, Electric Auto Association; Director, Plug In America. Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho - Photo by Raejean Fellows. Stanley and Sun Valley, Idaho are definitely at the top of the list.

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

Teslarati

Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. Customers can better manage their car insurance premium because their rate will be more closely associated with their personal driving characteristic. The program’s policies take effect on or after February 27, 2020.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

We screened Who Killed the Electric Car and Revenge of the Electric Car on successive evenings. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. We would compete in front of 65,000 fans on Saturday and the Indy cars would get even bigger crowds on Sunday. “Of

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

The first power plant using NuScale’s technology is set to start generating electricity in 2029 at the Idaho National Laboratory, as part of the Carbon Free Power Project. Each houses between 4 and 12 self-contained reactor modules depending on local needs.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

By the second half of the 1950s, sales of small European cars in North America—mostly Volkswagen Beetles but also machinery from Britain , France and Italy —had grown large enough to alarm American manufacturers. The first Studebaker car was an EV that went into production in South Bend in 1902. Even a cabin heater cost extra.

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