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Sony and Honda sign MOU to create JV to develop and sell EVs and mobility services; first model on sale in 2025

Green Car Congress

The two companies will proceed with negotiations toward executing various definitive binding agreements, including a joint development agreement and a joint venture agreement, with a goal of establishing the new company within 2022, subject to execution of the definitive agreements and relevant regulatory approvals.

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New Audi A8 debuting Level 3 autonomous AI traffic jam pilot; parking and remote garage pilots; zFAS controller

Green Car Congress

The introduction of the Audi AI traffic jam pilot requires the statutory framework to be clarified in each individual market, along with the country-specific definition of the application and testing of the system. If they ignore this prompt and the subsequent warnings, the new A8 is braked to a standstill.

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

The committee also recommended the Agencies establish a new definition of a “null” vehicle, representative of the most basic vehicle in the 2016 MY time frame as well as a baseline 2016 MY fleet reflecting actual technology penetration rates. Consumer Impacts and Acceptance Issues.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". I am a big proponent of unions but honestly, stop playing ball and just cut the pay of EVERYONE including your top execs and stop yourself from going out of business. We had a Celebrity (1987-1994) and it was a piece of crap. Never again.

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