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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

Green Car Congress

In addition, by placing commercially available dashcam drive recorders in Toyota test vehicles, the project will demonstrate automated map generation from a broader range of sources that do not have TSS. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

Clean Fleet Report

The EV6 has an EPA range of up to 310 miles and quick charging rates due to its cutting edge 800-volt architecture. RWD EV6s deliver the best range, and AWD EV6s provide the best all-weather traction and best performance at a small penalty in range with an EPA range of 310 for the RWD vs. 274 miles for the AWD version. Slippery slopes.

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

The expectation is batteries using this new technology will result in standard battery packs with up to 600 miles of range and the ability to fast-charge in less than 15 minutes as well as being able to put up with multiple fast-charging sessions. More Battery News: Event: Battery Show & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo.

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Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg, 110% better than conventional diesel, 30% better than electric hybrids

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mpg (34 l/100km) on the industry-standard ADB duty cycle—110% better than conventional diesel buses on the road today and 30% better than the best-in-class electric hybrid buses available today, according to the final report on the project published by the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

Cars That Think

The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Install 3 miles of charging lane with about the same frequency as Rest Stops.