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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Polestar will open pre-orders for the Polestar 1 at 08:00 CET on 13 March 2018 with a request to the list of potential customers to pay a fully-refundable deposit of €2,500. Having broken ground in November 2017, construction is on track for tooling installation and pre-production to begin as planned towards the end of 2018.

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2nd annual Bosch analysis of ADAS finds emergency braking and lane assist systems on the rise

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Bosch then examined the lists of vehicle features to determine what driver assistance systems were offered. The drowsiness recognition system was installed in one-quarter of all new cars in 2014. Automatic emergency braking systems are even more common in Belgium than in Germany.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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For a list of conversions completed to date, see Where PHEVs (mostly Priuses) Are. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles. Green Gears, Inc.

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