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Hyundai opening R&D and Lab Center in Montana to design and build Ultimate Mobility Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Hyundai New Horizons Studio (NHS), a unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs) ( earlier post ), will open a new Research, Development and Lab Center in Bozeman, Montana. The all-new facility will serve as NHS headquarters and will support prototyping, field testing and application development for UMVs.

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

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Customers can better manage their car insurance premium because their rate will be more closely associated with their personal driving characteristic. Ford announced that State Farm will roll out the Drive Safe & Save insurance program in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

This means that, unless you’re planning a road trip across rural Montana, you should always be able to find a charging station before you run low on power. Polestar 2 : Polestar is owned by Volvo, which prides itself on building safe vehicles. Recharge stations are becoming more common, too.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) sponsors a broad program of connected vehicle research ; the research is a multimodal program that involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal communications devices to improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. — Mike Shulman.

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White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

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On the same day as the statement from the Biden White House, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted that in its August Short-Term Energy Outlook , it forecast larger than previously expected world petroleum inventory draws in 2021 and larger inventory builds in 2022. This US statement is horrifying, and we won’t stand for it.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

Cars That Think

Then there is the willingness of hundreds of millions of ICE vehicle drivers the world over to alter their personal behaviors, lifestyles, and for many their livelihoods, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Rural areas make up 86 percent of U.S. land area, and 60 million of America’s population. Rural driving requirements are different.

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

I do hope that the financial incentives in this Build Back Better legislation will happen, because there are over $500 billion of climate change [investments], from renewable energy to incentives for electric vehicles. Charged : Do you think the Build Back Better bill, which includes the reform of the federal tax credits, still has a chance?

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