article thumbnail

Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

Green Car Congress

Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

Google 186
article thumbnail

Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

Green Car Congress

Autonomy’s subscription model offers the cheapest, fastest, and easiest way to get an electric vehicle, and it does not require the long-term debt or commitment that comes with buying or leasing. Autonomy subscribers can pay their subscription entirely on their credit card or through their bank account.

Fleet 482
article thumbnail

Cummins survey finds growing commuter support for hydrogen-fueled public transport in Europe; willing to pay more

Green Car Congress

This research was conducted through Google Surveys in October 2020. When asked about buying or renting a car powered by hydrogen, more than a quarter of respondents in Belgium and the UK reported concerns with the upfront cost. Nearly half of commuters in Belgium and Germany expressed the same view.

Hydrogen 314
article thumbnail

Hyundai announces Evolve+ EV subscription program

Green Car Congress

How it works: Customers download the Evolve+ app from Google Play or the Apple Store to their smartphone. If Evolve+ customers like their experience, and want a long-term commitment, the Hyundai dealer can lease or sell them the vehicle. Then the customer can simply go to the dealership to pick the vehicle up.

Hyundai 221
article thumbnail

Google Ogles Plug Ins

Plug In Partners

Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual By KATIE HAFNER New York Times Published: September 14, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 — The ambitious founders of Google , the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming.

Google 100
article thumbnail

Fraunhofer Car2X patent index shows surge in US automaker and IT company activity; Germany loses its leading position

Green Car Congress

What’s more, IT companies—and not just the giants such as Google—are muscling their way into the automotive segment by patenting products in the Car2X technology field. Fraunhofer is also seeing the first patent buying activities from what are known as patent trolls.

Companies 199
article thumbnail

California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

Green Car Congress

The trucks will be tested in various locations, including Google in the Bay Area, the City of Santa Monica and the Port of Los Angeles. The Energy Commission is also awarding $1,074,000 in buy-down incentives for 46 alternative-fuel vehicles. The newly approved buy-down incentives go to the following companies: TEC of California Inc.