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California DMV Suspends Cruise Driverless Vehicle Permits

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has suspended Cruise’s permit to operate driverless vehicles, citing public safety concerns. Waymo doesn’t look to be having quite so many problems in California. Cruise has attempted to smooth things over by suggesting the incident was unavoidable as presented.

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LiveWire readies production version of S2 Del Mar electric motorcycle; reservations open

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kW), 184 ft-lb of torque, 75 minute 20%-80% recharge time using L2, and 431 pounds of weight, delivering projected 0-to-60 mph times of 3.1 LiveWire’s scalable ARROW architecture with proprietary battery, motor, charging, and control systems debuts on the Del Mar model and was designed at LiveWire Labs in Mountain View, California.

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Fisker introduces Alaska pickup truck, Ocean with Force E off-road package; 11 Ocean deliveries in Q2

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Fisker recently presented four future electric vehicles, as well as technology and sustainability visions, to an audience of investors, analysts, employees, and the media at an event in Huntington Beach, California. A triple-motor all-wheel drive powertrain is projected to deliver 1,000-plus horsepower and 0-60 mph in approximately 2.0

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Opinion: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Speed Warnings

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The California Senate has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will require all new cars sold or build in the state to have "passive speed limiters" installed by 2032. At this point, you might point out that these systems would only start scolding drivers at speeds more than 10 mph over. This is a horrible idea.

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Volvo Trucks and PATH successfully demo partially automated on-highway truck platooning in California; CACC

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Volvo Trucks and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley recently completed a successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning, made possible by Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology ( CACC ). km/h) while keeping 50 feet (15.2

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Volkswagen to put MEB-based electric I.D. BUZZ microbus concept into production; Cargo variant too

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Volkswagen presented the concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The Chairmen of the Boards of Management of the Volkswagen and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands, Dr Herbert Diess and Dr Eckhard Scholz, announced the decision today at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California. BUZZ microbus concept into production.

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3 Reasons an Electric Vehicle is the Perfect Present

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California has some of the most impressive EV incentives including the $4,500 Clean Vehicle Rebate , $5,000 Clean Vehicle Assistance Program , $1,500 Vehicle Retirement Consumer Assistance Program , Clean Vehicle Assistance Program Beneficial State Foundation , and $1,500 Clean Fuel Reward. *. Fast, Smooth, & Clean.