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Ford hybrid recall, Mini electric convertible, Polestar 3 price, Vinfast stores: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Vinfast opens California stores. Mini teases the possibility of an electric convertible. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar tips on pricing for its Model X-sized Polestar 3. And Ford is recalling a lot of late-model hybrids over what only sounds like part of a potential remedy.

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France. To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet.

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BT Group converts street signal cabinet into EV charger

Electric Cars Report

the startup and digital incubation arm at BT Group, announces that it will power up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.

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Mercedes pay+ turns the car into a payment device; Visa technology

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Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. With the new digital payment service Mercedes pay+, Mercedes-Benz introduces native in-car payments. Instead, the car itself turns into a payment device.

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Mini Recharged is converting classic Minis to EVs with "bespoke upcycling" program

Green Car Reports

Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars. The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor cars, Mini said in a press release. The original engines are marked and stored, leaving the option for them to be refitted later.

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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

The Truth About Cars

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. But does that still ring true, do I still think an old German car was the right choice? In a word, yes.

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US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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If a definitive agreement is reached, the project is expected to capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of CO 2 per year, the equivalent to carbon emissions from nearly 11,000 passenger cars. Additionally, CO 2 that is converted to calcium carbonate can be permanently stored as an environmentally friendly mineral.

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