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Renault Group and Google partner on digital architecture for software-defined vehicles

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Renault Group and Google announced an expanded partnership aimed at designing and delivering the digital architecture for the “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) and accelerating the group's digitalization. Insurance models based on actual usage and driving behaviors.

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Google Maps adds more public EV charging information – Charged EVs

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Now Google Maps has announced plans to upgrade the EV charger information it provides. The service plans to roll out new features designed to provide more detailed and current information about chargers. Google Maps will soon provide information about the exact locations of charging stations.

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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes. It provides consumers with Google apps and services built-in, such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play.

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BluSmart launches ‘BluSmart Charge’ App, opens EV charging service to public – ET Auto

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Alongside the charge app launch, BluSmart also expanded its charging infrastructure network and opened its 50th EV charging hub. Alongside the charge app launch, BluSmart also expanded its charging infrastructure network and opened its 50th EV charging hub. million sq. million sq.

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Serial 1 launches second generation of electric bikes with Google integration

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They found some success with their smooth design, first-rate materials, and exclusive colorways. The company is on a roll with the reveal of their second-generation e-bikes, now synced to the Google Cloud. Serial 1 x Google. Last week, Harley’s other electric sub-company LiveWire unveiled a new electric motorcycle.

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Audi investing ~€100M in charging infrastructure at German sites; 10% of parking spaces by mid-2022

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Audi is working to electrify one in ten parking spaces at its German plants by mid-2022; most of these charging spaces will be accessible to the public. This independent concept is the largest charging infrastructure project carried out by a German employer. Audi’s largest individual charging park with a power input of 2.1

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Google to sponsor NASA Green Flight Challenge

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The CAFE Foundation announced that Google will sponsor the NASA Centennial Challenge flight competition known as the Green Flight Challenge (GFC). The aircraft in the Green Flight Challenge sponsored by Google represent a diverse mix of singular prototypes created expressly for the competition by some of the world’s top designers.

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