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NHTSA ODI opens preliminary evaluation of Tesla Autopilot following 11 crashes at first responder scenes

Green Car Congress

The investigation will additionally assess the Object and Event Detection and Response (OEDR) by vehicles when engaged in Autopilot mode, and Operational Design Domain (ODD) in which the Autopilot mode is functional. The eleven crashes of concern to ODI are: Date. City/County. 07/10/2021. 05/19/2021. 03/17/2021. 02/27/2021. Montgomery County.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

Green Car Congress

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In conjunction with the media event, Ford announced that it, Magna International Inc. Earlier post.).

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 Charlotte to Orlando? The C-shaped horizontal LED tail lights are connected by a light strip that runs the full width of the rear and sits above the rear fascia with black accents.

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Riding the tide

Electric Auto Association

Charlotte chapter meets new challenges from the increase in EV demand. Since the recent rise in interest in electric vehicles (EVs), Charlotte Electric Vehicle Association (CEVA) President Jess Montgomery has become the go-to EV expert in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Cars and Coffee event.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The once spontaneous and slightly unpredictable one-day event of price slashing, has become a heavily organised, calculated and extended event, leaving shoppers questioning whether the endless bargains, really are all that. myenergi’s Green Friday. The simple things; the subtle human experiences we often take for granted.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop never exceeding 45 mph and encountering many stop lights, experienced a far greater all-electric range of 46.2 Charlotte to Orlando? The horizontal LED tail lights, are connected by a light strip that runs the full width of the rear. San Diego to San Francisco?

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Contact Ewan Pritchard at epritcha@advancedenergy.org.

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