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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

Green Car Congress

Although the powertrains remain the same, the new Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid feature a comprehensive exterior and interior redesign, safety, suspension and new and improved infotainment and connectivity features. Next-Generation Blue Link Connected Car System. The heart of the 2018 Sonata Hybrid is a 2.0-liter Remote Lock/Unlock.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses. Connect will install solar power panels at an existing maintenance facility to support the electric bus deployment and reduce the costs associated with charging the buses. New Jersey Transit.

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Exploding Chips, Meta's AR Hardware, and More

Cars That Think

So like your smartphone, it needs these converters to digitize your voice but also to handle the radio signal and so on. And then you feed it to your analog to digital converter. Instead, what he’s proposing is that we invent an analog-to-digital converter that doesn’t need one. They couldn’t be connected any more closely.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The sun gear is connected to MG1 (acting as the generator); the planet carrier is connected directly to the engine, and the ring gear is connected to the counter gear. The PCU features a compact inverter design with direct cooling of IGBT transistors, and converts DC to 3-phase AC to drive MG1 and MG2. Power Control Unit.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

Clean Fleet Report

The BZ4X will be sold throughout the world, but in America it will be first offered (April 2022) in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Narrow LED tail lights, with a connecting light strip, take-up little space, revealing a modern design.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

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Charging is also through powerful motor regeneration that, when coasting or braking, converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. Bluetooth connection for up-to two devices, 12-volt outlets, USB power and data ports, wireless phone charging and a Wi-Fi hotspot complete the technology.

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