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Driving Dystopia: Judge Dismisses Automotive Privacy Lawsuit

The Truth About Cars

Last week, a federal judge refused to have the courts reexamine a gaggle of class action lawsuits claiming automotive manufacturers had violated Washington State's privacy laws after allegations that on-board infotainment systems were recording customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

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Yellen visits US lithium site in Chile, eyes progress on green transition – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Washington has a strong interest in Chile as the world’s largest producer of copper and the second largest producer of lithium, both components needed in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies as part of the green transition. She told reporters on Friday that the U.S.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Jerry gave a comprehensive overview of the conversion technology used in the Spirit of DC, including the lead-acid battery pack module installation from Plug-In Supply in Santa Rosa, California. over the next eight months: [link] This cross-country journey began at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

Cars That Think

The interview transcripts can be downloaded here and here. As Sutherland put it in his thesis , “The Sketchpad system makes it possible for a man and a computer to converse rapidly through the medium of line drawings. Other products and efforts became essential to computer animation and to military pilot training.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By abstracting devices to use electricity as their fuel, we can concentrate on advancing clean electricity production techniques and have the benefits shared by everything. Highly Ranked KarlW @ Apr 19th 2009 4:57PM @Elodie Yes, we know. Its pointed out every time anybody mentions electric cars. Its a centralised solution. In a word, no.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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