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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Truth About Cars

General Motors announced its intention to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on its upcoming EVs earlier this year. Now we have a new piece out in Motor Trend in which the company explains in so many words that the decision is all about driver safety. Apps that are currently available in CarPlay and Android Auto.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Between a brief drive in New Mexico and a longer loan, I found myself enjoying this EV. Oh, and the price isn't cost-prohibitive. It also has 40 miles of electric range and an updated Google-based infotainment system that is more responsive than before.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

General Motors announced its flexible application framework that will allow drivers to add apps and features to their vehicles after the initial purchase. The framework enables new set of vehicle APIs for developers, allowing them to interact with and build upon the infotainment systems in GM vehicles. Music and Entertainment.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Nissan Motor, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers. The electric-car start-up was offered $465 million in low-cost loans by the U.S.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Let’s take a stroll through the new ways to get around, starting with companies that didn’t exist when we first started writing about the subject and now dominate the discussion. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

July 22, 2008; The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today a research and development collaboration with General Motors and 34 top utilities to facilitate integration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ( PHEVs ) into the grid, a key step in providing the nation’s drivers an alternative to petroleum fuels.

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Battery startup Sion Power raises USD 75 mn in funding round led by LG Energy Solution – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The company, which also received new investment from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ‘s family office, Hillspire, intends to seek technical and market validation of its technology and plans to build a manufacturing line to make lithium-metal cells.

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