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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Average fuel economy is 3.48 Production of additional Ollies is taking place at Local Motors headquarters near Phoenix. Maximum speed is 20 km/h (12 mph). km/kWh (2.16

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

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According to GM, the updated standard can be expected by the end of the summer — just in time, perhaps, for the first production prototypes of the Chevy Volt. at tripenyinc (Manchester, New Hampshire) Product Manager at Synacor (Buffalo, New York) all jobs | post a job | jobs feed Subscribe to Earth2Tech © 2009 The GigaOM Network.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

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He cited the large footprint of a small slipper once you factor in production, shipping and waste. Ivan Bauza is the director of sales and marketing at the Setai , a luxury hotel in Miami Beach. By closing the loop on waste, we are creating a circular economy,” said Morgan Martinello, the resort’s general manager.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

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Range has increased, access to charging infrastructure has expanded, and major automakers have (finally) begun to actively market their EVs and to prepare for a new era of mass production. Newly charged automakers are finding themselves to be production-constrained , as EV trendsetter Tesla has been for some years.