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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. But I was still stoked to exhibit the car at every LA area EV Expo, Earth Day Event and Plug-In spectacular. Displaying and explaining the car at an earth day event.

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Tesla delays Model S Plaid delivery event to June 10, ‘one more week of tweak’ needed

Teslarati

Tesla has delayed its Model S Plaid delivery event to June 10th, after CEO Elon Musk said the vehicle needs “one more week of tweak.” No details regarding the event itself have been released. The new Model S starts at $79,990 for the Long Range Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive setup, and $119,990 for the Plaid Powertrain.

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SEAT unveiling MEB-based el-Born EV at Geneva; in-market in 2020

Green Car Congress

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will unveil its el-Born electric vehicle concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The SEAT el-Born benefits from autonomous level two systems, giving partial automation to the vehicle so it can control steering, acceleration and deceleration events.

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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

Eventually, GM pried our car away,” Cox continued, explaining that the next time he experienced an EV was at a Tesla event in 2006 in Santa Monica, California, where he rode in a prototype Tesla Roadster. “My I talked about different types of electric motors, batteries, and electrical systems.”

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Cruise in hot seat amid Fire Department’s claims that robotaxis delayed responders in fatal incident

Teslarati

General Motors’ self-driving unit, Cruise, saw protests outside its San Francisco headquarters earlier this week. The incident, which happened on August 14, involved a pedestrian who was hit by a car in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco.

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Mitsubishi bringing 2018 Outlander PHEV to US in December

Green Car Congress

liter gasoline engine, two high-performance electric motors and Mitsubishi’s Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) system, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is the only PHEV crossover with all-wheel drive in its class. The two 60 kW full-time, high-output electric motors are separately mounted at the front and rear axles. Equipped with a 2.0-liter

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter 4-cylinder engine is coupled to a 32-kilowatt electric motor for a combined 139 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque. This process can be viewed on the instrument cluster where you can watch the power flow into and out of the battery and motor. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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