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Tesla Model 3 police vehicle is blowing minds nine months into its initial trials

Teslarati

Toozs-Hobson noted that it is possible to perform over 200 miles of Blue Light advance driving with the all-electric sedan. Blue Light runs refer to instances when emergency vehicles operate with their lights and sirens blaring. To date, the Model 3’s longest Blue Light run has been over four hours on active deployment.

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

Green Car Congress

Features include flexible amperage setting, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, charge scheduling, power sharing, the myWallbox app, and voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Eco-Smart and Power Boost - The company’s first home energy management features available for EV drivers in the U.S.

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Hyundai Blue Link to debut smartwatch app with voice recognition at 2015 CES

Green Car Congress

Android Wear users can download the app from Google Play for free starting in the first quarter of 2015. Remote Flash Lights / Honk Horn. The next-generation Blue Link system featuring a destination search powered by Google continues to add new capabilities and is being applied to additional Hyundai vehicles. Car Finder.

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Volvo enhances mobile app to support V60 plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

Features include checking whether the car is secure (if not, users can lock the doors remotely), locating the vehicle on a map (useful if you've parked in an unfamiliar city), see fuel level, average mpg, mileage and trip meter data, plus basic maintenance details such as bulb faults, and brake fluid, oil and coolant levels. Honk and Flash.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

As gas engine powertrains typically have 100 times the number of parts of an EV powertrain, I have only paid $300 for maintenance: comprising three tire rotations and one cabin air filter, after four years of ownership. In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Google Built-In is included to access updated apps in your vehicle, including Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play. Clean Fleet Report was driving the XT4 Premium Luxury, where the narrow LED headlamps squint from the outer edges of the fenders, bordered by the signature vertical LED daytime running lights.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The arrowhead-shaped triple beam LED headlights, fog, daytime running and cornering lights frame the grille, which sports the Lexus “L” badge in blue, signifying this Lexus is electrified. The rear full-width tail lights (with a ‘Lexus’ Easter egg) have 120 LEDs that make for an impressive nighttime look.

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