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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

One of the houses Power House Productions is transforming in Detroit – and none too soon. I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned. photo by Galliani (c).

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Lux Research: self-driving cars will lead to a $87B opportunity in 2030, but fall short of full Level 4 autonomy; software leads

Green Car Congress

The driver is in complete and sole control of the primary vehicle controls—brake, steering, throttle, and motive power—at all times. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation. The car would then safely proceed at low speed around the neighborhood, looking for available parking spots.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

Green Car Congress

The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. Solar-powered charging station for the test vehicles. In the US program, the city of Torrance, California along with Stanford University and Google Inc., Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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How To Choose the Right EV Charging Equipment for Your Dealership

Blink Charging

And with load management, which splits available power between multiple chargers, you can control energy usage to reduce costs. Public charging for dealerships Installing EV charging stations for general public use will be a service to your neighborhood and can act as another source of revenue for your dealership.

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No Garage Space to Work In

Open Source Civic EV Kit

I don't live in the best neighborhood) I can plug in at night with a cord dangling outside, but that could invite mischievous behavior. keep the Civic EV and sell the 914 EV just because the Civic is more practical, has more power and is less of a target. You can check them out in the Google Groups Files section here.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Yen Meng Jiin/Singapore Press/AP Tan, the third of six brothers, was born and raised in a kampung (village) in the neighborhood of Geylang, Singapore.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

The 800-volt architecture also enables high-power 300+ kW DC charging, which can deliver up to 248 miles of range in 15 minutes. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features. Timing: $500 refundable deposits are being taken with no delivery date announced.

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