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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part I)

The Truth About Cars

The panel itself was made of arrows, warning lights, and buzzers, which worked to alert drivers to issues, indicated when to turn left or right, and gave a heads-up about upcoming obstacles in the road. & GM went as far as to publish ads for the system in magazines as late as September of 1967.

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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.

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How Electric Vehicles Help You Prolong the Life of Your Fleet

Green Fleet Magazine

All light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles will eventually need maintenance or repairs on the hundreds of moving parts. When considering electric vehicles for a commercial or government fleet, fleet owners and managers must always ask, “How much will this cost?” Here’s what you need to know about maintaining your EV fleet.

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Dow Corning and Delphi Automotive win R&D 100 award for silicone adhesive

Green Car Congress

announced that a silicone adhesive technology it recently developed alongside Delphi Automotive PLC has earned one of R&D Magazine ’s 2015 R&D 100 Awards. This one-part, heat-cure adhesive also cures rapidly and at lower temperatures from the “inside out” to greatly accelerate processing, lower energy use and reduce material costs.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

She continues to play a pivotal role in pushing for the electrification of trucks, buses, and airplanes to complement the growing light-duty EV market, as well as advocating for increased bicycle infrastructure and the development of public transit.

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Tesla’s Safety Score system could result in unsafe driving: Consumer Reports

Teslarati

While the gamification of safe driving behavior could work, the magazine argued that Tesla’s Safety Scores could also incentivize drivers to cheat the system to gain a high rating. Funkhouser, for her part, suggested that Tesla should optimize its Safety Score metrics as soon as possible.

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Glamping With the Stars

Baua Electric

As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a long, gray Tennessee winter. The DarkSky Approved Lodging program is another step forward in the nonprofit’s history of advocacy for the reduction of light pollution.

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