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Bosch and Daimler: San Jose to become pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service; SAE Level 4/5

Green Car Congress

Bosch and Daimler announced that San Jose, the third biggest city in California, is planned to be the pilot city for trials, targeted to begin during the second half of 2019, of the highly and fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service recently announced by the two companies. Earlier post.)

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Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021

Green Car Congress

Luxury EV maker Lucid Motors plans to open 20 retail locations—known as Lucid Studios—and service centers throughout North America by the end of 2021. San Jose Studio: Located at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, CA. Los Angeles Service Center: Located at 9022 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, CA.

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Drako Motors unveils 2,000 HP all-electric Dragon super SUV

Electric Cars Report

The San Jose, California-based startup Drako Motors unveiled its upcoming 2,000 HP all-electric Dragon super SUV. The Dragon is Drako’s second vehicle after the GTE electric sedan.

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In San Jose area? Come join us next week!

Revenge of the Electric Car

They are part of a panel that also includes Bill Nye “the Science Guy&# and Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors, to talk about education for plug-in and hybrid technology, and how the general public can get involved in changing our methods of transportation.

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Tesla Cybertruck appearing in more showrooms, now outside California

Teslarati

After the Cybertruck was spotted on display at showrooms in San Jose and San Diego on Monday, the vehicle has now made its way to at least a few more stores, including some in New York and Florida. California •San Diego @ Westfield UTC Mall •San Jose @ Santana Row New York •New York City @ Meatpacking Go see a Cybertruck!

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BAE Systems, QinetiQ to integrate hybrid electric drive into tracked combat vehicle

Green Car Congress

E-X-Drive combines electrical and mechanical components in a novel configuration that is efficiently packaged, incorporates mechanical regenerative transfer of steering power, range-shift mechanisms, and permanent magnet motor technology. The designs have completed extensive lab and vehicle tests, including safety certifications.

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Shell closing its California hydrogen refueling stations

Teslarati

The locations of the closures are at Shell stations scattered throughout Northern California, located in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose and Sacramento. In September, Shell said it had “discontinued its plan to build and operate additional light-duty vehicle fueling stations in California,” in a statement to Hydrogen Insight.

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