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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

Cars That Think

IEEE Life Fellow Sergio Benedetto Vice President, Publication Services and Products Sergio Bregni Benedetto is a professor emeritus at Politecnico di Torino, in Turin, Italy. Or, as Castillo likes to say, she “plays with planes on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.”

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Toyota Prius V hybrid wagon ends U.S. run; RAV4 Hybrid took its sales

Green Car Reports

Toyota has confirmed to Green Car Reports that it is ending production of the hybrid wagon for the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The reason is simple: Its sales have fallen considerably since the 2016 launch of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid compact.

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Tesla has reached 600,000 worldwide Powerwall installations

Teslarati

The milestone comes just weeks after the next-gen Powerwall 3 officially went on sale in the U.S. after Tesla had slowly been deploying the new product throughout much of last year. states, including California, Texas , Massachusetts, and others, along with a recent program launched in Puerto Rico , and other locations outside the U.S.

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Toyota factory in France starts Yaris production for North American export

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has started production of the Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. This certificate was created in order to help customers identify products that have more than 50% of their value manufactured in France. An additional €10 million (US$12.9

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Daimler Buses North America Crests 3,000 Hybrid Bus Sales Mark

Green Car Congress

Sales for Daimler Buses North America’s Orion VII diesel-electric series hybrid bus have surpassed 3,000 units—more than any other manufacturer in the world. More than 2,200 units are already in service, with an additional 850 firm orders in backlog from cities such as New York City, Seattle, Houston, Ottawa and Puerto Rico.

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smart USA and Nissan to Collaborate on New Gasoline-Powered B-Segment Vehicle for the US Market

Green Car Congress

for collaboration on a new vehicle for sale in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the MOU, smart USA would obtain the rights to procure and distribute a five-door, gasoline-powered, B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through the smart USA retail dealership network in the United States. Click to enlarge. stake in Nissan.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

It’s been a great year with company record-breaking sales and big increases in our membership. There are now nearly 460,000 Blink members, and we are already planning celebrations for our next sales and membership milestones. 2023 is nearly at its end, and the Blink team is working hard to bring EV charging everywhere.