Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The R1T, a 5-passenger pickup truck, made its debut at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on 26 November and the R1S, a 7-passenger SUV, was revealed at the automaker’s press conference at Automobility on 27 November. R1T pricing starts at $61,500 after Federal Tax credit. Deliveries begin in late 2020.

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Motor Motors Motoring San Jose 300

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Mercedes-Benz presented the new B-Class F-CELL, its first (limited) series production fuel-cell powered electric vehicle available in the US ( earlier post ), at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The hydrogen used to run the fuel cell is stored in three tanks at a pressure of 10,150 psi (700 bar). Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 11.4

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Mercedes 2010 Los Angeles Fuel 231

Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2023

In October, the Texas attorney general accused Google of violating the state’s biometric privacy law, saying the Nest home-automation device “records—without consent—friends, children, grandparents, and guests who stop by, and then stores their voiceprints indefinitely.” They found a business card for a CBS staffer in his wallet.

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Personal Los Angeles Illinois Legal 104

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in The biggest barrier is the battery."

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