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New Gen 3 Ceed first Kia sold in Europe to offer level-two autonomy Lane Following Assist technology; new Kappa turbo, U3 diesel

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Kia Motors revealed the new Ceed ahead of its world debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Among its enhancements, the new Ceed is available with Lane Following Assist, a ‘Level Two’ autonomous driving technology. In 2006, Kia’s share of the European market was around 1.5%.

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J.D. Power: growing usage of safety technologies in new vehicles contributes to increasing vehicle appeal

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For example, respondents in that study indicate a willingness to pay a market price of $750, on average, for blind-spot detection and prevention systems. Over the past several years, we have seen non-premium brands increasingly offer the types of in-vehicle technologies that used to be available only to premium buyers.

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DOE releases final report from 6-year national fuel cell vehicle demo; key targets met, with twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles

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The NREL report said that baseline data from the demonstration teams in 2006 showed a range of net system efficiency from 51% to 58% for first-generation (Gen 1) systems, which was very close to the target. Daimler and BP; GM and Shell; Chevron, UTC Power and Hyundai-Kia; and Ford and BP.) 2,000-hour fuel cell durability.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

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Shawn: I’m a commodities market trader by background. I launched Emporia in the spring of 2018 with co-founders Ted Graham and Franz Ketwig—we have worked together since 2006 in the commodities trading space, and they now share the Chief Technical Officer role at Emporia. Then I founded and sold a couple of different companies.

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