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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids. The new Model S includes forward radar and camera, 12 long range ultrasonic sensors positioned to sense 16 feet around the car in every direction at all speeds, and an electric-assist braking system. Level 4 Prototype Cars on California Roads Since 2009.

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Geely acquiring flying car startup Terrafugia

Green Car Congress

Terrafugia aims to deliver its first flying car to the market in 2019, with the world’s first VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) flying car being made available by 2023. It will run on premium unleaded automotive gasoline, fit in a standard construction single-car garage, and convert between flight and drive modes in less than one minute.

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Charged EVs

So that was the basis for the EPA, under President Obama in 2009, setting the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. California legally should be able to do their own standards under the Clean Air Act. You have the state of California [saying that] all new sales should be electric in 2035. Margo Oge: Yeah.

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