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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

Connect with Dr. Frank on social media: https://www.facebook.com/andyfrankatedi [link]. 7 ] Making $1 Fuel Mainstream | CleanTechnica 26 Nov 2014. [ 13 ] Pulling Back the Veil on EV Charging Station Costs - Rocky Mountain Institute 29 April 2014. [ Dr. Frank is also CTO and co-founder of Efficient Drivetrains Inc. Dr. Bruce R.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. And by 2014, you could drive a Tesla cross-country and built into that car's navigation system is what I described earlier the ability to say "Take me from where I am now to this destination. Will we have a universal standard for charging?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. And by 2014, you could drive a Tesla cross-country and built into that car's navigation system is what I described earlier the ability to say "Take me from where I am now to this destination. Will we have a universal standard for charging?

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

Cars That Think

Visually, it’s an astounding aircraft, like something from a 1930s pulp sci-fi magazine. The journey that made Leng’s dream a reality kicked into high gear in 2014 when a chance meeting with investor Sebastian Thrun at an aviation conference led to Google cofounder Larry Page investing in Leng’s project.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Expects production around 2014. But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug. Toyota is also concerned that plug-in owners might tire of connecting their cars every day. Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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