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Ford offering 3 years’ complimentary public charging to C-MAX Energi customers in California and Connecticut with EV 1-2-3 Charge

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Ford Motor Company will offer three years of complimentary charging to California and Maryland customers who purchase or lease a 2016 C-MAX Energi with its pilot EV 1-2-3 Charge program. Total system horsepower is 188, top speed is 102 mph, and top speed in electric mode is 85 mph. EV range is 19 miles.

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Bosch opens North American eBike headquarters in Irvine, California

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Following its entry into the US eBike market in early 2014, Bosch has established a new headquarters office for Bosch eBike Systems in Southern California, expanding the business unit’s global operations in the US and Canada. Bosch’s eBike System boosts a cyclist’s human power with electric power at speeds up to 20 mph (32 km/h).

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Hyundai to begin production of ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle in December; targeting 1,000 units by 2015

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In December 2012, Hyundai will begin production of the ix35 Fuel Cell crossover vehicle at its Ulsan manufacturing facility in Korea, with a target of building up to 1,000 vehicles by 2015. 160 km/h (100 mph). It accelerates from zero to 62 mph in 12.5 ix35 fuel cell powertrain layout. Click to enlarge. Length; width; height.

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Report: Toyota to invest ~$165M to triple Japan production capacity for Mirai fuel cell vehicle

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Toyota is also planing to begin sales in the US—especially in California—and Europe in the summer of 2015. The current sales plan is 400 Mirais in Japan by the end of 2015; 3,000 or more in the US by the end of 2017; and 50-100 units per year in Europe around 2016. The system accelerates Mirai from 0–60 in 9.0

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Volvo Trucks and PATH successfully demo partially automated on-highway truck platooning in California; CACC

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Volvo Trucks and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley recently completed a successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning, made possible by Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology ( CACC ). km/h) while keeping 50 feet (15.2

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Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept turns in best performance so far at Sonoma Raceway

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Audi ran the latest generation of its Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept at the Sonoma Raceway in California, surpassing prior performance. At CES Asia in May 2015, journalists also had an opportunity to experience piloted driving in the traffic of megacity Shanghai. The RS 7 took just 2:01.01 minutes to complete the 4,050-meter (2.5

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Ford making FlexFuel system standard on Transit Connect van

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liter I-4 engines destined for non-California emissions states. Transit fleet customers can add an available speed limitation feature that caps top speed at 70 mph (113 km/h)—providing another option to help encourage safe driving habits and help reduce fuel costs. Customers also can choose the 1.6-liter