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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

Baua Electric

Otherwise, you may spend hours caught in traffic, as many discovered after the 2017 eclipse. The highest demand so far has come in places like Dallas and Austin, Texas, as well as Cleveland and Indianapolis. appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. And take off the next day, too, if you can. and Montreal.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center ( CSRC ) formally launched the next phase of its research mission, following on the successful conclusion of its first five years of auto safety research. CSRC 2017 Report.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

Green Car Congress

CSRC projects have made meaningful contributions to auto safety industry-wide, including research into human factors on vehicle safety and the efficacy of active and passive safety systems, as well as the collection of driving data and development of new tools to analyze that data.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

China EV

It opened an research and development center in Silicon Valley in March of 2017. In October of 2017, Seres acquired battery startup inEVit, Inc. In November of 2017, Seres acquired the former AM General manufacturing plant in Mishawaka, IN. In April of 2018, it established a second Silicon Valley R & D center.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Setec Powerr

In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. China is the world’s largest auto market, and electric vehicle sales are expected to account for 20 percent of sales in 2022. “In Indianapolis, most people still think cars should run on gasoline.”