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Uber Can Connect To Tesla App, Offer Drivers Rides That Fit In EV’s Range

CleanTechnica EVs

I did it for about 50,000 miles in a 2018 Nissan LEAF. Trying to do that in an EV that lacks liquid cooling in a hot city like Phoenix didn’t turn out to be a great […] Working as an Uber or Lyft (or both) driver in an EV can be challenging. How do I know?

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VW-owned Navistar begins autonomous trucking pilot

Teslarati

Navistar also expects it will have an addressable market of roughly 25 billion miles of freight routes on U.S. ” In 2018, former Navistar CEO Troy Clarke said that the company expected to have more electric trucks on the road than Tesla by 2025 , citing its more than century-long history building semis. . interstates.

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Cadillac embarks on first hands-free cross-country highway drive with Super Cruise

Green Car Congress

Crossing through 16 states, plus the District of Columbia, in Super Cruise-equipped Cadillac CT6 vehicles, the drive program will make stops in major cities across the US including: Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Dallas, Texas; Santa Fe, New Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona. Andrew Cuomo.

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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While San Francisco was one of Waymo’s early testing sites, it is lagging behind the Phoenix metropolitan region in terms of autonomous ride-hailing commercialization. Because in 2017, Waymo began providing rides to Phoenix residents and though the company didn’t make considerable money, the program is said to be a success.

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Chinese Joint Venture Will Begin Mass-Producing an Autonomous Electric Car

Cars That Think

In 2018, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transportation, published standards for setting up road-test facilities for intelligent automobiles.

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Top 5 Truck Companies in the World With the Potential to Revolutionise the Logistics Sector

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In 2018, Daimler , the world’s biggest truck manufacturer, unveiled the Freightliner eCascadia, an all-electric 18-wheeler. The big rig was designed for regional transportation and port operation and has a 250-mile span. Furthermore, the van’s lithium-ion battery pack will have a 150-mile range. Daimler Trucks.

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Enthusiasm electric!

Electric Auto Association

Scottsdale is part of the greater Phoenix area, the fastest growing city in the US, so it is no wonder that it is expanding so quickly. 2022 EV Road Tripper Ambassador: Ben Rich, New Jersey EVA In 2022, Ben traveled 29,650 all-electric miles in his Tesla and on the Zero SR electric motorcycle that he rides into New York City.