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Select Honda and Acura Vehicles now offering Siri Eyes Free integration

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announced that select Honda and Acura models including the 2013 -2014 Honda Accord and 2013 Acura RDX and ILX now offer Apple''s Siri Eyes Free mode as a dealer installed accessory. Additional Siri Eyes Free functionality available on Honda vehicles will be revealed on 3 December 2013. American Honda Motor Co.,

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SolarCity and Honda establish investment find to finance $65M in solar projects for Honda and Acura customers

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are partnering to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the US, providing a cleaner source of electricity at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. SolarCity and American Honda Motor Co., < The offer is time-limited. each year for 20 years, on approved credit.

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SolarCity and Honda to finance $50M more in solar projects for Honda and Acura customers and dealerships

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The new commitment will make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the US. SolarCity installed the high-efficiency and cost-effective solar system used in this project. The $50-million fund is a follow-up to a $65-million fund the companies created in 2013. Earlier post.)

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Tesla adds Magic Dock to Superchargers in Canada

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Tesla started rolling out the Magic Dock earlier this year and started installing it on a number of Superchargers in California and New York. Tesla is adding its Magic Dock to Superchargers in Canada, letting EVs with the Combined Charging System (CCS) use the most expansive and dependable EV charging network in the world.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda plans to introduce these models to the North American market as model year 2024 vehicles, one from Honda brand and the other from the Acura brand. Honda and GM are jointly developing two large-sized EV models using GM’s Ultium batteries. Advanced Battery Technology.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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It was neither as clean looking nor as slick as the Aurora show car, but could be installed without major changes to the dash. When it arrived, the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight became the first production car available in the United States with a GPS navigation system. It was available on all three models for 1996. Let me know.

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NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects

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million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. But this is an urgent safety issue, and all consumers with vehicles covered by the previous recalls should have that remedy installed.

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