Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities. The program will be available everywhere Firefly is on the road.

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EV Obssesion

AUGUST 17, 2021

Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company, is working with Google Maps to provide e-scooters and e-bikes as a transportation option on the platform in Spin’s markets Google Maps users are now able to see Spin vehicle availability as they plan their journeys in 84 cities, campuses, and towns in Europe and North America […].

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In addition to adding Tesla’s connector to its own EVs in 2025, Ford also said it would make a free adapter available to existing Ford EV owners. Free Ford CCS to NACS adapter now available to order Ford is making the CCS to NACS adapter for free from today, February 29 through June 30 for new and existing Ford EV drivers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Landsat images via Google Earth. Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, Google introduced an online suite of beta software that leverages cloud computing to track worldwide land-use changes such as deforestation. These programs, which are used throughout Latin America, are designed to be used on a stand-alone computer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Wallbox has launched Eco-Smart and Power Boost, the company’s first home energy management features available for EV drivers in the US. Eco-Smart and Power Boost come standard with Pulsar Plus, the smallest available smart home EV charger in North America, capable of 48Amp (11.5kW) charging.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Like other GM brands, Cadillac shifted to Google built-in, which brings Google Assistant, Maps, the Play Store, and more. The automaker’s infotainment was already one of the easiest-to-use and most intuitive, and the shift to Google made the system even better. The upgraded engine is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2024

Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is now looking to begin testing in a number of new cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, following the company’s approval to expand gained earlier this year. Below you can see the area where Waymo has been approved to operate in the Bay Area.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Audi of America is offering a new 2.0-liter The Q7 also offers the latest MMI and infotainment options including Bose 3D Sound System and the available Audi virtual cockpit ( earlier post ) which helps make viewing and navigating via the large Google Map images supported with 4G LTE (where available) easier on the driver’s eyes.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Model X SUV are Google’s most searched for electric vehicles globally, according to new data from a price comparison website. The all-electric sedan dominated some of the most notable territories for electric cars, including North America, Europe, and Australia.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 6, 2023

The video posted by Out of Spec Reviews on Youtube shows the upcoming SUV in the most amount of detail yet: A few key specifications have been made available by Volvo ahead of the launch of the EX90 in North America later this year. And via a 111kWh battery, the vehicle can reach a 300-mile WLTP range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2020

The researchers used Landsat imagery to map annual changes in urban extent at a 30 m resolution for the period 1985 to 2015 on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. They first defined the extent of urbanized land between 1985 and 2015 by fusing four available global urban-extent maps with similar spatial resolutions for 1985 and 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2016

Both smartphone integrations will be available on the 2017 Elantra’s seven-inch Display Audio touchscreen system with rearview camera and Hyundai’s eight-inch touchscreen navigation system with voice texting, access to music stored on the phone and third-party audio apps. Android Auto is currently available on 2015 and 2016 Sonata models.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

The company leverages existing industrial hardware and commonly available materials to construct the innovative accelerator system, achieving hypersonic launch speeds without the need for any fundamental advancements in material science or usage of emerging technologies. First orbital test launches are planned for 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

In a speech at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Chu outlined the new initiative, which aims to expand the availability of workplace charging, increasing the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and providing drivers with more options.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

Evatran Group, the manufacturer and distributor of Plugless, announced that Plugless installations across North America (and some worldwide) crossed 1-million hours charged this month. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Aalyria, a recent spinout from Google , is trying to build on other companies’ near successes. The company is revamping the software platform from the ambitious-yet-failed startup Loon to optimize and reconfigure networks in real time, using whatever connections are available.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Ford expects many customers will choose an available Ford Connected Charge Station. In collaboration with Electrify America, the FordPass Charging Network will provide access to DC fast chargers. For longer trips, customers can charge their battery from 10% to 80% full charge in 45 minutes using an Electrify America DC fast charger.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2016

In North America, Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto available on all 2017 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3, starting with the all-new Ford Escape. Convenient information, including Google Maps, Google Play Music and apps are projected onto the SYNC screen, offering seamless integration of the smartphone into the car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Available again as an option for the Touareg is an air suspension system, with which ground clearance can be increased to as much as 300 mm on off-road terrain. In combination with the RNS 850 radio/navigation system and mobile phone preparation, the Touareg will for the first time be available with mobile online services.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

—Douglas Alfaro, General Manager of Wallbox North America. Features include flexible amperage setting, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, charge scheduling, power sharing, the myWallbox app, and voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Quasar is currently available in select European and APAC markets.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2012

DENSO’s Qi-compatible wireless cell phone charger will make its world debut in North America on the 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited as part of a technology package available for both the gasoline and hybrid versions. Qi is a standard for inductive wireless charging developed and maintained by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

The Roadtrippers app can custom-design a scenic drive across America and suggest some trips with attractions along the way. Like Google Maps, Apple’s Maps app offers mass transit and cycling directions to places if you’d like to skip taking a car. And old stalwarts like Tripadvisor and Expedia are now using A.I.-generated

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2024

Gravity, a New York-based EV charging startup backed by Google Ventures, claims to be rolling out the fastest chargers in the U.S.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Juice Americas launched its portable two-in-one EV charger , the J+ BOOSTER 2, in North America, Electrek was invited to review it. January 23, 2024, update: J+ Americas has launched a revamped e-commerce website, jplusbooster.com , on the Shopify platform. Here’s how it went. We like to call it a portable wall charger.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Hertz will make Model 3 vehicles available to customers as soon as November, the company said. Tesla joins Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Google parent company Alphabet, and Amazon as the only companies to be worth $1 trillion. Tesla stock surged on Monday morning following news of a massive deal with Hertz, a car rental agency.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. My philosophy is to for service is to leave organizations better than I found them. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

Peer-to-peer car sharing service RelayRides is expanding and is now available to car owners and renters nationwide. RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures. RelayRides will use a key-exchange program—i.e.,

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Gravity, a New York-based EV charging startup backed by Google Ventures, claims to be rolling out the fastest chargers in the U.S. Charging is available seven days a week, with on-site attendants and a tap-and-pay interface, according to Gravity. Many automakers are looking to higher power charging in future vehicles, though.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

BEV owners in particular use their app at least 68% of the time, primarily to monitor the charging process and to view their vehicle’s available range. PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) issues: A 21.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2015

Android Wear users can download the app from Google Play for free starting in the first quarter of 2015. Remote Engine Stop (Only available when vehicle is in remote engine start mode). Hyundai representatives will be demonstrating the Blue Link smartwatch app on Samsung, Motorola, Sony and LG smartwatches. Remote Door Lock / Unlock.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). Data stored in the app is transferred to the Volkswagen Group of America IT systems in order to run the app and provide the ecosystem experience. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

. “The F-150 has been the bestselling vehicle in America for over 40 years now, which means an EV F-150 is a big step towards electrifying cars, period.” . A simple Google search can tell you that. This truck goes from 0-60mph in 4.3 ” Dealerships are well known for being highly misleading and money hungry.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. My philosophy is to for service is to leave organizations better than I found them. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is soliciting applications for $10 million in competitive grant funding available to states to improve highway-rail grade crossings and track along routes that transport energy products such as crude oil and ethanol. Supported research on grade crossing technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The AppLink software enables apps from connected smartphones to be controlled using the vehicle interface, including available voice recognition and audio buttons. Ford becomes the first US automaker to contribute proprietary source code from one of its products to an open-source project. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Audi of America, Inc. Audi of America also confirmed that it will offer the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in gasoline electric hybrid (PHEV) model in the US market later in 2014. TFSI engines will be available closer to launch. These may be the driver’s own photos or scenes from Google Maps Street View. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In McKinsey’s Building the Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure America Needs report , if the United States meets its federal target of 50% of all vehicles sold by 2030 are zero-emission vehicles, “public charging would deliver more than 20 percent of the electricity EVs would use.”

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