Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2017

INRIX, a leading global connected car services and transportation analytics company, has created a scalable and customizable scoring system to prioritize corridors for the deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs). Heat maps for City of Austin (left) and Downtown Austin (right). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2016

The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Tesla says that the Supercharger network has enabled an estimated 1 million miles of electric driving since going live in October 2012. There will also be four additional eastern seaboard stations, expanding the density of the network to provide for more convenient stopping points.

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Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

Many towns are investing in Tesla Model 3s as police cars , Austin and other major cities have invited investment from the Boring Company to ease congestion and reduce emissions. “DC Fast charging stations will be 50 miles apart on the Electric Alternative Fuel Corridors and usually 70 miles apart anywhere else in the state.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The series of tests, which occurred this summer in the skies over Virginia, used commercial smartphones connecting to standard 4G and 5G wireless networks operated by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC).

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It also is looking to expand to Austin. No one argues that texting and distracted drivers don’t kill cyclists, but Waymo has tallied just over 7 million driverless miles, and Cruise having had logged 5 million miles before stopping operations. So it’s looking like an uphill battle for Waymo these days.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The series of tests, which occurred this summer in the skies over Virginia, used commercial smartphones connecting to standard 4G and 5G wireless networks operated by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

Samsung is planning a $17 billion fab near Austin , Texas, and in September Intel broke ground on the first of two massive new facilities worth $20 billion in central Ohio. Top: Charles Jischke/Purdue University; Bottom: Rebecca Robiños/Purdue University About 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Intel’s development, another fab is planned.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Leaving the Pavement: Bronco Off-Roadeo Ford hosts Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo programs in Austin, Texas; Gilford, New Hampshire, and where we went through the program—Moab, Utah. Much of the 35 miles of trail was purpose-built and curated by the Off-Roadeo team. Some videos that capture the fun.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 20, 2022

Clean Fleet Report was in Austin, Texas, in mid-July 2022, for the press reveal of the 2023 Crown. liter engine combined with the Toyota Hybrid System that produces 236 horsepower and returns 38 miles per gallon. liter engine that produces 340 horsepower, but delivers only 28 miles per gallon. Clean Interior.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But its technological advantages are settled: With an EPA-rated range of up to 837 km ( 520 miles ), the Lucid Air sedan can travel farther on a charge, and charge faster, than any EV in history. Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) That includes an insane quarter-mile run in 9.69

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Austin, Texas transit operator Capital Metro Transportation Authority has awarded NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. a contract for 26 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses and four battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG sixty-foot heavy-duty transit buses (34 equivalent units or EUs).

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Teslarati

MARCH 17, 2024

The video chronicles the two Cybertrucks and their trip through the Baja 1,000, also alluding to their use of Starlink “mini” dishes for staying connected and sharing data as it comes in. automaker has also been showing the Cybertruck off at multiple automotive expos , and it has been touring through China and Japan.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

mile Loop system under the Las Vegas Convention Center that’s open to passengers. The company is also actively building out the first phases of the 29-mile Vegas Loop , which connects several of the city’s key destinations. So far, the startup has built a 0.8-mile

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 12 ton truck with 100 mile range used by local delivery services and courier services. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. University of Texas at Austin. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Stanford University (research partner and advisory board). University of California, San Diego. University of Washington. IBM (advisory board). Tesla Motors, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). making the final connection between the existing public access LNG fuel infrastructure in Southern California and the LNG fuel stations being developed in Utah.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Arizona-built Lucid Air sedan, the work of Musk's former Model S chief engineer, has demonstrated it can travel up to 517 miles , a lofty record for any EV. Tesla's best, the Model S Long Range, is EPA-rated for 405 miles. It shows it's no longer a one-horse race." So much for "range anxiety."

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Electric Vehicle: Thermal Batteries for Electric Vehicles The University of Texas at Austin (UTA) will lead the research. University of Texas Austin, University of. Routing Over 660,000 miles of transmission line exist within the. to connect photovoltaic solar panels to the grid. connected together. of Technology.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid. Not good for large EV’s but great for light ones. — jerryd 7.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Thats right.

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