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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

Teslarati

We are the birthplace of the auto industry, and the home of the first mile of concrete road and the first three-way traffic signal. “If this was easy, it would have already been done,” said Todd Bettison, Detroit deputy mayor, at a recent event (via Automotive News ). Today, thanks to Gov.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Cervero believes Stockholm, Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil are two good examples of the TOD principle. Bandivadekar, A.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Toyota is also concerned that plug-in owners might tire of connecting their cars every day.

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