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EV chargers increasingly a ‘necessity’ at LA apartments and stores

Teslarati

As the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), many have aired concerns that there will not be enough charging stations. According to one new report, many landlords and real estate owners in Los Angeles, California are rushing to construct new EV charging hardware at apartments, stores, office buildings and more.

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Jaguar Wants Small, Luxury City Car With Good Gas Mileage

Green Car Reports

Traditionally, small city cars haven’t been viewed by the mainstream auto industry or most car buyers with much enthusiasm. magazine at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, Jaugar design boss Ian Callum revealed that the British. Speaking with What Car?

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50,000 Teslas to be added to Uber Network by 2023, announces Hertz

Teslarati

Under the partnership, and staring November 1, Uber drivers would be able to rent Teslas from Hertz in its Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. We are creating the new Hertz and charting a dynamic, new course for the future of travel, mobility and the auto industry,” Fields said. locations.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

My lifetime tally is 231 mpg, which means I’ve used less than 80 gallons of gas over the car’s 42 months on the road. In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. On top of that, I’m currently running at 80+% electric miles. Behind the Numbers.

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New Ford Escape launching with two new EcoBoost engines with standard Auto Start-Stop

Green Car Congress

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Auto high-beam control: System automatically switches from high to low beams, and vice versa, depending on ambient lighting.

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Toyota unveils Driver Awareness Research Vehicle

Green Car Congress

Toyota used the Los Angeles Auto Show as the forum at which to unveil a Driver Awareness Research Vehicle (DAR-V). While the auto industry will never eliminate every potential driver distraction, we can develop new ways to keep driver attention and awareness where it needs to be—on the road ahead.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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