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ARA Prepares Full Agenda for Annual Roundtable

Green Fleet Magazine

The summer event channels fleet vehicle consignors into one place where they can connect with auctions, dealers, lenders and finance companies, industry suppliers, and auto remarketers of every type.

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Takeuchi electric compact excavator gets ‘plugged in’ in Australia

Baua Electric

Check out Volvo’s grid-connected material handler here. SOURCE | IMAGES : Takeuchi Japan , via Earthmoving Equipment Magazine. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The post Takeuchi electric compact excavator gets ‘plugged in’ in Australia appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

Green Car Congress

Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

Green Car Congress

Transitions between all-electric and hybrid modes are completely seamless, something that drivers will undoubtedly appreciate on long journeys, and the six-speed automatic transmission gives drivers a greater sense of connection, compared with other hybrids in the segment. —Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine.

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Tesla’s Safety Score system could result in unsafe driving: Consumer Reports

Teslarati

While the gamification of safe driving behavior could work, the magazine argued that Tesla’s Safety Scores could also incentivize drivers to cheat the system to gain a high rating. The same could happen to Tesla’s Safety Score , according to the CR auto test center director.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system exists; pretending it doesn’t makes roads less safe

Teslarati

The magazine admitted that Tesla’s driver-assist system’s object detection and response is better than comparable systems, but Kelly Funkhouser, head of connected and automated vehicle testing for Consumer Reports , argued that it is this very reason why the magazine has safety concerns with Tesla’s cars. .

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