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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

Green Car Congress

One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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How To Choose the Right EV Charging Equipment for Your Dealership

Blink Charging

Public charging for dealerships Installing EV charging stations for general public use will be a service to your neighborhood and can act as another source of revenue for your dealership. Your business will be added to the Blink Network and popular map services like Google, helping your customers find EV charging stations nearby.

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

Baua Electric

Anju Many of the most interesting new restaurants in Brussels aren’t found in Îlot Sacré , the high-rent heart of the city, but in outlying neighborhoods like St.-Gilles appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Here are five Brussels restaurants worth a visit. 162 Rue de Flandre, Brussels; starters from €9.70; entrees from €9.80.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Google Inc. Match the auto maker with its electric car: A. NEV stands for neighborhood electric vehicle, which can travel at a top speed of 25 mph. Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in Tesla.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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