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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

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The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months. —Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility. with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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Bolloré Group launches electric car sharing service in Indianapolis

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BlueIndy has placed into service in Indianapolis, Indiana the first 50 of an eventual 500 electric vehicles (Bluecars) that provide convenient, cleaner transportation with the swipe of a membership card. The Bluecars run on Lithium Metal Polymer (LMP) batteries developed by Bolloré and have a range of 120 miles between charges.

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BMW to supply Motiv with i3 Li-ion batteries for integration into EPIC for commercial EVs

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BMW’s lithium ion batteries are well suited for use in commercial fleet vehicle deployments because they represent millions of miles of real-world globally—meaning they have seen every potential road condition that Motiv-powered vehicles are likely to encounter—and have proven to be both dependable and reliable.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

Baua Electric

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a cosmic show that so much of North America won’t see again for about 20 years. The highest demand so far has come in places like Dallas and Austin, Texas, as well as Cleveland and Indianapolis. and Montreal.

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QOTD: How to Solve Racing's Aggression Problem?

The Truth About Cars

About halfway through Sunday's Indianapolis 500, I looked at the clock and thought "this thing will be over soon. Others are fine with overtime -- of course, the counter-argument to that is "500 miles means 500, not more!" and that teams budget fuel and tires for 500 miles, not more. How wrong I was.

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XL Hybrids expands its hybrid electric powertrain technology to Ford E-Series cutaway and strip chassis

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The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available for commercial vehicles up to 14,500 GVW including van body, refrigerated, utility, landscaper, walk-in vans, and shuttle buses. XL Hybrids, Inc., Earlier post.). —Tod Hynes, president and founder of XL Hybrids.

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Westport launches Ford F-450 and F-550 with Bi-Fuel Westport WiNG Power System

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announced that its Westport WiNG Power System, a compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel system, will be available for order on the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty Chassis Cab trucks starting 1 April 2013. The trucks will make their debut at next week’s National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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