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OnStar Service to Launch in China in December

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SGM will provide one year of OnStar as standard to customers with OnStar equipped vehicles. Remote Horn and Lights. Next year, OnStar will play an important role at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai where visitors will see a vision for personal urban transportation in the year 2030. Emergency services.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge.

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

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It is an evolution from the platform of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) Shanghai is expected to become one of the epicenters for the establishment of personal mobility solutions for the future, according to GM. prototype that was developed by GM and Segway and which made its debut in April 2009. Earlier post.).

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smart, MINI Unveiling Electric Scooter Concepts at Paris Show; Central Role for Smartphones

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The escooter can be charged at any standard household power socket, within three to five hours. The electric scooter’s supporting chassis structure is consciously modelled on the tridion safety cell of the smart fortwo. Tags: Electric (Battery) Personal Transit.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

The extent of my electrical background heretofore consisted of installing lighting fixtures and new wall switches - so long as they were replacements for existing items that got wired the same way. Now my head was swimming with concepts of Joules, Coulombs and electrons all dancing about in the mysterious ways they create electricity.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. Audi distinguishes between standard charging, contactless charging and quick charging. Standard charging by cable is the most obvious option. Six integrated sensors monitor the heat build-up.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. safety requirements. market b y the end of 2009. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox.