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Harris AutoTECHCAST suggests deluge of infotainment features & connected services doing little to accelerate consumer adoption

Green Car Congress

Results from the recently released 2015 Harris Poll AutoTECHCAST suggest that the deluge of infotainment features and connected services coming from the automotive industry may do little to accelerate consumer adoption. Seven in ten (70%) intenders want a connected car because it makes them feel safe.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. They then sold us a brand new 2021 Bolt EV Premier for $28,500. Let me tell you about it.

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Surfing the Metaverse’s Real Estate Boom

Cars That Think

Buying the DAO’s token grants rights to influence decisions, often in proportion with ownership, though the specifics vary between groups. The purpose of a metaverse DAO might seem straightforward: Buying gives you a stake in the metaverse even if you can’t afford a plot—right? But is the demand truly sustainable? Well, that depends.

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Ampere Vehicles made a record of 1 lakh electric scooter sales 

Electric Vehicles India

Roy Kurian, COO, E-Mobility Business, Ampere Vehicles, said, “We would like to thank all our stakeholders for being part of this enriching and exciting journey of electrifying India and providing smooth and affordable last-mile connectivity. Also read related article: Electric scooters Ather 450X & Ampere Magnus Pro comparison.

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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. The smartphone assistants’ scores were 0.3

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

Clean Fleet Report

If you buy and drive the Leaf SV Plus for how it was designed, expect to be grateful for the latter. NissanConnect allows the driver to stay connected throughthe 8-inch color touchscreen, which houses the navigation, voice recognition and AM/FM/SiriusXM with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

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