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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

As an EV, the 2021 Polestar 2 is a silent traveler, and the time on the road gave me the chance to test what is the world’s first in-vehicle application of an infotainment system powered by Android with Google apps and services built-in. Google in the car. News: Mercedes EQC 400 EV Debuts. Story by Steve Schaefer.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. If it wasn’t so stupidly expensive (around $100K, at least), I’d buy one. Biggest EV surprise of 2022. Including much more expensive EVs.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi who initially tried to play the H2 game, but now are totally anti-Hydrogen and are investing in battery electric cars. You can do a google search to check the facts on energy creation. Why would people buy Toyota ICE cars then? Maybe H2 will be okay in large vehicles like trucks.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

It's not relevant for a buying decision," argues BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse. Another reason VW chose to build its own OS instead of using something like Google's Android OS (which Ford and GM are doing) is to keep tight control over vehicle data that can be monetized in the future.