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Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA to integrate self-driving technology into 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan

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The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —Sergio Marchionne, CEO, FCA.

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Electrovaya to supply Li-ion systems to Chrysler for 25 minivan PHEVs in 2-year fleet demo project with DOE

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Components of the flex-fuel PHEV minivan. The 25 Chrysler minivans will join a fleet of 140 Ram 1500 PHEV pickup trucks ( earlier post ) that are being deployed to 12 partners including local municipalities, state governments, universities and energy companies across the United States. The minivan project. The minivan project.

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First Look: 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Three-Row For America

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Buzz today in Huntington Beach, California, surrounded by a beachful of classic Microbus brethren. Buzz has been available in other countries, we in America are in need of something a bit more substantial, so a proper three-row minivan is what will be offered here. An EV minivan is an interesting proposition.

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NTSB dismisses Tesla Model 3 accident probe from 2020

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The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ditched an investigation into a fatal Tesla crash that occurred in California in 2020. In 2020, a Tesla Model 3 driving in Saratoga, California, crashed and killed a 75-year-old driver and his wife. A Tesla Model 3. Credit: Tesla).

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ENC (ElDorado National) Axess Battery Electric Bus passes Altoona BRTC testing

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ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group, announced that its Axess Battery Electric Bus (BEB) successfully passed testing conducted by the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center (BRTC). Altoona BRTC Testing.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo

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The branches of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree are far too numerous to describe here, since so many different K-derived cars and minivans were built from the 1981 through 1995 model years for the North American market. 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo in California junkyard. 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo in California junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

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Today, we'll look at a K sedan that survived 36 years before being retired in California. The emissions sticker tells us that this car was originally sold in California, and that its first owner paid $99 extra ($277 now) for the equipment that made it meet the Golden State's smog requirements. This car has the base 2.2,

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