CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

I nearly closed all my Google Sheets and left the topic of US EV […]. I just published a report highlighting the fact that Tesla’s US sales have been growing as the overall auto market has tanked, and I also published one looking at companies’ EV share of auto sales (Tesla being at 100%, of course).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2016

This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker's 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research. It's the season of autonomous-car announcements, apparently.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2019

Fiat Chrysler announced two new plug-in Jeeps for Europe. Tesla reversed its decision to go online only, and is keeping many stores open. An annual EPA report shows rising fuel-economy standards are working—just as the EPA plans to gut them.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

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. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) will add an additional 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand its self-driving program. The addition of 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans is a further acknowledgement of the hard work put forth by both engineering teams. Earlier post.)

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. Waymo began their operations and testing with Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, but in 2018 the I-Pace was added to the fleet. .” Onboard for technical and safety reasons. Waymo: Who Are They? It takes only 4.6 seconds to reach 0-60 MPH.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

A little googling revealed that the local Chrysler plant had recently closed, and these folks were hoping to see it re-opened and used to build a new generation of electric cars. I haven’t heard about them since (though the former Saturn plant in the area is slated for Fisker ) but the image stuck with me.

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Washington Saturn Obama Delaware 157

Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 20, 2007

In the wake of the Chevy Volt presentation by GM, my "plug-in hybrid" google alert has filled my inbox with reports from other automakers about their PHEV projects. Daimler/Chrysler has dusted off its long ago announced Sprinter PHEV. The buzz about the Volt has generated automaker PR reactions. One big corporate "ME TOO!"

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2020

Caught between the GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft) who control the apps, and the MNOs who control the connectivity, vehicle manufacturers are understandably trying to secure their share of the revenue created with the increasing use of apps within their vehicles. TAC/IMEI lock.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

EPRI-Daimler-Chrysler Plug-In Hybrid Development Program : Daimler-Chrysler, working with EPRI and others, has produced a small number of PHEV (15-passenger) Dodge Sprinter vans for fleet testing purposes. Andy Frank, this academic program has converted a number of internal combustion engine vehicles for demonstration purposes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The initial funding has come from serious investors, including Idealab, the business incubator of entrepreneur Bill Gross, as well as google.org, the green-investments arm of Google. The company so far has been operating on just $30 million in start-up financing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

This reminds me of Chrysler tying to sell little three wheelers (I think thats what they were) in China when the people really wanted a normal car. Give me a vanilla version without the revenue generating doodads and Ill buy one or two. Maybe three. But load it up and youll fail here too. Three wheelers were all over china already.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 11, 2009

Bright know what they’re talking about — the company grew out of a project at the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute and is partnered with forward-thinking organizations like Google, Alcoa and the Turner Foundation. What’s more, Bright’s CEO John Waters helped to develop the battery pack system for GM’s EV1.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SA (2) FDX (2) FSLR (2) FedEx (2) First Solar (2) Ford (2) Ford Escape Hybrid (2) Ford Fusion Hybrid (2) GE (2) Global Solar (2) Government (2) HEV (2) Honda FCX Clarity (2) IBM (2) ITM.l (2) 2) Inconvenient Truth (2) JCI (2) MGA (2) NSANY (2) PGE (2) SB1.DE SZ (1) 6753.T 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Related Articles Chrysler May Dodge the Banking Bullet Quick Read Apr 28, 2009 Group 1 Automotive Inc. market b y the end of 2009. In other words, the customer can drive with the peace of mind that everything is taken care of including battery exchanges for the life span of the car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Google More options INSIDE SEATTLEPI.COM Day in Pictures Performers in Hong Kong and more David Horsey Pup tent Republicans. "I realize not everybody has two cars in their household, but a lot of America does," he said, adding that other options included renting a car when needed or using a flex-car program.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links. April 12, 2009 2:08 pm Link Obama’s “Social Democratic&# dream will be further unveiled after the failure of GM and Chrysler is certain and on the books. Portland is already an EV center and has been for 15 yrs.

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