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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

Baua Electric

The announcement involved a press event at the National Press Club, along with official-looking press release and even a whole website. Here are some examples of conversations we had with the tool: Frankly… it kind of feels like visiting a traditional car dealer. But it was all organized by pranksters, not Toyota itself.

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Getting the personal story `

Electric Auto Association

If they have nothing to show, dealers tell customers to try the local car club,” Cary said, remembering back to an instance where a couple was considering the purchase of a Hyundai Ioniq 5. A lot of people care very deeply about climate change, and many are engineering-oriented and have a fascination with electric cars.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com Why Am I a Member? Newsletter Vol. Congresswoman Linda T.

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

Green Car Congress

(United Kingdom); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). The increasing gap also more than halves the official CO 2 reductions achieved during the last ten years, making it more challenging to meet the EU’s climate change mitigation objectives.

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Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations

Baua Electric

Now, the Washington Post reports that it had sources in a meeting between Trump and oil executives in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club last month. Even if you don’t believe in human’s contribution to climate change, you must at least believe to clean air? Everyone agrees that burning fossil fuels is extremely polluting.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. — Kaare Nilsen 2.

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