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Volvo EM90 Minivan Probably Not Coming to North America

The Truth About Cars

Earlier this year, Volvo teased the all-electric EM90 minivan. While minivans have become pure poison on our market, Asian countries still utilize them due to the fact that they offer more interior space than just about everything else. That’s mighty quick for a minivan, especially one as big (205 inches long) and heavy as the 009.

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Toyota investing $500M in Uber; two expand collaboration on automated vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

To accomplish this, technology from each company will be integrated into purpose-built Toyota vehicles to be deployed on Uber’s ride-sharing network. The initial “Autono-MaaS” (autonomous-mobility as a service) fleet will be based on Toyota’s Sienna Minivan platform. Separately, Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber.

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How an Emergency Mobile Charging System can save you money

Setec Powerr

The Emergency mobile EV charging system is installed on the minivan to avoid the complicated environment. It is used primarily when a company uses charging stations for its own needs. Many companies have considered offering electric vehicle charging services to their customers to ensure their business is future-proof.

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Tech: Autonomous Vehicles Are Going to Require a New Brain

Clean Fleet Report

Waymo minivans are already driverless. While automotive companies possess simulation-enabled validation capabilities, many organizations lack the methodology and the processes to optimize testing coverage across each disposition.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

Cars That Think

It was a comfortable, undemanding environment; I was not challenged internally. But he never expected it to be used in consumer products, which today is perhaps its biggest application, thanks to Japanese electronics companies. Leisure activities Portrait photography (has photographed U.S. Zadeh fit the bill.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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Thankful To Be Home — And ALIVE!

Creative Greenius

At exactly at 11:15 on the nose, a Honda Odyssey minivan pulled to a stop in front of me – the side door opened and a young voice belonging to someone inside said “Put this on, and get inside.” It’s not the oil, coal and gas companies or the Koch brothers or Fox News. It’s their parents. And their teachers.

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