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FCA, Waymo expand autonomous driving technology partnership; exclusive agreement for light commercial vehicles

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The two companies will initially target integration of the Waymo Driver into the Ram ProMaster van, a highly configurable platform that will enable access to a broad range of global commercial customers. The two companies have worked closely to integrate the Waymo Driver into FCA vehicles.

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

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Uber) have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale. To accomplish this, technology from each company will be integrated into purpose-built Toyota vehicles to be deployed on Uber’s ride-sharing network.

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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

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New-vehicle inventory levels are increasing from historic lows in early 2022, but prices remain elevated, according to data released by Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. The drop in pricing was driven by significant price cuts from Tesla, which commands roughly two-thirds of the EV market. month over month and down 5.5%

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

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Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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I’ve always wondered how Harley would market its silent motorcycles. But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. All of this made me think about of the differences in the way companies are introducing EVs into their product portfolios.

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Honda R&D and Alphabet’s Waymo enter discussions on technical collaboration on full autonomous vehicles

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is entering into formal discussions with Waymo, an independent company of Alphabet Inc. This technical collaboration between Honda researchers and Waymo’s self-driving technology team would allow both companies to learn about the integration of Waymo’s fully self-driving sensors, software and computing platform into Honda vehicles.

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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

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and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. 2010, when both companies will begin tracking their commitment. Currently, the only near-term options for available PEV supply are sedans, minivans, vans and a few bucket trucks.

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