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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.

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NTSB dismisses Tesla Model 3 accident probe from 2020

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The vehicle struck a minivan and then exited the highway it was traveling on. The car struck the minivan at about 68 miles per hour, then increased its speed to 72 MPH before the vehicle’s Automatic Emergency Braking safety measure took effect. A Tesla Model 3. Credit: Tesla).

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Tech: 2022 Toyota Connected: Autono-MaaS and Cabin Awareness Concept

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headquarters in Plano, Texas. When used with an autonomous driving kit from another company, Autono-MaaS allows the combined technologies to autonomously drive a vehicle for public transportation or even in a Class 8 over-the-road semi hauling goods. Two companies are currently using Autono-MaaS: May Mobility and Aurora Innovation.

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Honda touts Ohio EV flexibility, could make hundreds per day

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Honda Space-Hub Concept – 2024 CES Casting bigger than Giga Texas Honda will also be making these upcoming EVs’ integrated power units (IPU), including additional hardware and software, in Ohio. As the company has underscored, the upcoming widely available Honda EVs won’t be niche models.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

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The autonomous-vehicle company is testing the technology in its fleet of Toyota Sienna AutonoMaaS (Autonomous Mobility as a Service) ( earlier post ) minivans at its headquarters in Michigan and will soon begin testing in public AV deployments in Arlington, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, with additional deployments coming in late 2022.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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Austin, Texas. 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 is also known for encouraging others to be independent. Chang, who is now president of Nicesoft Corp.,