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Electrify America selects Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles for $25M investment

Green Car Congress

Electrify America selected Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles as its second “Green City” investment. The Green City investment is part of Electrify America’s commitment to invest $800 million in California over ten years.

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Meyers Manx reimagines its dune buggy as an all-electric neighborhood EV for any terrain

Electrek

Veteran dune buggy manufacturer Meyers Manx has debuted a new all-electric spin on the vehicle that put its name on the map. During Monterey Car Week, the company introduced the Resorter – a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) designed for fun local trips with the entire family.

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Rivian showroom to open in luxury Chicago neighborhood

Teslarati

Charming homes on picture-perfect streets, high-end boutiques, and restaurants favored by celebrities past and present all give this neighborhood its star power,” stated Choose Chicago. In a statement to CoStar News, the company noted it was “still exploring our options” for another space in Chicago.

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Idea For Tesla Energy: Look At Austin’s Whisper Valley For Your Next Solar Neighborhood

CleanTechnica EVs

The idea is for Tesla to partner or collaborates with Whisper Valley to create another solar neighborhood. Whisper Valley already has three approved solar companies that perform additional installation, and each of these companies is approved […].

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Mercedes-Benz launches vehicle data analytics project with City of Boston to help improve uneven roads

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) Urban Mobility Solutions and the Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and Citywide Analytics Team announced a pilot partnership to identify the causes of uneven roads using vehicle data analytics. MBUSA is using an advanced algorithm to process vehicle data and use it for infrastructure analytics.

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Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Set Ablaze By Crowd In San Francisco

The Truth About Cars

Autonomous vehicles don’t have the best track record when it comes to earning and keeping public trust, even in tech-forward California. General Motors’ Cruise is taking a hiatus testing its vehicles after a high-profile crash and recall, and most recently , a Waymo vehicle was set on fire in San Francisco.

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Ford, Bedrock and Bosch exploring highly automated vehicle technology in Detroit to help make parking easier

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford Escape test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit using Bosch smart infrastructure. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford Motor Company.

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