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Volvo Cars testing Momentum Dynamics wireless charging in Gothenburg

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is integrating and testing wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars.

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Wireless charging J2954 testing to 11 kW in 2017 for LD, HD starting up to 250 kW; autonomous charging and infrastructure proposal for California

Green Car Congress

The use of this communications methodology, which is used in vehicle-to-infrastructure communications (in this case vehicle wireless charging assembly), is basically interconnecting wireless charging with the new connected vehicles environment. Click to enlarge. Pictures courtesy of Condutix Wämpfler, Scania, and WAVE technologies.

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EU SARTRE Project Targets Autonomous Road Trains; Enhanced Safety and Lower Fuel Consumption

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The new EU project SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project will develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. For instance, the lead may be taken by a taxi, a bus or a truck. Tags: Connected vehicles Fuel Efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Cervero believes that VMT (vehicle miles traveled—the number of miles you drive in your car each year), needs to decrease to have a more sustainable environment and he believes Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a way to achieve this goal in a way that people can embrace. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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So not only are you protecting the environment by driving a Tesla, you’re also protecting yourself and those who ride with you. In Sweden, Tesla has faced months-long strikes and boycotts over what has been characterized as a refusal to bargain. Autonomous taxi? million miles driven, compared to the U.S. Yeah, no question.

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