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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ). Tata Motors: Most people know Tata Motors because it acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. Today's connected vehicles create up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour , a small portion of which is being shared outside the vehicle.