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Autonomous vehicle tech company Nauto enters strategic relationships with 3 automakers, including BMW and Toyota, and Allianz

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Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has entered into strategic agreements with three major auto companies, including BMW i Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, as well as with Allianz Ventures, part of the leading global financial service provider and insurance company Allianz Group.

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

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Part-funded by the European Commission under the Framework 7 program, SARTRE will be led by Ricardo UK Ltd and will be a collaboration between Idiada and Robotiker-Tecnalia of Spain; Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (IKA) of Germany; and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Technology of Sweden.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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“ We think there will be a substantial preference on the part of the customer to head to 220. The point to be made is that the automotive industry, policy makers and also utilities need to go to work as early as possible to deal with this great opportunity. ” The issue is the draw. But we see a 6.6 kW draw at 220.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

There is no doubt that my fate is to be part of the first generation in American history to leave behind a future radically worse than the one that was gifted to us. Because of Great Uncle Luigi, all revolutionaries and crazy anarchists are part of my family, whether I’m ashamed of them or not. That’s unacceptable to me.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Baua Electric

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. It also carried an equally high price tag of nearly $30k. The actual hard part, I would soon learn, would be the delivery. In fact, it’s kind of perfect.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Urban planning as part of the solution. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Earlier post.)].

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

As environmental concerns continue to rise, brands and consumers alike are looking to do their part to reduce their carbon footprint. Part of this effort includes the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), which are charged electronically for propulsion, as opposed to using any other energy source like gasoline. ELECTRIFIED BENEFITS.

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