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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

Green Car Congress

Maximum speed is 20 km/h (12 mph). Production of additional Ollies is taking place at Local Motors headquarters near Phoenix. —Harriet Green, General Manager, IBM Watson Internet of Things, Commerce & Education. Average fuel economy is 3.48 km/kWh (2.16

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

Clean Fleet Report

The one in WTF mode (Watts To Freedom in GM’s sanitized parlance) that takes the 9,200-pound pickup 0-60 mph in three seconds? GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. Like Nothing Else On the Road.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

a hybrid is converted to a PHEV, it can reach a top speed of about 52 mph in electric mode before the gasoline engine takes over. On a recent trip from Bisbee to Phoenix, the Spirit averaged 56 miles per gallon, he said.“ Instead, students gathered around the rear of the car and checked the large battery pack.It

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