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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Google’s fleet of converted Priuses have travelled more than 250,000 miles in autonomous mode and Google believes they’ll need to covered closer to one million miles before the technology can be released onto the market. Levandowski showed a video of a narrow, winding CA road full of runners which they use for software development.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada: $3,000,000. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Capital District Transportation Authority, New York: $3,520,000.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. After that, the word spread fast.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting. I got a thrill ride in the X1 at a chapter meeting,” said Pohorsky.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals?

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound-deadening insulation. When coasting or braking, it converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. There was limited body roll and the ride was comfortable and confident.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

Clean Fleet Report

When coasting or braking, the regen system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. The GV60 has limited wind and road noise partly due to the low 0.29 The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states. Advanced $60,385.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals?