Wed.Oct 31, 2018

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Kia and Hyundai to introduce solar roof charging on selected vehicles: HEV, BEV and ICE

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Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor plan to introduce solar roof charging technology on selected Hyundai Motor Group vehicles. Electricity-generating solar panels will be incorporated into the roof or the hood of vehicles, and will support internal combustion, hybrid and battery electric vehicles with additional electrical power, increasing fuel efficiency and range.

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How soon can all new car sales realistically be electric? Twitter poll results

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Electric cars are coming. The question is how soon. According to a new report by the UN International Panel on Climate Change earlier in October, coastal cities and coral reefs will begin experiencing "devastating effects" by 2040 from climate change if emissions of global-warming carbon-dioxide continue. Estimates on electric-car adoption range.

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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Nearly half of the world’s electric vehicles are in 25 cities, according to a new briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). As of the end of 2017, these 25 cities were home to nearly 1.4 million of the world’s 3.1 million passenger electric vehicles. These 25 cities, representing just 12% of world passenger vehicle sales, account for 44% of the world’s cumulative electric vehicle sales through 2017.

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Tesla ‘Starman’ stunt commemorated by Hot Wheels

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Tesla’s chief executive officer Elon Musk has pulled off some elaborate visions—and madcap stunts—for future mobility, often with multiple levels of nerdy references to be found within. If that appeals to you and you’ve ever been a Hot Wheels collector, there’s something you would probably like to have in your display.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Toyota, TRI-AD, and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance ally to develop advanced automated driving technology

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. will establish a business alliance to develop advanced automated driving technology. Specifically, Toyota and TRI-AD will recreate actual traffic accident conditions or dangerous conditions that contribute to accidents in their automated driving simulation environment based on data provided by Tokio Marine & Nichido.

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Broken bottles may be good for roads and the environment

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Cars could soon provide a solution to one of the world's biggest environmental problems, not just contribute to them. Cars, or at least the roads they drive on, could provide a much needed outlet for tons of recycled plastics that currently have no place else to go. According to the EPA, the U.S. produces about 14 million tons of plastic waste a.

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Another owner sues Tesla over Autopilot rear-end crash

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Another Tesla owner whose car crashed while Autopilot was engaged has sued the automaker claiming false advertising In September, a woman whose Tesla crashed into the back of a stationary fire truck at speed while driving on Autopilot in Utah sued the automaker with similar claims. On Tuesday, Florida resident Shawn Hudson sued Tesla after his.

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BorgWarner supplying global automaker with integrated EGR solution for reduced NOx emissions

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BorgWarner, a leader in clean and efficient solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles, is supplying its best-in-class EGR system to a major global automaker across different regions of the world. Featured in one of the automaker’s engines, BorgWarner’s solution will reduce NO x emissions for several diesel vehicles, helping them comply with latest regulations, such as Euro 6d.

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Tesla owners sue, Hot Wheels 'Starman,' plastic roads: Today's Car News

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A second Tesla owner is suing the company over an Autopilot crash. Recycled bottles could make good roads. Hot Wheels launches its own Tesla 'Starman' Roadster. Our Twitter followers weigh in on how soon all new cars could be electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports. After the latest collision of a Tesla that was driving on Autopilot and.

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92 refuse vehicles in Westminster to become Euro VI & ULEZ ready via Eminox/Amminex retrofit

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The City of Westminster and operator Veolia have ordered a retrofit of 92 Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) for the upcoming Ultra-low Emission Zone in London. As the first Euro VI RCV fleet retrofit, the combination of Amminex, a Faurecia company ( earlier post ), and Eminox technology ( earlier post ) has removed the blocking point for upgrading this vehicle type.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio now available to order

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Setting a new benchmark in the premium SUV segment with its combination of awe-inspiring design, performance and technology, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio is now available to lease.

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First EVs in new car-sharing program with Envoy to roll out in Sacramento; 142 e-Golfs by early 2019; Sac-to-Zero

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The first of hundreds of electric car-sharing vehicles coming to Sacramento, California as part of Electrify America’s $44-million investment in the City will be unveiled tomorrow at the Whispering Pines Apartments in Meadowview. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Electrify America and Envoy , an electric car-sharing company awarded funds by Electrify America, will introduce the program’s first electric cars at 11:00 a.m.

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Top five loudest lease cars

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We’ve been writing a lot about electric cars lately, and along the way we began to muse on engine noise

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University at Buffalo-led team reports viable Mn-based catalyst for PEM fuel cells

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A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed an efficient platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in PEM fuel cells that consists of atomically dispersed nitrogen-coordinated single Mn sites on partially graphitic carbon (Mn-N-C). In a paper in Nature Catalysis , the researchers report that the Mn-N-C catalyst exhibits a half-wave potential of 0.80 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, approaching that of Fe-N-C catalysts, along with sign

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Hyundai and Kia introduce solar roof charging panels

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Hyundai and Kia are set to introduce a solar charging panel roof system on some models from 2019

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