Sat.Mar 16, 2019 - Fri.Mar 22, 2019

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NVIDIA introduces DRIVE AP2X; complete Level 2+ autonomous vehicle platform

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At its GPU Technology Conference, NVIDIA announced NVIDIA DRIVE AP2X—a complete Level 2+ automated driving solution encompassing DRIVE AutoPilot software, DRIVE AGX and DRIVE validation tools. DRIVE AP2X incorporates DRIVE AV autonomous driving software and DRIVE IX intelligent cockpit experience. Each runs on the high-performance, energy-efficient NVIDIA Xavier system-on-a-chip (SoC) utilizing DriveWorks acceleration libraries and DRIVE OS, a real-time operating system.

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Greenius Play “Padraic Fiacc Is Dead” Premieres On St. Patrick’s Day For LA Cafe Plays Ruskin Group Theatre

Creative Greenius

For the 177th installment of LA Cafe Plays the evening’s five plays were led by Joe Galliani’s “Padraic Fiacc Is Dead,” his 9th one act for the Ruskin since November 2017. This is the 9pm closing performance of the show.

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Chevrolet Bolt EV to get electric sibling, with Michigan plant investment

Green Car Reports

General Motors announced on Friday that it will build a second electric car for Chevrolet, alongside the Chevy Bolt EV. The new model is widely expected to be a somewhat larger crossover SUV, though GM would not confirm that at this point. MUST READ: Long-range Cadillac SUV to lead GM's next electric-car push, in 3 years It will share the Bolt's.

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HHO Booster: A DIY Fuel Cell Conversion?

Electric Cars are for Girls

The makers of these devices are claiming it will increase your gas mileage to 100 mpg or more. How cool is that? (It's not.

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

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China researchers synthesize high-density aviation fuel with cellulose

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Scientists in China have developed a process for converting cellulose from plant waste from agriculture and timber harvesting into high-density aviation fuel: a polycycloalkane mixture. Tuning the reaction conditions also permits the selective production of methyl cyclopentane, which can be used as high-octane-number gasoline additive. The researchers suggest that their new process offers many advantages, including the use of cheaper feedstock, mild reaction conditions, fewer steps, higher densi

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@LATimes Misses The Real News About Our Famous Lakers-Hating Slum Lord. Nice Ballwashing Arash Markazi! #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Travelling after Brexit

Greenways Insurance

Brexit – what does it mean for my travel abroad? Uncertainty remains on whether the UK leaves the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement (a ‘no-deal Brexit’). If this happens, UK motor insurance customers driving in the European Economic Area, Andorra, Serbia and Switzerland will need physical proof of motor insurance when they travel, commonly referred to as a Green Card.

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Audi introduces new lightweight, efficient, powerful turbo engine for DTM

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Audi is introducing a new highly efficient turbo engine for the 2019 DTM racing season (touring car racing series). The two-liter four-cylinder power-plant of the Audi RS 5 DTM delivers more than 610 horsepower—100 hp more than its naturally aspirated V8 predecessor. By means of the “push-to-pass” function, the drivers can also access a short-term 30-hp power boost.

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These Los Angeles Lakers Suck From Coast To Coast. Not Worth Paying To See. #BlameBussFamily #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Tesla Autopilot ranks next-to-last in study of self-driving systems

Green Car Reports

Tesla, its owners and fans, and its CEO Elon Musk crow a lot about the capabilities of its Autopilot self-driving system. In independent comparisons, though, other autonomous driving systems keep coming out ahead. The latest is from Navigant Research, an automotive consulting firm, and the results aren't rosy for Tesla's Autopilot. It rated second.

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

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Next-generation Fiat 500 Confirmed As Electric Only, Old Model Will Stick Around

The Truth About Cars

Following reports that the Fiat 500 would see the inclusion of a new all-electric powertrain in 2020, Fiat Chrysler has confirmed the model will actually become a dedicated EV — foregoing internal combustion entirely. While the vehicle’s overall dimensions are to be retained, FCA chief marketing officer Olivier François said the small car would place additional emphasis […].

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24M to unveil novel dual electrolyte system for high energy density (>350 Wh/kg) batteries

Green Car Congress

Semi-solid battery developer 24M has developed a novel dual electrolyte system that makes it possible to manufacture Li-ion battery cells with compositionally distinct electrolytes—anolytes and catholytes—at scale, enabling next-generation chemistries capable of providing industry-leading energy density (more than 350Wh/kg), while improving cycle life, safety and cost. 24M CTO Naoki Ota will present the Dual Electrolyte System at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort La

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@LATimes Editors Say “F**k You” To Over A Million Kids Who Marched In #ClimateStrike. “They Don’t Read Our Paper Anyway,” Says Publisher. “We’re Focused On E-Sports Now.” #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric car range: Why the short circuit?

Green Car Reports

It’s not unusual for fuel gauges on gasoline cars to be inaccurate. Often they can hug "Full" so long you might suspect it’s malfunctioning—only to then swing rapidly toward the halfway mark and below. Usually these idiosyncrasies are no big deal. When the low-fuel light and chime prompt you, you’re almost always within.

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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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History of the electric car

Discover EV

The electric vehicle may be the future, but they are not the product of modern technology with their origins dating as far back as the early 1800s.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

Green Car Congress

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017).

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BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe teased ahead of November reveal

Green Cars News

BMW have revealed the first BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe will make its word debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2019, with the worldwide market launch beginning in 2020.

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Tesla Model 3 Standard Range vs. Nissan Leaf Plus: What you get for your money

Green Car Reports

Until recently, there have been electric cars, and then there have been Teslas. Quite a few automakers were scrambling to build electric cars to meet increasing demand from California and other states, and to give them ZEV credits and give their Corporate Average Fuel Economy numbers a booster shot. Most were small hatchbacks, and had relatively.

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GKN trials world-first BEV with two-speed transmission

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GKN Automotive has unveiled the world’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) with a two-speed transmission and torque vectoring on the front axle.

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FHWA makes BAA awards for Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment

Green Car Congress

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made awards under the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for a Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment. This project is being conducted to understand how truck platoons will operate in a realistic, operational environment. Previous research has resulted in the development of truck platooning technology with only limited testing and demonstration in a real-world environment.

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Top five things we learned this week…

Green Cars News

Amid rejections and petitions and constitutional crisis and rugby grand slams, it’s been your usual rollercoaster of a week in the wider world

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Fisker slots $40k electric SUV ahead of delayed EMotion flagship

Green Car Reports

A decade ago, Fisker and Tesla were two electric-vehicle hopefuls, and it was looking like Fisker might have the better chances of success. While history certainly didn’t play out that way, it’s an odd twist that Henrik Fisker’s new venture, Fisker Inc., has dropped a teaser for its first product—a fully electric.

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Mitsubishi to power homes with its electric cars

Discover EV

Mitsubishi are thinking about how to share energy between a home or an EV – depending on where it is required.

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New Hyundai Sonata based on third-generation vehicle platform

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor announced that the new generation Sonata, scheduled to go on sale later this month, is based on the new third-generation vehicle platform. Hyundai says that the new platform will improve the market competitiveness of Hyundai’s newest Sonata and future vehicle models with greater flexibility for vehicle development—which enhances overall design, safety, efficiency, power and driving performance.

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Volvo to tackle drink driving with in-car cameras by 2021

Green Cars News

Volvo plans to combat drink driving and careless driving by fitting future models with a camera-based safety system capable of detecting a driver’s inputs.

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UN global climate report restores hope, lays out roadmap

Green Car Reports

A new UN report on global climate change isn't quite as dire as one it issued last October. That special report on warming of 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) showed that the effects of climate change could become catastrophic by 2040, at least 10 years earlier than scientists had predicted. Another report in December by private energy.

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Volvo takes major step towards electrified future

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Volvo Cars has today unveiled its upgraded and newly developed electrified powertrain options, to be made available across its entire model range in the future.

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First project in European BATTERY 2030+ research initiative begins this month

Green Car Congress

The European BATTERY 2030+ initiative launches this month with its initial project which will lay the basis for this large-scale research initiative on future battery technologies. A long-term effort over 10 years with a focus on disruptive technologies, the BATTERY 2030+ initiative will concentrate on low TRL transformational research (TRL 1 to 3).

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Lumotive Says It’s Got a Solid-State Lidar That Really Works

Cars That Think

Fine-tunable liquid crystals steer the beam electronically—with no moving parts.

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Ford plans to revamp Michigan plant for 2023 electric car production

Green Car Reports

Ford Motor Company yesterday announced a plan to build future electric vehicles at a Michigan plant that currently makes the Ford Mustang. Ironically, the plant won’t be where Ford will ramp up production next year of its Mustang-influenced all-electric performance SUV; but the move represents an important shift for Ford. Previously the.

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Guide to electric vehicle insurance

Discover EV

We cover everything you need to know about electric car insurance.

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Lumotive unveils LiDAR with LCM beam-steering technology for autonomous vehicles

Green Car Congress

Lumotive, a Bill Gates-funded startup developing LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles, introduced a beam-steering technology which will significantly improve the performance, reliability and cost of LiDAR systems for the emerging self-driving car industry. Initially targeting the robo-taxi market, Lumotive’s patented system uses Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces (LCM) and silicon fabrication to achieve unmatched levels of manufacturing efficiency while simultaneously delivering excellent range, resol

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Kia Ceed Crossover: sketch and first details revealed

Green Cars News

Kia has revealed the first details of its Ceed crossover – an all-new model that’s set to launch in the UK by September.

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Mountain hardware: Testing the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV on a high-country day trip

Green Car Reports

Colorado, which is taking steps to adopt California’s EV mandate, has always had a different wildcard factor affecting road trips: altitude. The state has the highest portions of the Interstate highway system, including routes spanning past 11,000 feet and varying several thousand feet. Even with a number of electric cars like the Chevrolet.

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