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Ford ‘absolutely’ working with Google Maps for EV Route Planning like Apple Maps on CarPlay

Electrek

Is Ford adding Google Maps EV route planning? CEO Jim Farley hinted at the idea this week as owners requested the feature. more… The post Ford ‘absolutely’ working with Google Maps for EV Route Planning like Apple Maps on CarPlay appeared first on Electrek.

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Google Flights now lets you see estimated carbon emissions for planned trips

Electrek

Google is pledging to help us get a better idea of our travel choices with estimated carbon emissions/impact of any journey planned using Google Flights. more… The post Google Flights now lets you see estimated carbon emissions for planned trips appeared first on Electrek.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

No this is a job for the company I’ve long been a stockholder of – Google. Because Google is smart enough to not only see the opportunity and have the wherewithal to seize it, they also know what to do with it. Google dudes, you have my gmail address. Communications. Climate change adaptation and Sustainability.

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Crowdsourcing Electric-Car Innovation: Design Inverter, Win $1 Million From Google

Green Car Reports

It''s rewarding too, for any one entering the Google and IEEE ''Littlebox Challenge''--a competition to design a smaller, high power density inverter. The idea behind the competition is mainly to reduce the size of inverters, according.' Improving the modern electric drivetrain isn''t easy, but it''s certainly worthwhile.

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Two Oddball Ideas for a Megaqubit Quantum Computer

Cars That Think

Computing giants such as IBM , Google , and Intel hope to solve that problem with cyrogenic silicon chips that can operate close to the qubits themselves. Experts say quantum computers might need at least a million qubits kept at near absolute zero to do anything computationally noteworthy.

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Have We Reached Peak EV (Part Two)?

The Truth About Cars

He walks us through what's happening and his ideas on how best to speed up an transition to an EV future. As always, you can find our podcast at the following places:& Spotify ,& Apple ,& Google ,& Amazon , and& iHeart Radio. We do so with Dave Thomas, the Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global. And& here.

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Telsa dips toes into online advertisements

Teslarati

Tesla recently dipped its toes into online advertisements, launching at least 18 ads on Google. Elon Musk has long resisted the idea of Tesla using advertisements to promote its products. The Tesla Google ads appear straightforward, avoiding language that might confuse people.

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