Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

Automotive Gamechangers from Las Vegas. This is a look, alphabetically, at some of the top announcedments at CES 2023, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 5-8. The CES news was that a waitlist has been started for the Lightyear 2, a sedan touted to have a 500-mile range with a base price of $40,000.

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Las Vegas Volvo Honda Concept 89

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

UPS has used LNG vehicles for more than a decade and has benefited from lower fuel prices compared to imported petroleum. Currently, UPS operates LNG tractors in Las Vegas, Nev., The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 6–9, 2016, automotive supplier Continental is presenting a demo vehicle in which all windows can be darkened at the touch of a button. Other effects, from coupling light effects through energy recovery to touchscreen functionalities, may also be possible.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. In fact, from 2014 to 2016, battery prices fell by 50 percent, allowing EVs to gain some traction.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Cars Las Vegas 218

Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026. These models aim to go “thin, light, and wise,” with high efficiency and low battery degradation, and they include by-wire steering.

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Concept Kia Honda Las Vegas 52

Cars That Think

JANUARY 3, 2023

I’m traveling today to Las Vegas for the in-person CES 2023. At this point, little pricing information is available; I’ll add it as it emerges. Using ambient light for power Power has been an ongoing issue with the Internet of Things.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

Ram Trucks, the US truck arm of global automaker Stellantis , took the wraps off what it called the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept truck on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Those are a lot of electric motors that can be eliminated to cut prices for cost-conscious fleet managers.

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Concept F-150 Silverado Volt 124

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. kW/L—twice as high as that of its previous FCV, the Toyota FCHV-adv (earlier post).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

At its unveiling at CES in Las Vegas, bosses confirmed that the final car is designed, and testing of the production car is now under way at Honda’s US headquarters, ahead of an expected reveal in 2025. “I think both autonomous driving and actual driving are fun,” he said.

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Honda Concept Las Vegas Re-Charge 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

Chevrolet and OnStar used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the venue to unveil a smartphone application—which GM categorizes as the auto industry’s first such—that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners 24/7 connection and control of vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely. Pricing has not been announced.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Clean Fleet Report spent several hours on a beautiful December Las Vegas day driving the 2023 Kia EV6 GT. The EV6 GT also has the very handy Auto Hold feature where, at a stop light, the brakes are automatically applied, relieving the driver and reducing fatigue in the driver’s right leg from pressing on the brake pedal.

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Kia Las Vegas All-Electric MPH 89

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

At the 2015 CES in Las Vegas, Volkswagen is showcasing the ongoing development of more connected, more intelligent vehicles by demonstrating four main aspects of emerging mobility technology: computer-controlled drive systems; app and smartphone integration; intuitive vehicle operation; and autonomous and semi-autonomous driving.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 12, 2022

But CES 2022 in Las Vegas saw Panasonic unveil a more-affordable HUD that it says should reach a production car by 2024. For a demo on the Las Vegas strip, using a Lincoln Aviator as test mule, Panasonic used its SkipGen infotainment system and a Qualcomm Snapdragon SA8155 processor. But AR HUD 2.0

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“As the costs of the ongoing UAW strikes against Stellantis continue to mount, the Company has decided to cancel its planned display and presentations at CES 2024, the world’s largest technology show, scheduled for January 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada,” the automaker explained on Tuesday. That said, the above was already happening.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2024

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. Pricing has not been announced. CES is a trade-only show, so if you want to attend next year make your plans here.

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Google Honda Las Vegas Cars 53

Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

FirstElement says that its supplier, Air Liquide in Las Vegas, uses natural gas as “feedstock” for its hydrogen. Platts last assessed California’s retail hydrogen price at $33.48/kg 4, 2023, which is the weighted average hydrogen price offered at retail fueling stations across the state.

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Hydrogen Commercial Oakland Las Vegas 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Nissan revealed the Nissan LEAF electric vehicles in a global launch event in Yokohama, followed by its North American debut at a media event in Las Vegas. In the US, the starting price was announced at $29,990—$690 below current 2017 LEAF starting MSRP. The new Nissan LEAF goes on sale 2 October in Japan.

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Nissan 2019 Miles Range 218

Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

In January 1982, a home computer incorporating those chips was introduced at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Instead, he decided, the chips would go into a 64-kilobyte home computer to be introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the second week of January 1982.

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