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FCA, Waymo expand autonomous driving technology partnership; exclusive agreement for light commercial vehicles

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Waymo will now work exclusively with FCA as its preferred partner for the development and testing of class 1-3 light commercial vehicles for goods movement for commercial delivery customers, including Waymo Via. FCA and Waymo have expanded their autonomous driving technology partnership; FCA became Waymo’s first OEM partner in 2016.

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Report: Toyota To Launch Lithium-Ion Prius Minivan Hybrid In Early 2011

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will introduce a new Prius minivan equipped with Li-ion batteries early next year—the first of a coming rollout of hybrids equipped with Li-ion packs. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. It will likely feature three rows of seats for carrying five to seven people.

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Report: Refreshed Kia Carnival On the Way Soon

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Kia replaced its aging North American minivan with the Carnival in 2022, which brought a stylish family hauler with a plush interior and great tech. Spy images popped up on the motorsjason account on Instagram, showing a few angles of the refreshed minivan.

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Half of plug-in vehicles in the US in 2019 were mid-size cars

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However, PEVs are available in size classes ranging from two-seaters to minivans. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019 , June 2020. Together, compact cars and large cars accounted for nearly 30% of the PEV population.

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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

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Here is an organized summary of the top-ranking models: Compact and Midsize Cars: Compact Cars: Toyota Corolla Honda Civic Toyota Prius Compact Premium Cars: Lexus IS BMW 4 Series BMW 3 Series Midsize Cars: Toyota Camry Chevrolet Malibu Hyundai Sonata Midsize Premium Cars: Lexus ES Premium Sporty Cars: Porsche 718 Chevrolet Corvette Pickup and Van (..)

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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

The Truth About Cars

Here is an organized summary of the top-ranking models: Compact Cars: Toyota Corolla Honda Civic Toyota Prius Compact Premium Cars: Lexus IS BMW 4 Series BMW 3 Series Midsize Cars: Toyota Camry Chevrolet Malibu Hyundai Sonata Midsize Premium Cars: Lexus ES Premium Sporty Cars: Porsche 718 Chevrolet Corvette Pickup and Van Segments: Large Heavy Duty (..)

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EPA: US GHG emissions in 2017 down 0.3% from 2016

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The largest sources of transportation CO 2 emissions in 2017 were passenger cars (41.4%); medium- and heavy- 5 duty trucks (23.1%); light-duty trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans (17.1%); commercial aircraft (6.7%); other aircraft (3.1%); rail (2.3%); pipelines (2.3%); and ships and boats (2.2%).

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