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Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

Green Car Reports

This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker's 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research. Now, General Motors has said that the Lyft ride-sharing service, in which it invested half a.

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Tesla receives Letter of Intent from Daimler for full electric powertrain program for a Mercedes vehicle

Green Car Congress

In its letter to its shareholders reporting Q3 performance, Tesla Motors said that it had received a letter of intent from Daimler for a full powertrain program for a vehicle in the Mercedes line. Details of this deal remain confidential, Tesla said, but will be announced in the coming months. These reservations require a.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production.

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Tesla says Model S comes out on top in US-NCAP crash testing with lowest Vehicle Safety Score

Green Car Congress

Tesla Motors announced that in recent US-NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) testing, the Model S earned an overall 5-star safety rating from NHTSA as well as 5 stars in each component test. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4 Source: Tesla Motors. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I

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