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A Tesla Bull Spends A Day Testing Waymo In Phoenix

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I tested Waymos automated taxis during a Phoenix vacation. continued] The post A Tesla Bull Spends A Day Testing Waymo In Phoenix appeared first on CleanTechnica. I found Waymos service comparable to Uber’s/Lyft’s, slightly cheaper, and user-friendly, despite minor pickup inconveniences. Tesla FSD, while.

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Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

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Other battery tests include simulating hot and sunny Phoenix weather by subjecting batteries to greater than 140 °F (60 °C) temperatures, extreme cold conditions in Manitoba, Canada with -40 °F (-40 °C) tests, and by driving vehicles equipped with the batteries through ditches filled with water to ensure there are no issues.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America will invest in metro-based direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations in 18 metro areas, including these new metro areas in Cycle 2: Atlanta, Baltimore, Honolulu, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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Waymo kicks off initial tests in Japan with launch event

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The event featured officials from project partners GO, a taxi platform, and Nihon Kotsu, the largest taxi company in Tokyo, along with featuring one of the company’s camera-, lidar-, and radar-outfitted Jaguar I-Pace units, expected to begin manual testing around Tokyo in the weeks to come.

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Waymo, Uber launch driverless ride-hailing in Austin

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As the emerging commercial robotaxi space grows with Tesla and others set to start deploying self-driving ride-hailing services, Waymo, the robotaxi firm owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has officially launched driverless taxis in Texas, with the help of Uber.

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Pennsylvania DEP awards more than $4.4M in alternative fuels grants to 12 projects; bulk for natural gas

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Cranberry Taxi Inc. Veterans Taxi will receive $269,000 to purchase and deploy 25 new compressed natural gas taxis. The taxis will be based out of Pittsburgh and will provide service throughout Allegheny and Butler counties. Phoenix Contact Inc.

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Waymo Hits 200,000 Paid Trips Per Week Before Tesla Even Gets Started

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Waymo runs driverless taxis in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Tesla isn't anywhere yet.