61 Scary Tesla FSD Beta 10.2 Stress Test: Downtown San Jose, CA
InsideEVs
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Some say Tesla's FSD Beta is improving, but this video reveals many shortfalls that are downright scary
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San Jose State University, CalCharge launch new “Battery University” program
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
CalCharge, an energy storage innovation accelerator, and San Jose State University are teaming up to launch a “battery university”. Battery university courses will be offered through SJSU’s professional education program&. Classes are expected to start this summer in partnership with SJSU’s engineering college. CalCharge is a partnership of CalCEF and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Bosch and Daimler: San Jose to become pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service; SAE Level 4/5
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Bosch and Daimler announced that San Jose, the third biggest city in California, is planned to be the pilot city for trials, targeted to begin during the second half of 2019, of the highly and fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service recently announced by the two companies. Moreover, San Jose wants to prepare itself for a future in which autonomous cars hit the streets.
Tesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without Recharging
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Back in December, we first received confirmation of the "3.0" update for the Tesla Roadster, the electric-car maker''s very first product, sold in the U.S. from 2008 through 2011. Tesla claimed the update would boost the Roadster''s range 40 to 50 percent, and said a real-world demonstration was forthcoming. MORE: Tesla Roadster 3.0: 70-kWh Battery
PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose
Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2013
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy. The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends reserved power to the grid when demand grows.
BAE Systems’ HybriDrive HDS300 technology to power new articulated buses in San Jose
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 27, 2013
New Flyer Industries has selected BAE Systems’ HybriDrive HDS300 propulsion system to power a fleet of new 60-foot, low-floor rapid transit buses for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in San Jose, California. New Flyer Industries will provide up to 29 articulated hybrid buses for the transit agency, with an option for up to 20 additional buses at a later date.
CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2016
Current ozone levels in the San Joaquin Valley are predominantly caused by local emissions, but as air quality standards become lower, any contribution from global ozone levels needs to be understood. The three-month research project (mid-May to mid-August) will help scientists learn if ozone entering the state from the Pacific has an effect on air quality at the surface in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Revenge of the Electric Car
JULY 19, 2010
The conference goes from July 26-29th in San Jose, CA, and Public Night will open the doors to the exhibit hall of the San Jose Convention Center to the public from 5:30-7:30pm, where you can check out upcoming EV models such as the Nissan LEAF, Ford Escape Hybrid, Chevrolet Volt, and more.
Coulomb Technologies Unveils First ChargePoint America EV Charging Stations in San Jose
Green Car Congress
JULY 30, 2010
Coulomb Technologies has installed its first Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in San Jose, California from its $37 million ChargePoint America program ( earlier post ). ChargePoint America will offer hundreds of free stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose, for use by individual vehicle owners and by fleets.
Daimler and Bosch Will Launch a Pilot Robotaxi Program in San Jose in 2019
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
I don't know the way in San Jose, my car has a brain and won't go wrong and lose its way. transportation transportation/self-driving
These cute electric robots may soon deliver your dinner
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Yesterday, the company announced its official expansion into San Jose, Miami-Dade County, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Kiwibot is a last-mile delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries using electric semi-autonomous robots.
Electric taxis heading to San Francisco
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 28, 2010
An electric taxi programme will be launched in San Francisco and San Jose after Better Place committed to bringing its switchable battery station to the Bay Area. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news battery swap stations Better Place electric taxis green taxis San Francisco San Jose As taxis drive continuously they need instant charge to maintain quality service – which means that waiting three-four hours for standard charging is not viable.
QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2021
In its Q1 Shareholder Letter, QuantumScape highlighted progress on that front as well, securing a facility in San Jose to house the QS-0 line. Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape Corporation ( earlier post ) has entered into an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. to select the location of their joint-venture solid-state battery pilot-line facility by the end of 2021. The companies currently contemplate Salzgitter, Germany for the location.
QuantumScape & Volkswagen Sign Agreement to Select Location for Joint Venture Pilot-Line Facility
EV Obssesion
MAY 16, 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)– QuantumScape Corporation, (NYSE: QS, or “QuantumScape”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2020
San Jose Studio: Located at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, CA. Luxury EV maker Lucid Motors plans to open 20 retail locations—known as Lucid Studios—and service centers throughout North America by the end of 2021.
NVIDIA to acquire DeepMap, enhancing mapping solutions for AVs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2021
A DeepMap map in San Jose, Calif., The team, primarily located in the San Francisco Bay Area, has many decades of collective experience in mapping technology and developed a solution that considers autonomous vehicles both map creators and map consumers.
Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate such as crushed rock, entry, cutback, sand, backfill and base rock for construction projects, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills.
Five additional hydrogen stations proposed for California
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
San Jose (Shell). The California Energy Commission has issued a “ Revised Notice of Proposed Awards ” that recommends five additional hydrogen fueling stations previously recommended for funding by Energy Commission staff. The newly awarded stations are: Beverly Hills (FirstElement Fuel). Studio City (FirstElement Fuel). Redwood City (FirstElement Fuel). Mission Hills (FirstElement Fuel).
Tesla Model S catches fire–twice–after flat tire in California
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The owner told local news crews that he was driving on Highway 17, which runs from San Jose to Santa Cruz, California when the low tire pressure warning suddenly. A day after Tesla claimed it found a bullet hole, shot from inside the car, in the battery of a Tesla that caught fire in 2014, another brand new Tesla Model S caught fire in California.
SF Bay Area gets largest yet electric car deployment to municipal fleets
National Green Transportation
JUNE 29, 2013
took place when Mitsubishi Motors deployed 50 i-MiEV's to four Bay Area local government fleets – San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Mill On Thursday, the largest municipal fleet deployment of electric cars in the U.S.
BAE Systems, QinetiQ to integrate hybrid electric drive into tracked combat vehicle
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2020
The engineering activities of the HED system will primarily occur at the BAE Systems’ Sterling Heights, Michigan, and San Jose, California, facilities.
Audi opens Automated Driving Development R&D office in Silicon Valley; ADAS specifically for North America
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2020
Audi has opened its new Audi Automated Driving Development (A2D2) R&D office in San Jose to create Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) specifically for the North American market.
Velodyne LiDAR opens “Megafactory” for 3D LiDAR sensors; 1M sensors in 2018
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2017
Located in San Jose, CA, the facility not only has enough space for high-volume manufacturing and for the precise distance and ranging alignment process for LiDAR sensors as they come off the assembly line. In addition to the San Jose Megafactory, Velodyne LiDAR has also opened a new research and development facility in Alameda, CA. Velodyne LiDAR is opening a “Megafactory” to ramp up production of the latest 3D LiDAR sensors to meet high global demand.
Does Nissan Leaf Supplant The Prius As Loathing Target For CA Drivers?
Green Car Reports
APRIL 11, 2014
If you''ve never lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, you may not have heard of "Mr. Roadshow," the nickname of San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Richards. Nor will you know how important his columns are, covering traffic, congestion, freeways, law enforcement, cars, and all the other topics associated with the region''s crowded roads.
Latest Tesla Model X Prototype Shown At Palo Alto Store Opening
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Reaction, says the San Jose Hundreds of owners and fans alike turned up for the opening of a new Tesla Store in Palo Alto, California, this past Saturday. They weren''t all there just to see the store, though. Many focused on the store''s centerpiece--the latest prototype of the Tesla Model X crossover, the next car in Tesla Motors'' product plans.
SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2014
The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The number of vehicles being acquired by each agency is as follows: Alameda County: 26, Concord: 10, Fremont: 2, Marin Municipal Water District: 1, Oakland: 3, San Francisco: 14, San Jose: 3, Santa Rosa: 4, Sonoma County: 22, and Sonoma County Water Agency: 5.
Study finds stabilizing warming at 1.5 ?C would result in economic hit through 2100; benefits accrue by 2300
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2020
A new study by a team from San Jose State University and Stanford University has found that—even under heightened damage estimates—the additional mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C
Rockwell Automation opens new EV innovation center in Silicon Valley
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2019
Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, opened a new 8,000 square-foot electric vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility.
NIO updates Level 2 advanced driving assistant system NIO Pilot
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2019
The company has more than 9,000 employees working in research and development, design and manufacturing centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London and seven other locations. NIO has updated the NIO Pilot advanced driving assistant system (ADAS), adding seven features. At the same time, the company announced the NIO OS smart operating system was upgraded to NIO OS 2.0, and unveiled a new user experience (UX) vehicle interaction and user interface (UI) design.
TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 30, 2020
In the US, the top five most congested cities are Los Angeles (42%), New York (37%), San Francisco (36%), San Jose (33%) and Seattle (31%).
NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe
Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2019
For AutoX, the partnership follows an important milestone of becoming the second company to be permitted by the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a RoboTaxi pilot program and launching their service xTaxi immediately thereafter (in the 95054 and 95134 areas of north San Jose/Santa Clara).
DOE to award more than $27M to 12 plastics recycling R&D projects
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2020
University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) - Production of high-performance biodegradable polyurethane products made from algae precursors – DOE Funding: $2,000,000. The following projects were selected under Topic 1b: Novel Plastics: Designing Highly Recyclable or Biodegradable Plastics: University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) - Degradable Biocomposite Thermoplastic Polyurethanes – DOE Funding: $2,088,114.
Velodyne LiDAR more than quadruples production for autonomous vehicle surge
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2017
These employees operate across three facilities in California, including the company’s new Megafactory in San Jose, its long-standing manufacturing facility in Morgan Hill, and the Velodyne Labs research center in Alameda. Velodyne LiDAR has more than quadrupled production for its high-performance LiDAR sensors to meet strong global demand.
Neste opens four new renewable diesel filling stations in California
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2020
The four new fueling stations join existing Neste-branded fuel stations in San Leandro, San Jose, Keyes and Ripon. Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, has opened four new fueling stations in northern and central California, providing greater accessibility to 100% renewable diesel. The fueling stations are open 24/7 and provide a seamless and quick customer experience.
Four Bay Area local governments deploying 50 i-MiEVs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2013
Four San Francisco Bay Area local government fleets—San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Mill Valley—are deploying a total of 50 Mitsubishi i-MiEV EVs, representing the largest municipal fleet deployment of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the US to date.
Tesla widens its legal action against Rivian over alleged theft of battery secrets
Teslarati
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Rivian formally requested to have Tesla’s claims dismissed in court , though a California state judge in San Jose allowed the case to continue. . Tesla inc. is widening its legal action against fellow electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc.,
Tesla Solar price hikes to be reversed, court documents state
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Now, new documents from the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, states that Tesla will have to return pricing to the original rate.
Mercedes-Benz, NVIDIA to develop new AI architecture for Mercedes vehicles; centralizing and unifying compute in the car
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2019
In July, the two companies, along with Bosch, announced a joint effort to operate a robotaxi service in San Jose, starting in this year’s second half. Mercedes-Benz has selected NVIDIA to help realize its vision for next-generation vehicles. The partnership builds on a longstanding collaboration between the two companies.
GM Announcing Volt Pricing and Ordering Tomorrow; Video Web Chat with Volt Team at 4pm ET
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2010
Joel Ewanick, GM vice president of US marketing will announce pricing and ordering details for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt tomorrow (27 July) at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif today at 12:00 PM ET. Following the announcement, GM is hosting a live video webchat with Volt marketing director Tony DiSalle and Volt vehicle line director Tony Posawatz to answer questions about pricing tomorrow at 1 p.m. Pacific and 4 p.m. Eastern from Plug-In 2010.
NextEV issued autonomous vehicle testing permit in California
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2016
founder Xiang Li；JD.com founder Richard Liu，and investment institutions including Hillhouse Capital；Sequoia Capital and JOY Capital．NextEV is headquartered in Shanghai，with design，research and development offices in San Jose，Munich，Beijing，Hong Kong，and London．. NextEV, a China-based designer and developer of high-performance electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has been issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit by the California DMV.
The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2018
In the report, the ICCT team focused on 25 metropolitan areas which each have seen more than 20,000 electric vehicle sales through 2017: Beijing, Changsha, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Zhengzhou, China; London, England; Paris, France; Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Bergen and Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; and Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle, United States.
California Energy Commission to award $8.9M for completion of California DC fast charge North-South corridors
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected 8 awardees for a total of $8,875,457 in funding to install Direct Current (DC) fast charging stations on Interstate 5 (I-5), State Route 99 (SR 99), and along United States Highway 101 (US-101) from San Jose traveling South in California. US-101: San Jose to Buellton. I-5: San Clemente to Oceanside.
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