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Toyota introduces new 2020 Highlander and hybrid at New York International Auto Show; TNGA-K platform

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Toyota introduced the next-generation three-row 2020 Highlander SUV at the New York International Auto Show. New computer integration and a smaller, lighter power stack installed directly above the transaxle reduce energy transmission losses. Engine speed is synchronized with vehicle speed, yielding effortless and quiet acceleration.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

After taking solar installation classes and volunteering with GRID Alternatives for several years and learning to install racking systems, PV modules and inverters, and how to wire them up – including bending conduit – in 2015 I installed a solar PV system on my own roof with a crew of GRID experts.

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EGEB: The world’s most powerful wind turbine passes the typhoon test

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United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines are awarded typhoon certification.

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Honda and Google to collaborate on in-vehicle connected services

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As a result of this collaboration, Honda began adopting Android Auto starting with the Accord in 2016. Android Auto optimizes smartphone functions for drivers and allows Honda vehicles to offer UX (user experience) that Honda customers can enjoy safely and comfortably.

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Google Claims Android Auto Will Become Safer and Smarter After Update

The Truth About Cars

Google has announced plans to update Android Auto to reduce the time drivers are required to look at screens. Although this does get creepy when you take into account the fact that Google knows where you’re headed and likely has also some idea of where the person you’re speaking to currently resides. Google probably understands this.

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FCA to show Jeep Wrangler, Renegade and Compass 4xe PHEVs at CES

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Additional information about the Jeep Wrangler, Compass and Renegade 4xe vehicles, which debut this year, will be provided at the Geneva, New York and Beijing auto shows. All Jeep electrified vehicles will carry a new “Jeep 4xe badge.”. The Fiat Concept Centoventi reflects the Fiat brand’s vision of electric mass mobility for the future.

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Audi updates RS 4 Avant with new B-cycle twin-turbo V6; 17% lower fuel consumption than predecessor

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Like with all V6 and V8 engines from Audi, the turbochargers are installed within the 90-degree interior “V” of the cylinder banks, and thus the exhaust side of the cylinder heads is on the inside, while the intake side is on the outside of the engine. The two turbochargers of the 2.9

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