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Driving Dystopia: BMW Sneaks Subscription Services Back Into Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

BMW has decided that it’s more cost effective to build cars with more features installed and then try to bill customers that want to unlock them. The company thought that it would be a good idea to build most or all of its cars with heated seats and not offer that feature as standard on each vehicle. The horror, right?

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

Teslarati

Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. Customers can better manage their car insurance premium because their rate will be more closely associated with their personal driving characteristic. The program’s policies take effect on or after February 27, 2020.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

The US DOT’s is preparing NHTSA for a decision in 2013 that will determine whether the agency proceeds with regulatory activities that could require DSRC technology on new vehicles, consumer information programs that help new car buyers understand the effectiveness of this technology, or the need for further research and development.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

This means that, unless you’re planning a road trip across rural Montana, you should always be able to find a charging station before you run low on power. This same issue impacts combustion engine motors, too, as gas-powered cars also become less efficient over time. Many modern EVs come with optional in-car internet.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

Cars That Think

Passenger cars and light duty trucks account for about 57 percent of those totals. Then there is the willingness of hundreds of millions of ICE vehicle drivers the world over to alter their personal behaviors, lifestyles, and for many their livelihoods, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. to reach its 2030 decarbonization objectives.

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

By 2026, car manufacturers will have to [make approximately 17% of new vehicles] in their total fleets electric and zero-emission. By 2026, car manufacturers will have to make approximately 17% of new vehicles in their total fleets electric and zero-emission. Every car company is making huge investments. That’s the difference.

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