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Google teaching autonomous vehicles to share road safely with cyclists

Green Car Congress

In the latest monthly report on its autonomous driving project, Google engineers outlined some of the steps they are taking to teach their self-driving cars to share the road safely with cyclists. Google currently has 24 Lexus RX450h SUVs and 34 prototype vehicles on the road with autonomous driving capability. Click to enlarge.

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Motiv Power Systems to power 13 electric school buses in California pilot

Green Car Congress

MotivPower Systems, in partnership with Type-A school bus manufacturer Trans Tech, is bringing electric school buses to the Sacramento, California region. The new all-electric buses will be powered by Motiv’s all-electric powertrains, which are both designed and manufactured in California, supporting local manufacturing jobs.

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E: Quicker charging, range to 320 miles, lower price

Baua Electric

Ford on Tuesday confirmed lasting price cuts on the Mustang Mach-E lineup, along with 20% faster road-trip charging and a boost in range of up to 20 miles for the new model year. Mach-E GT versions also get a 10-mile boost in their estimated EPA ranges for 2024, and the Mach-E Rally is expected to come in at 265 miles.

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Google to sponsor NASA Green Flight Challenge

Green Car Congress

The CAFE Foundation announced that Google will sponsor the NASA Centennial Challenge flight competition known as the Green Flight Challenge (GFC). Schulz Sonoma County (California) Airport. Competing aircraft must demonstrate at least 100 mph and 200 passenger mpg on a 200-mile flight.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. Level 4 Prototype Cars on California Roads Since 2009. Google has racked up a million autonomous vehicle miles.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a week exploring Southern California in a front-wheel drive XT4 Premium Luxury. In 365 miles of mostly freeway driving we averaged 26.1 Our best efficiency was over a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, earning us 32.5 mpg, same as the EPA.

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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be distributed in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, but customers in any of the other states can custom order the vehicle at their local Hyundai dealer. Total estimated range is 590 miles. l/100 km) in the city, 45 mpg (5.22

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