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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. Five other vehicles were involved, including a minivan with seven people inside.

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Kia has its first customer for its funky Duplo-like EV: Uber

Baua Electric

Kia’s new modular electric vehicle concept – that goes from micro-car to minivan to small truck to full-sized van – introduced at CES has its first customer: Uber. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. Personally I think that we don’t need to charge the car even in 10 minutes. I like to use the example of someone driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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Harris Interactive survey for Johnson Controls identifies consumer preferences for connected vehicles

Green Car Congress

Safety is the single most important feature among a list of nine—also including: vehicle diagnostics; navigation; entertainment; communication/ connectivity; information apps; audio apps; concierge/ personal service; and social apps—in the selection of a vehicle (75%).

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