Apps
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that the automaker could in the future allow apps from third-party developers to run on its in-vehicle systems.
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Smartphone-based customization coming to Hyundai and Kia electric cars
Drivers could carry their own settings into Hyundai and Kia plug-in vehicles, whether owned or part of car-sharing fleets.
Bengt Halvorson -
Chargeway Beacon to help shoppers and dealers navigate past EV charging confusion
Multiple electric vehicles arriving this year promise a driving range of more than 200 miles. While that’s great news, and it’s bound to convince more households to make the jump to a fully electric vehicle—and to take road trips with it—it presents a new challenge to...
Bengt Halvorson -
Uber to bank London surcharge toward electric vehicles for its drivers
Uber announced Tuesday that it will levy a surcharge for its ride-hailing passengers in London. The goal: to get 20,000 drivers to go all-electric by the end of 2021, on the way to make every car using its ride-hailing app an electric vehicle in the smog- and congestion-prone city by 2025. The...
Bengt Halvorson -
EVgo adds mobile app for electric-car charging network access
One way for electric-car charging networks to make the public charging experience more user-friendly is through the use of smartphone apps to replace the RFID cards that identify members and let them initiate charge sessions. Not only do they provide electric-car drivers a host of capabilities, but...
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Car subscription services to take 1 of 5 sales by 2023, Volvo CEO says
The 2019 Volvo XC40 not only represents the Swedish brand's first compact crossover to be sold in the U.S. but its first shot at a new model for drivers to obtain cars: a subscription service. During the XC40 launch, Volvo revealed it would introduce Care by Volvo, a subscription service giving...
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The internet has transformed how many perceive property, allowing the rental of other peoples' personal vehicles, apartments, and other spaces when owners are not using them. Now, the idea is being applied to charging stations across the United Kingdom with the introduction of the Chargie smartphone app. Chargie aims to redefine how electric-car owners plan their travels by allowing access to individual's own charging stations (which the British call "chargepoints"). DON'T MISS: Electric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go global In the spirit of AirBnB, which rents out apartments...
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Hydrogen fuel-station finder app launched by Air Liquide
Infrastructure company Air Liquide is launching an app to find hydrogen fueling stations.
Stephen Edelstein -
Green Car Reports Now On Apple News
If you're reading Green Car Reports, you're likely carrying some of the latest tech to go along with your electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or diesel car, right? While you may already have the Green Car Report's iOS app, life is all about freedom of choice. So we have good news for Apple News...
Joel Feder -
Electric Car Drivers Tell Ford: We'll Never Go Back To Gasoline
A Ford survey finds that roughly nine out of 10 electric-car drivers will stay with plug-in cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
Green Car Reports App: Now Available For Apple iPhone, iPad Users
You've been asking for it, and we've been listening. You want to read Green Car Reports on your Apple iPad, maybe even your iPhone, and you want a native app that runs seamlessly with iOS to do it with Wait no longer: Our app is now here. The powers that be at Apple have approved it, and it's ready...
John Voelcker -
App Lets Tesla Driver Control Model S Electric Car From Apple Watch
A third-party app could let drivers control their Tesla Model S electric cars from an Apple Watch.
Stephen Edelstein -
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive gets PlugShare integration.
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Stolen Tesla Found As Owner Helps Police Using Her Phone App
A GPS-enabled app helped an owner find her stolen electric car.
Stephen Edelstein -
UberPool, Lyft Line Carpool Apps: More People, Same Number Of Cars?
Lyft and Uber both plan to put multiple customers in the same car.
Stephen Edelstein -
Now Electric-Car Drivers Can Use Google Glass To Find Charging Stations
Charging-station operator SemaConnect created a Google Glass app to help drivers find its stations.
Stephen Edelstein -
Will Your Local Gas Prices Rise or Fall? Fuelcaster Knows (It Says)
A free app from Esurance claims to predict future gas prices.
Stephen Edelstein -
What Can I Save Driving An Electric Car? Apps Can Help, Soon
Last month, Apple Stores in the United States began stocking the Automatic Link. And it might just point the way toward how to convince more car buyers that a plug-in electric car--or other alternatives, from hybrid to diesel to natural gas, for that matter--could make economic sense. The Automatic...
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The DOE has made its Alternative Fueling Station Locator into an app.
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PlugShare Debuts Cellphone Payments For Electric-Car Charging
Recargo, the company that owns the PlugShare app for locating electric-car charging stations, launched a new way to pay for charging today. Its "Pay With PlugShare" program gives its users the ability to transact a charging session using only their smartphones. The app lets electric-car drivers...
John Voelcker -
California Figures Out Regulation For Ridesharing Apps
Ridesharing is now legal in California. The state has created a new set of regulations for this alternative transportation system.
Stephen Edelstein -
PlugShare Launches PlugScore, So Electric-Car Drivers Can Rate Charging Stations
While the quality of gasoline can vary slightly from station to station, you're always pretty sure of the experience you'll get. There's a gas station in most towns, you pump some fuel into your tank, and you're generally there for no more than ten minutes. There's a bit more emphasis on a quality...
Antony Ingram -
What Happens If You Add Google Glass To A Tesla Electric Car?
Wearable computers and electric cars. Two things you might not think have much in common--but one app developer is exploring ways of linking the two cutting-edge technologies. Glasstesla is the brainchild of software engineer Sahas Katta, and pairs certain car functions with the abilities of...
Antony Ingram -
Can Smartphone Apps & Carsharing Really Cut Cars On The Road?
Sometimes, change is painful, devastating -- just ask the folks at Blockbuster Video or the residents of any neighborhood that's been split by new freeways. Sometimes, change is wonderful, life-giving -- just ask the folks at Netflix or ambulance drivers who now have faster ways to get from the...
Richard Read