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In the connected world of modern electric vehicles your car probably already knows where the nearest charging point is. But what happens if you’re planning a long trip and want to acquaint yourself with the area around a charging point before you go? Enter Google and its online map tools, which now includes the location of every known public electric vehicle charger. A post on Google’s own LatLong blog explains how it all works: users of Google’s online Maps can now use the search terms “EV Charging Station” along with an address or neighborhood location to be...
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Google’s Investment in Transphorm Could be Good News for Electric CarsGoogle said today it had invested in a startup called Transphorm, whose power-conversion efficiency technology could some day help create more efficient electric cars. The company’s technology can reduce by up to 90 percent the power lost when one form of energy is converted to the other...
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Berlin University Showcases ‘Dial-A-Car’ Self-Driving Taxi To Help Reduce Urban Traffic
Here in the States the self driving Google cars driving around San Francisco made most news outlets, including right here at AllSmallCars.com (more here). Heck, I even heard about the self-driving cars on the morning radio show I frequent. While we contemplate the legalities of a car driving its...
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Cars That Drive Themselves: Google Brings It Closer To Reality
For those that live near San Francisco you might have seen a couple of 2010 Toyota Prius vehicles and possibly an Audi TT with an interesting roof top camera attachment. Those familiar with the Google Maps Street View program probably are saying, ‘Silly, that is just a Street View car taking...
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OnStar Teams Up With Google To Develop New Chevrolet Volt Smartphone Apps
OnStar is already one of the most handy features you can get in a GM vehicle but soon it will be even better thanks to a little help from Google. Together, the two will develop a number of new mobile app features that strengthen Chevrolet’s commitment to providing Volt customers with the most...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
