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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

The Truth About Cars

The electric G features a ladder frame design, selectable low range off-road gear reduction, an independent front suspension, and solid rear axle. Those electric motors are good for 579 horsepower and 859 lb-ft of torque. In terms of charging, it can hoover up electricity at 200 kW from a sufficiently robust DC fast charger.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly. But this is but a singular component.

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Is Exponential EV Adoption in the U.S. an Expensive Headache for Utilities or an Opportunity for New Revenue?

Driivz

By Q1, 2021, 5% of all new car sales in the US were EVs. This is great news for the environment, but the US needs the infrastructure in place to keep all those EVs charged. In many areas, businesses requesting electricity are being denied or postponed. What does that mean for utilities? But here’s the problem.

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SF Residents Disable Autonomous Vehicles With Traffic Cones

The Truth About Cars

This is being done under the auspices of solving crimes and has locals feeling a little nervous about their privacy as their neighborhoods are turned into a corporate-funded surveillance state. Though the activists do make for some unlikely allies, as they’re not all that keen on automobiles in general.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

I took the photos that now illustrate it here on my blog within the last hour: My name is Joe Galliani, I’m 52 years old and I’ve lived in Southern California for 33 years. (c) Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees.

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Greenius Weekend Update

Creative Greenius

And for the first time ever it’s an all green Fiesta Weekend in Hermosa! It’s because all the buses and generators involved in the Fiesta will be fueled with clean-burning biodiesel, made from used vegetable oil donated by local restaurants Patrick Molloy’s, Sangria, and Café Boogaloo. Solar Homes Tour A Big Hit.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car? Where Can I Buy One?

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