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The all-new all-electric MINI Cooper SE

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With the idea of a vehicle that offers passengers as much space as possible in the interior with compact dimensions, MINI revolutionised individual mobility 64 years ago. Since then, the brand has focused on maximum driving pleasure with a minimum footprint.

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Caltech’s SSPD-1 Is a New Idea for Space-Based Solar

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For an update on what the SSPD-1 mission achieved and how it will shape future concepts for space solar-power satellites, IEEE Spectrum spoke with Ali Hajimiri , an IEEE Fellow, professor of electrical engineering at Caltech, and codirector of the school’s space-based solar power project. SSPD-1 flew with several different testbeds.

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Autonomous electric car technology: Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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It is also known as Self driving electric vehicle. What is a Self-driving electric vehicle? A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. They are the driver-less vehicle and also known as the autonomous car. Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

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But activists put the pressure on to ensure that Disney goes all-EV with the ride, and fast. Late Thursday, those activists got their wish , and Disney announced that it would go all-electric with the ride within the next 30 months. Just imagine how much more fun the ride will be when it goes electric.

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All You Need To Know About Electric Car Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

There are many benefits to owning an electric car, but anything that is good will have its downfalls. Plus, many insurance carriers have not embraced the idea. Luckily, some larger companies understand that EVs are the future of automotive insurance, so they have some excellent information and coverage available for all EVs.

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Elon Musk Has No Idea What He’s Doing With Tesla Bot

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To be fair, Musk did go out and do more or less much exactly that for electric cars and reusable rockets. And with electric cars, we already had cars, batteries, sensors, and the. Our cars are semi-sentient robots on wheels.". But humanoid robots are much different, and much more complicated.

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Genovation all-electric Chevy Corvette sports car debuts at CES

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The idea of an all-electric Corvette is either either a wonderful marriage of American history and electric performance or complete sacrilege. A company called Genovation rolled out the creation, the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE), at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas this week. DON'T MISS.

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