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Polaris all-electric RANGER to have ‘dramatically higher’ power-to-weight ratio than gas UTVs

Electrek

The hype around the new electric Polaris RANGER is growing with each fresh look at the upcoming UTV. Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV.

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

Baua Electric

Photo by Jeremy Thompson on Flickr Disney’s Autopia ride has been making headlines recently, after a park spokesperson told the LA Times that the park was considering ditching gas engines soon. But activists put the pressure on to ensure that Disney goes all-EV with the ride, and fast.

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Are Installing EV Charging Stations at Hotels a Good Idea?

Charged Future

If you are a hotel owner, you may be wondering if EV charging stations at hotels are a good idea. Read More »

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Rolls-Royce eras in an all-electric plan by 2030, unveils Spectre EV

Teslarati

Now, the British Rolls-Royce will era in a fleet of all-electric vehicles by the end of the 2020s, planning to not only scrap combustion engines altogether but keep a legendary tradition of automobiles going under a new pretense: Make them sustainable. Rolls-Royce has had electric plans on its agenda for a decade.

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Two Oddball Ideas for a Megaqubit Quantum Computer

Cars That Think

But connecting them all by coaxial cable to control and readout electronics, which work at room temperature, would be impossible. HEMTs have a layered semiconductor structure that creates a super-narrow region of free electrons, called a two-dimensional electron gas. They settled on near terahertz radiation—specifically 0.26

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Electric Day Cruiser To Be Launched In December By Blue Innovation Group

CleanTechnica EVs

With all the bickering and arguing on social media about electric vehicles vs. gas and diesel-powered internal combustion engine cars, trucks, and SUVs, a person might get the idea that electrification of transportation is only for vehicles with wheels.

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CESifo: EVs not the best option for reduction in on-road CO2 in Germany given power mix

Green Car Congress

According to a new study published by the ifo Institue Center for Economic Studies (CESifo) in Germany, EVs will barely help cut CO 2 emissions in the country over the coming years, as the introduction of electric vehicles does not necessarily lead to a reduction in CO 2 emissions from road traffic given the current power generation mix.

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