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This driverless tractor will haunt your dreams of the robot uprising

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Designed be Firstgreen Industries (formerly Kovaco Electric), the Elise CBL is designed to enable fully remote operation , thereby reducing the risk of operator injury or exposure to hazardous materials in high-risk environments like indoor demolition in older buildings (asbestos), hospitals (biohazards and radiation), and more (more bad stuff).

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

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While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. In this article, we’ll dispel five common myths on PHEVs that BEV-only fans may want you to believe. Worn-Out EV Batteries Make PHEVs Useless! The major difference?

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EVs & Camping: How Well They Go Along ?

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  In recent years, the rise of EVs has revolutionized the way we travel, and in this article, we are going to explore camping with your EVs. Regenerative Braking EVs often feature regenerative braking technology, which converts kinetic energy back into battery power while slowing down.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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DARPA designed the competition to advance practical robotics in extreme conditions, based around three distinct underground environments: human-made tunnels, the urban underground, and natural caves. A series of three preliminary circuit events would give teams experience with each environment. IEEE Spectrum. Can you talk about that?

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Personal: I Built the Ultimate Checklist for a Successful Road Trip

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Personal: I Built the Ultimate Checklist for a Successful Road Trip Gear Up to Hit the Road and Not Look Back This article may contain affiliate links. These tools can assist you in maintaining your bearings and safely arriving at your destination in the event that you lose cell phone signal or run out of battery power.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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We also expect to demonstrate the viability of other key concepts and systems, as well as the ability of these systems to interact with each other reliably in the harsh environment out at sea. Airplanes, for example, won’t be able to fly long distances on battery power.

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Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

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By 2050, it is expected that 74% of Europe’s cars on the road will be battery-powered. Despite the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, there has been little discussion about standardizing battery types. The question of whether governments should mandate increased battery standards is not new.

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