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Texas-based MOD Bikes launches 28 MPH full suspension adventure e-bike

Baua Electric

MOD Bikes, the Austin, Texas-based e-bike maker with a flair for the unconventional , has just announced the newest addition to its electric bike lineup. In fact, I had the chance to get a sneak peek and test ride of the new model when I was in Austin at the SXSW Festival. Below you can see several images from my own early test ride.

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INRIX study identifies routes with greatest potential for e-VTOL services

Green Car Congress

By analyzing trillions of anonymous data points from hundreds of millions of connected devices, INRIX Research identified the current routes with the greatest market potential in the Atlanta, Austin, Boston and San Francisco metropolitan areas. The benefits of VTOL will accrue in the the near-term to long-distance commuters from city centers.

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BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations

Green Car Congress

BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. Earlier post.) Included with all the ChargePoint service plans are driver services. Both products provide two 7.2

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Audi Sport wins 1st FIA Formula E race in Beijing

Green Car Congress

Next weekend, di Grassi will return to the cockpit of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car in round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Austin). The racer accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3 seconds, and has a maximum speed of 225 km/h (150 mph). Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT) 25 laps.

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Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Taxi Unveiled at London’s City Hall

Green Car Congress

Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt, with funding from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, unveiled a full performance, zero-emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi. Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 seconds; acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 14 seconds. . Overall vehicle package.

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California DMV Suspends Cruise Driverless Vehicle Permits

The Truth About Cars

In fact, having gone through those technological growing pains may be the reason the DMV is only targeting Cruise. With all AV companies operating under the premise that the implementation of their technology would eventually lead to an accident-free society, incidents like the above severely undermine the premise.

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Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour

Teslarati

mph to deplete the entire 4680 pack. When Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery technology at its Battery Day event in 2020, the company made it a point to highlight that its next-generation cells could pave the way for vast production efficiencies, weight savings, and more power. We then drove for 236 miles at an average of 73.75

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