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Georgia Tech team develops AI to read EV charging station reviews to find infrastructure gaps

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They also found that micropolitan areas, where the population is between 10,000 and 50,000 people, may be underserved, with more frequent reports of station availability issues. Predicted discussion frequency of station availability for US metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. Micropolitan statistical areas (e.g.,

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Tesla mobile charger now available for purchase with vehicle orders

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Using a standard household outlet can provide charging speeds of up to 3 miles of range per hour. Usage statistics were super low, so seemed wasteful. Tesla used statistics to make its decision about the Mobile Charging Connector. Then there is the Mobile Connector, which will come in handy on long trips away from home.

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2020 Audi A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid carries starting price of $94,000

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Additional state incentives may also be available. seconds, almost a second faster than the standard A8 V6 due to the hybrid components. The Audi virtual cockpit is also updated to display battery data and range statistics. The Audi virtual cockpit is also updated to display battery data and range statistics.

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. The years analyzed were 2007 and 2017 (the latest available survey year). The values in the parentheses are standard errors. Given the sizes of the standard errors, none of the three variables of interest showed a statistically significant difference between 2007 and 2017.

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ABB launches Terra multi-standard DC 50 kW fast charging station 53 with CCS support

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The Terra 53 C is the first product configuration from a family of DC charging stations supporting the CCS standard. The Terra 53 C will be available for deliveries from summer 2013 throughout Europe. A triple outlet version will follow when CHAdeMO is added.

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NTSB recommends collision avoidance systems become standard on all new vehicles

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Furthermore, the NTSB recommends that NHTSA develop tests and standards in order to rate the performance of each vehicle’s collision avoidance systems and to incorporate those results into an expanded NCAP 5-star safety rating scale. The promise of a next generation of safety improvements has been used too often to justify inaction.

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Setting a new standard for battery leak testing

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There currently are no reliable tests on which to base leak-detection standards for a full range of soft-pouch, cylindrical or prismatic battery cells in use throughout the industry. In the next month or so, that flexible pouch test will be commercially available as well. Thomas Parker: We hope so.

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