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Kandi’s new collapsible electric golf cart is the latest tiny EV coming for your neighborhood

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In fact, they’re getting much more use away from the golfing green as an alternative to cars in neighborhoods all over the US. Golf carts have wheeled their way out of the fairways, becoming the go-to chariot for zipping around local neighborhoods with a touch of whimsy and practicality. I freaking love this thing.

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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second 0-60 mph time before breezing through the quarter-mile in 10.5 kWh battery pack, which is located between the seats. There is no plug-in charging for the E-Ray’s battery system. The battery is charged via regenerative energy from coasting and braking, as well as during normal driving. Power comes from the 6.2L

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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

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LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. With GEM Go, users drop a pin or enter an address, and the map will populate with a radius of all roadways 35 mph or less. In cities such as Washington, DC, with a default speed limit of 20 mph, LSVs can get anywhere in the city and beyond.

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The Microlino is an adorably tiny electric city car with two versions

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The vehicle has a top speed of up to 45 km/h (mph), and a max range of 177 km (~110 miles) per charge with the top 11kWh battery pack option. as a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) as soon as the end of this year. Both models include the same steel unibody exterior, up to 230 liters (~8.1

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I yeeted an electric bicycle battery into a tub of water to see what happens

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That’s right, I chucked an e-bike battery from the new Velotric Discover 2 into a tub full of water just for the hell of it. Basically, I wanted to see just how waterproof a “waterproof” battery could be. And in a time when battery safety is more important than ever , the results actually matter. Technically, it was for science.

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Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

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C-MAX Hybrid, however, returns the same fuel economy whether driving cross-country or across the city—resulting mostly from a growing list of Ford innovations that have helped the vehicle to deliver metrics such as a top speed of up to 62 mph (100 km/h) in EV mode. When the charge is depleted, C-MAX Energi operates as a full hybrid.

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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

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A sprint from 0–60 mph is said to take 4.7 A 116-kWh lithium-ion battery provides the juice but Merc isn’t yet spilling any tea about expected driving range on a full charge. The EQS 580 SUV, which the wind likely thinks is more aerodynamic, has a battery pack of roughly the same capacity and a suggested range of about 330 miles.

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