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Nissan LEAF charges into the record books at Goodwood…in reverse

Green Cars News

The Nissan LEAF raced into the record books at Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend as the fastest car to complete the hillclimb course in reverse.

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UK Electric Car number cross 500,000 mark

EV Info

BEV are the industry name for Electric cars. Steve Gooding, the foundation’s director, said: “This is a very significant milestone in terms of getting more battery-powered cars on to our roads, but we have a long way to travel before we achieve a truly green fleet [as] there are around 33 million cars in Britain.”. Source: SMMT.

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Electric charging for Holiday Lets

EV Driver

The number of EV’s on the road is growing rapidly and drivers are looking for lovely places to stay where they can charge their cars overnight. The good news is that there is now grant funding available to help pay for the charging unit! The good news is that there is now grant funding available to help pay for the charging unit!

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

Cars That Think

The kids can check them out just like they would a book. Only public libraries in IEEE Region 4 currently are eligible for an SKPL grant. They included hands-on off-the-shelf STEM projects, instructions written by the librarians, and a recommended list of books, DVDs, videos, and other reference material from the library, Genther says.

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Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

Cars That Think

The IEEE CIS chapter received a US $4,400 grant for the project from EPICS in IEEE , made possible through generous donors and a partnership with the IEEE Foundation. If the device can’t read text because the user isn’t holding the book or other document correctly, OurVision verbally notifies the user the alignment is off.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

“We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.” We had a few donations from the community, but most of our funds came from a $3000 grant from Electrify America’s Normal Now.” We had a few donations from the community, but most of our funds came from a $3000 grant from Electrify America’s Normal Now.”

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Cruising San Francisco, With No One Behind the Wheel

Baua Electric

And ride in a self-driving car. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have been operating commercially since last August. The cars are also shaping up as the city’s latest tourist attraction. First, while A.V.