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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop? The real computation power in modern and future vehicles will be used to drive autonomous systems. Modern smartphones, on the other hand, have chips that use a 4nm process, with smaller processes offering more computing power. This is where laptops come back in.

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Check out this bicycle-powered backyard rollercoaster that you can actually buy

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Meet the awesome human-powered backyard rollercoaster! more… The post Check out this bicycle-powered backyard rollercoaster that you can actually buy appeared first on Electrek. That’s the case with this week’s find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.

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Frankfurt buys 13 Solaris hydrogen buses

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The Urbino hydrogen buses are powered by a 70 kW fuel cell stack. Electric power is transferred directly to the driveline, consisting of an axle with electric motors. Each bus will also be fitted with a Solaris High Power battery. The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses are to be deployed on target routes in 2022.

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Jackery’s Explorer 600 Plus power station sees first discount to $419, Murf EV sale, Best Buy Greenworks deals, and more

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Closing out this week’s Green Deals before Memorial Day officially arrives, Jackery’s Explorer 600 Plus Portable Power Station leads the pack as it receives its very first discount, dropping the price to $419. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals.

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QOTD: Does J.D. Power Matter to Your Car-Buying Experience?

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About a week and a half ago, we asked you how the automotive media influences your car-buying process. Power, specifically. Power does produce some content, the company has made its bones based on customer satisfaction surveys. Power for insights into quality and reliability. Power numbers matter to you when car shopping?

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Jackery’s Explorer 600 Plus power station sees first discount to $419, Murf EV sale, Best Buy Greenworks deals, and more

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Closing out this week’s Green Deals before Memorial Day officially arrives, Jackery’s Explorer 600 Plus Portable Power Station leads the pack as it receives its very first discount, dropping the price to $419. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals.

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New Zealand Post buys Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell truck

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NZ Post has purchased the first of Hyundai New Zealand’s five XCIENT hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks. The Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck was officially unveiled in its working livery by NZ Post at an event held at their Auckland Operations Center and attended by Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods.