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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

Baua Electric

The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat. Fiat brought its 500 to the US in 2011 (which was discontinued in 2019), and the 500e EV to California in 2013. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Share 4 stories about mobile EV charging

Setec Powerr

Story 3 I was driving my electric car along the stunning coastal highway of California when I realized I was running low on power. The person on the other end of the line was friendly and professional. Thanks to them, my day was saved, and I was able to continue enjoying the stunning coastal scenery of California.

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

If you think about the blind person, you know having a mouse isn’t very useful because they can’t see where the pointer is. Everything that a sighted person can see visually, you can hear aurally with a screen reader. But I’ve listened to a couple of demos that they posted on podcast, and to a person. Leland: Yes and no.

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

Amputees who tested the artificial limb performed daily activities such as zipping a suitcase, pouring a carton of juice, and petting a cat, just as well, and in some cases better than, more rigid neuroprosthetics. [ It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand. ElliQ ].

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Video Friday: Constant Gardener

Cars That Think

Amputees who tested the artificial limb performed daily activities such as zipping a suitcase, pouring a carton of juice, and petting a cat, just as well, and in some cases better than, more rigid neuroprosthetics. [ It's been a hectic couple of days, so here are some retired industrial robots quietly drawing lines in sand. ElliQ ].

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Fast Food, Fast Charge

Cars That Think

And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite. The company currently has more than 30 fast chargers in California, Colorado, Texas and Florida. Tesla owners can already hook into CCS stations by means of an adapter.

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What Does Henry Waxman Know About Climate That Made Him Quit?

Creative Greenius

He knows that fracking California just helps put the unneeded nail in the coffin and that our current national orgy of oil production is the climate’s sodom and Gomorrah. But personally I think at age 74 Henry’s had it. Waxman knows that the Canadian tar sands are game over for the climate.

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