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NHTSA Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s Self-Driving Zoox Division

The Truth About Cars

The vehicles in question were effectively faulted with brake checking motorcycles. From Reuters : In March, Zoox said it was expanding its vehicle testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving, as it competes with Alphabet's Waymo robotaxis. Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for $1.3

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

Lightning Motorcycles is already known for record-setting speeds. In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates. California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations require volume automakers to sell a minimum number of PEVs each year in the state. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. Electric motorcycles breakout.

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California environmental lawyer forecasts the future of state and federal emissions regulations

Charged EVs

California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. To get an idea of how these are likely to take shape, we spoke with environmental lawyer Maureen Gorsen, who has served in executive positions at several California regulatory agencies. The whole mix of what’s sold in California will continue to ratchet down.

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Micromobility: Zapp Scooters Bring Style, Range and Fun to Urban Riding

Clean Fleet Report

The stylish scooter is set to arrive next year to do battle in the market segment between e-bikes and Vespa clones on one side and traditional motorcycles on the other. Top speed is rated at 60 miles per hour—plenty for urban living, considering these are not freeway legal rides.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

It is interesting to note that in the interest of safety, and perhaps publicity, the pizza delivery vehicle was accompanied by an escort involving eight police cruisers and eight police motorcycles. “In The California state Senate has approved a similar measure ( SB 1298 ).

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

As someone who rides a bike and a motorcycle in traffic, any time you can remove an internal combustion engine from spewing crap out its tailpipe and in your face, it’s a good thing. Although funded as a startup with money from the California state government, EVI, as it is called, began marketing in Mexico because the U.S.

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