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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

Green Authority

Between the 15 ah Samsung cells and the premium Schwalbe Super Moto-X tires, there are a lot of name-brand components to catch your eye with this Class 3 e-bike. Here’s everything you need to know about the Ride1Up 700 series in our hands-on review. Class 3 electric bike with 28mph (45 km/h) pedal assist and 20mph throttle.

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NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States.

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

Clean Fleet Report

EVs make a lot of sense for commercial fleets with reduced fuel and maintenance costs and batteries that can be sized to a specific route to eliminate range anxiety. The bigger news that will shake-up the trucking industry is that of larger, Class 7 and 8, semi-trucks. Using a Fleet Management Company. Emergency Roadside Service.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Vintage Name Returns to the United States. The Toyota Crown has been around since 1955 in Japan, and was the first Toyota model exported to the United States in 1957, where it was sold until 1960. When we have the Crown for a week or more we will post a Road Test review. A country cruiser. Hybrid Options.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Motortrend.com reviewer Kelly Lin: “Toyota’s biggest strength is its hybrid technology, and in our SUV-obsessed market, the RAV4 Hybrid has overtaken the Prius as the best-selling hybrid in the brand’s lineup. Toyota hopes to get at least 5,000 to the United States through the end of 2020, with 20,000 more made available in 2021.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

He wouldn't show up at product-development review meetings or return phone calls. People could buy the machines at ComputerLand , a popular retail chain in the United States. Unlike the original PC, the XT, and the AT, the PCjr was the sorry product of IBM's multilayered development and review process.

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DOE to award $55.8M for advanced vehicle technologies; $35M for fuel cell and hydrogen

Green Car Congress

The new FOA supports the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which seeks to make the United States the first country to produce a wide array of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models (including plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles) by 2022 that are as affordable and convenient as current gasoline powered vehicles we drive today.

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