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CES 2024 Preview: A Tricorder, Magic Mirrors, and a Solar EV

Cars That Think

The BMind, the company indicates, will not only recognize when a user’s mental state is less than par, but will suggest exercises and activities to improve it, including light therapy, guided meditation, and self-affirmations. The concept seems straightforward, and it may be one of the few wearables at CES that doesn’t have an AI angle.

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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

They will also leverage the unexplored stratum of society as a future consumer of solar panels and charging stations for their Smart Energy for Home Concept, which was showcased at the recently concluded India Energy Week in Goa.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

The “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) concept fire truck first became a reality last year, when the LAFD purchased the truck for $1.2 Various other companies are currently designing and developing fleets of fully electric emergency vehicles, including golf carts for police and ATVs for search-and-rescue operations. Making History.

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since traffic is really light on Sunday morning, I drove to work (15 miles away) and back to see how the 914 would handle. I just have to get used to the concept of driving at higher RPM, since I got better gas mileage by keeping the RPMs low on my old car (which is 19 years newer than the 914 :).

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

The project will shed light on the purpose behind the trips, how drivers interact with external factors such as weather and traffic, and how to further personalize time behind the wheel. Fleet insights, US. The data is gathered by devices plugged into the HP fleet vehicles. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers.

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Why The Ford F-150 Lightning Is The Most Important EV Ever

EV Adoption

Wait, you might be thinking to yourself, what about the Tesla Model S which single-handedly changed the image of EVs from glorified golf carts into fast as all heck, 300+-mile range, aspirational computers on wheels? Tesla coined both the concept and the term frunk with the launch of the Model S back in 2012.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. "You dont get to skip Gen 1," Henderson said.

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