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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

By Zan Dubin-Scott I’m standing on the sidewalk in the sun, proudly gazing at 70-plus vehicles lined up and ready to go for a history-making event–the world’s first electric vehicle parade–when my phone rings. Turns out we were right. ” In the limelight: E. .” We’re following the trend,” McCarthy said.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. If we had known the Waverley would get that much attention, we would have used it to promote the event.” I want to show folks there’s a precedent here,” Steiner explained.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. If we had known the Waverley would get that much attention, we would have used it to promote the event.” I want to show folks there’s a precedent here,” Steiner explained.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. The only EV he was familiar with was a golf cart, so he tried playing around with that, and eventually converted a Beck into electric.” Jack Rikard on EVTV. I can attest to the fact that his system worked.”

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business. This new research center shows Ford’s commitment to be part of the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem—anticipating customers’ wants and needs, especially on connectivity, mobility and autonomous vehicles.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.”

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Reducing Carbon Emissions Quickly Is the Goal – Not Quarter-Mile Times (Commentary)

EV Adoption

At the Plaid launch event Elon Musk said that the Plaid was “faster than any Porsche, safer than any Volvo.”. Would that approach be big brother entering another part of our lives? To be clear, I have nothing against automakers producing fast cars.

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