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Lucid Air Dream gets massive 520-mile range rating in preliminary EPA tests

Teslarati

At its Livestreamed unveiling event for the vehicle, Lucid stated that it had receieved a 517-mile range rating with a 9.9-second Crucially, this landmark has been achieved by Lucid’s world-leading in-house EV technology, not by simply installing an oversize battery pack,” CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson said. second quarter-mile time.

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Protecting Your Ride: A Guide to Anti-Theft Systems & Devices

Clean Fleet Report

This statistic alone highlights the importance of taking preventive measures to protect your car. In the event of theft, it becomes challenging for criminals to sell the vehicle’s parts or alter its identity. There are different types of insurance policies that can cover you in the unfortunate event of a car theft.

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Video Friday: Liquid Metal Bubble Actuator

Cars That Think

We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Xenoforms is an installation work that consists of 3D prints of parametric models, video animations and visualizations, posters with technical diagrams, and a 6-axis 3D printer. UPenn ].

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Construction can turn green

Electric Auto Association

There’s no doubt that driving electric helps the environment, as does installing home solar panels. The statistics are similar around the world. Emission-free sites have been achievable in Scandinavia BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Chart showing construction industry contribution to carbon emissions.

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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

Cars That Think

The group got school officials to install gender-neutral bathrooms, and it won the right for students and faculty members to use their preferred pronouns on human resource forms and in email. No number of mentoring programs, scholarships, or industry outreach had changed this statistic.”.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

Ford has partnered with Sunrun for installation of a $3,895 home integration system that includes a 9.6 cubic feet) of capacity and 400 pounds of load rating—enough for the luggage of four journalists en route to a drive event. Indeed, the drive event included trailers of 5,000 to 9,000 pounds hooked to Lightning hitches.

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

Green Car Congress

The new two-phase charging technology installed in the new Q7 e-tron quattro allows charging with up to 7.2 They range from changeover to renewably generated electricity (Audi Energy) to installation and customer service. In the event of moderate or sharper deceleration, the hydraulic brakes come into play. kW of power.

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