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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

Green Cars News

It is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri is a growing leader in exciting new battery technology, making it an ideal partner for all-electric vehicle manufacturing.”.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

So you can imagine my delight upon being informed that I had been tapped for a driving event that required a license featuring a cycle endorsement. Full Disclosure: Can-Am invited me out to Lake George, NY, to experience the Spyder F3 and RT Limited during the kickoff event for the Road Warrior Foundation’s charity ride to Nixa, Missouri.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. NIST goes through a criteria for every disaster event that includes the loss of lives and people affected," Lombardo told IEEE Spectrum in a phone interview. "It Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. NIST goes through a criteria for every disaster event that includes the loss of lives and people affected," Lombardo told IEEE Spectrum in a phone interview. "It Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed.

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