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

Green Authority

But for anything longer, you might want to consider bringing a second charged battery to swap in on your journey. If you’re an experienced cyclist who wants a quality e-bike for less than two grand, Ride1up’s 700 series is right up your alley. Unfortunately, the 14ah battery pack is the largest available to fit this frame.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Everything is on the table."

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones. Charge, drain, repeat is extremely inefficient. We definitely need an urban charging grid if the electric car is to find a place in town, where it’s needed most.

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