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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

Cars That Think

The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale.

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2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Korean Model 3 clone, or something else altogether?

Charged EVs

Quick, name all the battery-electric sedans for sale in the US—that aren’t Teslas. Now, there’s another: the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is on sale at your local Hyundai dealer, joining the Ioniq 5 crossover utility and the smaller Kona Electric hatchback. By our count, there’s only been one: the pricey, luxury Lucid Air.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

I happened to be his first customer - and it was good to have met him in person after so many years. Delhi Police waits patiently till the vehicle comes up for sale, and then recovers all the dues.) We reached there around 1100 hrs - and found a Blu Smart MG taxi already charging. Accuracy still remains an issue.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. Two all-electric cars - the E3 and the E6 - will follow later this year.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

Teslarati

The next question is about the robo taxi unveil. Toni Sacconaghi: It’s a more personal one for you, Elon, which is that you’re leading many important companies right now. It doesn’t feel like it, it feels like you’re one person, but no. It’s mostly learning on its own based on data. Martin Viecha: Thank you.

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