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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Electric vehicles have historically received a bad reputation for concerns around safety. Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). In fact, EVs have just 25.1

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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

Green Car Congress

This system consists of high- temperature and low temperature cooling circuits, working in tandem with two-stage turbocharging and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooling on the engine. A new 48-volt starter turns on the engine with more power and speed. One key powertrain feature of SuperTruck II is split cooling.

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Tesla Model 3 becomes newest member of the NYPD

Teslarati

Several police departments across the United States and other regions have recently adopted all-electric forms of transportation from Tesla. The idea is that the electric powertrains will provide safe and quiet patrol shifts for police officers. The NYPD operates 9,599 vehicles in its fleet, according to NYC.gov.

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Azure Dynamics announces 45 Transit Connect Electric sales

Green Car Congress

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (GSA) via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four-unit order from Verizon and a four-unit order from an internet company.

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Azure Dynamics receives orders for 27 Transit Connect Electric vans

Green Car Congress

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.

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Audi SQ7 features new V8 TDI, 48V system, electric compressor

Green Car Congress

Among its features are an electric compressor with a supporting 48V subsytem that augments the work of the two turbochargers. Two exhaust-gas turbochargers are activated selectively according to the concept of sequential charging, since exhaust gas only flows through one turbocharger at low and intermediate load.

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No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

Plug in America

“It’s because our car is different because it doesn’t need gas,” Jazmin told her daughter. The burn- off gas that comes out of cars isn’t good for you. Now, Jazmin’s daughter covers her face when she walks around gas cars so she doesn’t breathe in the exhaust. There were too many surprises with a gas car.

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