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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

Green Car Congress

Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. Collection kits for COVID-19 tests. Ford is helping scale production of collection kits for COVID-19 tests at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

Cars That Think

And if we could reduce or eliminate that problem, how would that actually influence the development of mobile and wearable tech beyond just not having to recharge as often? So we have a global exclusivity contract with them where they have integrated our bendable, flexible solar film in the headband. Fili: Yeah. So now it’s happening.

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Taking your electric car abroad: everything you need to know

Drive Electric

You’ll need a first aid kit in your car if you enter certain countries in Europe, with other legal requirements including a fire extinguisher, reflective jacket, warning triangle, headlamp beam reflectors and spare bulbs. Pack UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). ? It’s also vital to make sure that you’re able to pay to use them.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

The 25 experiments address four global megatrends—explosive population growth; an expanding middle class; air quality and public health concerns; and changing customer attitudes and priorities—challenging today’s transportation model and limiting personal mobility, especially in urban areas. Rapid Recharge & Share, Dearborn.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., Two global fulfillment centers—one in Rotterdam and one in Dallas—can ship product to customers within 72 hours. Click to enlarge. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs.

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First discount on Segway Navimow H Series robot lawn mowers, Juiced e-bike flash sale, 1-day Greenworks and Worx deals, more

Baua Electric

You’ll have the typical smart controls of course, to overwrite and adjust settings, schedules, performance – but you’ll also have the freedom to forget about it and let it just do its thing – returning itself to its charging station when too low on power and picking up where it left off once recharged.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. The battery should be recharged and this is a reversible chemical reaction. Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Game Changer.

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