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Chrysler launches the 2011 GEM line

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By using the trip meter, odometer switch in the vehicle, drivers can view the energy saving information right on the vehicle’s LCD screen. New for the 2011 GEM model year is the energy monitoring system, which allows drivers to determine the total amount of energy in kilowatt-hours (kWh) that the GEM vehicle has removed from the grid.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. During this interim period, since Polaris will not yet have officially acquired GEM, operations will proceed as usual and Polaris will continue to learn and understand the GEM business through information exchange.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

In an email obtained through a federal Freedom of Information Act request, the lead investigator wrote Singh, “We are currently working a possible Search and Rescue Hoax in Maine and were wondering if you could compare the voice in the MP3 file with the voice making the radio calls in the WAV files?” A 2020 U.S.

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

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“As a high-performing state administration, you have always focused on the technical requirements, the high level of protection of the environment, the protection of the general public and the neighborhood from dangers, even under the pressure of great public interest and unreasonable harassment as well as the legal certainty of the procedure.

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A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

Baua Electric

They even bribe employees at Mexican resorts to leak guest information, the U.S. The scam represents the latest evolution of the Jalisco New Generation, which is entrenched in both illegal and legal sectors of the economy. The building was in an upscale neighborhood, across the street from a park. officials say.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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ReachNow Fleet Solutions for residential buildings will begin at The Solaire, a LEED Gold Certified building, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City neighborhood on 8 Dec. More information will be provided closer to the Reserve service launch. Residents of The Solaire can inquire with building management.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

Kandi also offers the two EVs as NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) and those could end up being Kandi’s near-term focus instead. Some industry observers I spoke with are dubious that either of the Kandi models will actually obtain US government safety standards approval. Kandi K27 – Source: Kandi.