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VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal

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.” Now the company claims to have surpassed 10,000 reservations, despite the bike reaching a top speed that isn’t legal in most countries. more… The post VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal appeared first on Electrek.

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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. Lira et al. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so.

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Genovation’s GXE breaks street-legal all-electric land speed record: 205.6 mph

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Genovation broke the land speed record for a street-legal all-electric vehicle with the Genovation Extreme Electric car (GXE). mph (330.88 mph (300.63 The GXE includes a state-of-the-art battery management system, inverters, batteries and electric motors that produce in excess of 600-hp and 570 lb-ft of torque.

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BMW’s first quad-motor M Performance EV spotted testing [Video]

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The first quad-motor EV from BMW M was recently spotted testing in icy conditions, revealing the high-performance electric car’s sporty design. First BMW M quad-motor EV shown winter testing The high-performance EVs are coming. Now, we are getting a closer look at what we can expect from the first quad-motor BMW M EV.

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Tesla order configurator revealed for ‘Foundation Series’ Cybertruck

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When proceeding to the design page, the configurator shows the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (AWD) version, starting at $99,990, along with the Cyberbeast tri-motor trim, priced at $119,990. What are your thoughts? Let me know at zach@teslarati.com , find me on X at @zacharyvisconti , or send your tips to us at tips@teslarati.com.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No.

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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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DRIVE PILOT enables customers to hand the driving task over to the system under certain conditions in heavy traffic or congestion situations on suitable motorway sections in Germany up to a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). Mercedes-Benz is ensuring that the new technology is being put on the road in a legally compliant manner.

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