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Winnebago, Motiv unveil all-electric healthcare vehicles

Green Car Congress

Winnebago Industries is unveiling two all-electric versions of mobile healthcare unit vehicles: an all-electric Mobile Lung Unit (eMLU) and, as a chassis, an all-electric bloodmobile. The specialty healthcare vehicle features the Samsung NeuroLogica BodyTom Elite, the world’s first portable, full-body, 32-slice CT scanner.

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Nuvera breaks ground on automated fuel cell production facility in China

Green Car Congress

In December 2018, Nuvera signed a cooperation agreement with the Fuyang government, located in Zhejiang province, to enable the local manufacture of Nuvera fuel cell stacks. The fuel cells will power heavy-duty vehicles such as delivery vans and transit buses. —Lucien Robroek, CEO. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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QOTD: Where Have You Encountered the Worst Traffic?

The Truth About Cars

Matt wrote earlier about 15-minute cities by featuring plans being made in Cleveland. Some of this is so I can test cars -- can't do much testing when the vehicle is parked in the garage -- and sometimes I drive because I need/want to go places that are only easily accessible by driving. On the other hand, I do drive a fair bit.

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Cadillac embarks on first hands-free cross-country highway drive with Super Cruise

Green Car Congress

A group of stakeholders and media will put the power of Super Cruise technology to the test in twelve Super Cruise-equipped Cadillac CT6 vehicles, which departed from Cadillac House in New York City and will travel to Los Angeles, California. Super Cruise will be available this fall in the 2018 Cadillac CT6. Andrew Cuomo.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

As a battery electric vehicle (EV) owner for almost four years now (a Tesla Model 3 Long Range) and founder in 2017 of a group of some 500+ EV enthusiasts in the Miami Valley, I am in full support of SB 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry (AOAI). Vehicle safety is very important to me and many others.

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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D print, test rocket combustion chamber

Green Car Congress

The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Credits: NASA/Virgin Orbit.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work. However, it was occupied and the vehicle was already 90% charged, so I waited–and waited. At a popular stop Since I was back to the U.S.,

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