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Ride1Up Prodigy V2 review: An affordable Brose mid-drive e-bike for the common man!

Baua Electric

When Ride1Up launched the Prodigy V2 , they kept all the parts that made this Brose-powered mid-drive great and added even more components (like a Gates belt drive system!) The company has always sought to provide most of what you can get from higher-priced electric bike models, yet at a much more affordable price. Don’t believe me?

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Reintroducing myself - from Central Pennsylvania

DIY Electric Car

and by the recent re-evaluation by the EPA on CARB requirements regarding aftermarket performance parts and legality on our streets. If the law changes the game regarding ICEs - change power plants! With the cost of EV conversions still being relatively (everything is relative) affordable and the EV conversion knowledge base.

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T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

Green Car Congress

This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit. Battery electric cars offer drivers the cleanest, most efficient and affordable way to decarbonize, while synthetic fuels are best suited to planes where electrification is not an option. pollution.

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

Green Car Congress

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Affordable and low polluting cabs are within our grasp and I urge manufacturers to accelerate efforts to produce them. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Giga Mexico construction gets permit approval

Teslarati

According to Milenio , The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Management of Subdelegation for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources contacted Tesla’s legal representative in Mexico—Eugenio Grandio de la Torre—about Giga Mexico’s permits earlier this week.

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

The Truth About Cars

So, a flying, rocket-powered EV that is somehow street-legal. The Cybertruck did not land with the affordable price tag Musk claimed, and it’s not quite as bulletproof as initially expected. These are wild claims, and while Tesla has managed to deliver on some of Musk's promises, it has also fallen short in some instances.

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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

The Truth About Cars

In truth, we’ve seen these trends play out across entire markets — particularly among companies that have spent the last several decades consolidating power, subsuming the competition, and chasing automation. Legal challenges have also been raised on behalf of the manufacturer.

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