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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Green Car Congress

But the cars and SUVs used in these situations drive more miles each year than a typical personal vehicle, contributing a higher proportion of greenhouse gases to the environment. The researchers collected simulated rides provided by three fleets: gasoline-powered, and electric-powered with either 40 kWh or 60 kWh battery packs.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, all April

Baua Electric

Salem Kicks Gas in Salem, MA with a large variety of EVs on display and test drives from local dealers, along with e-bike and other battery-powered outdoor equipment displays. PUD Energy Block Party in Everett, WA , which currently has 47 vehicles registered as attending and includes something called a “Truckstravaganza.”

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Baua Electric

dBA when flying overheard, which it says is quieter than a typical conversation. In California, the aforementioned Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, backed by companies like Toyota, Stellantis, and Delta and United Airlines, are both developing battery-powered eVTOLs like Airbus’s. Perhaps closer to people talking loudly.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, thru April

Baua Electric

Salem Kicks Gas in Salem, MA with a large variety of EVs on display and test drives from local dealers, along with e-bike and other battery-powered outdoor equipment displays. PUD Energy Block Party in Everett, WA , which currently has 47 vehicles registered as attending and includes something called a “Truckstravaganza.”

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What Texas Instruments’ Little Professor Can Teach Us

Cars That Think

They reach out from their exhibit case to spark conversations with visitors: “I remember Grandma having a slide rule like that.” A 9-volt battery powered the Texas Instrument TMS0975NL integrated circuit and the eight-digit LED display. These are the objects that stop visitors in their tracks and proclaim: “I belong in a museum!”

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Ford working with Google Prediction API to enable vehicles independently to change behavior for optimal driveability and fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

The API thus enables the conversion of information such as historical driving data such as where a driver has traveled and at what time of day into useful real-time predictions, such as where a driver is headed at the time of departure. Integral to this next-step work is personal information security.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

We filled the place, which had a 225-person capacity,” said Jerry Pohorsky, another former EVA board member who has served as EAASV chapter president for 11 of the past 13 years. “It He had all these charts and graphs showing the power going into the motor. That was quite a conversion.” It was standing room only. It’s very cool."

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