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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S.,

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Mercedes-Benz Reportedly Rethinking North American EV Strategy

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Canadian dealers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reporting that the automaker is considering revising its strategy for North America. The dealers attended a market-wide retailers meeting in Vancouver held in May and noted that the automaker was fretting about consumer hesitancy over expensive electric vehicles.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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It creates point-to-point mass-transit transportation; electric vehicles will ride on common/shared battery infrastructure. When plugged into the grid, energy can be withdrawn as required by the system per consumer controls and driving statistics. Tags: Batteries Power Generation Smart Grid Solar.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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75 mph) on electric power alone, coupled with an all-wheel driving experience headlined by powerful acceleration and a dynamically-biased distribution of power through enthusiastically taken corners. The BMW i8 is the first BMW production model to be powered by a three-cylinder gasoline engine.

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New LowCVP report highlights need to go “beyond the tailpipe” for CO2 metrics for vehicles

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In addition to a greater emphasis on the embodied impacts of the vehicles, recycling/re-use of high-impact vehicle components such as electric vehicle battery packs may have the potential to contribute significantly to decarbonization efforts of the embodied impacts of future vehicles.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. With the Audi MMI connect app, the smartphone can be used to remotely control charging and interior heating or cooling, call up the battery status and display data about past trips. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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