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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

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There are a few useful specs detailed on the product page though, such as the top speed being listed as 40 km/h (25 mph) and the battery as 60V. I’m not sure how far it will go, but I know it has a truck bed you could fill up with extra batteries if you want to go even further. In fact, they’re exactly not street-legal.

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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China is the world’s largest lithium battery market, accounting for some 57% of global demand in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Lithium-ion batteries are a form of rechargeable energy storage used in everything from electric cars to scooters, laptops and motorised wheelchairs.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. The battery-operated RPlate for consumers currently sells as a subscription service for $19.95 Update 14 Oct. states are considering authorization.

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Mercedes-AMG teases first look at its sporty electric supercar poised to rival Porsche, Lucid

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Mercedes-AMG previews new electric supercar testing Days after Porsche revealed the Taycan Turbo GT , its most powerful road-legal vehicle yet, Mercedes-AMG is previewing its first standalone EV. The power unit will be used in addition to a new high-performance, high-voltage battery. performance platform.

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10 ways Velotric’s electric bikes are built differently: Deep-dive on the Discover 2

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Velotric gets UL certification for the battery and bike This is incredibly important because UL certification is the gold standard for e-bike safety these days. The battery is certified to UL 2849 and the entire e-bike’s drive system is certified to UL 2271. The rest of the bike is nearly as waterproof, carrying an IPX6 rating.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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The Group already offers the widest range of electromobility solutions in the automotive industry as well, with nine battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. This means the Group is already well below the legal limit for 2015. The Volkswagen Group delivered over 1.5

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

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Ride1Up Prodigy V2 video review Ride1Up Prodigy V2 tech specs Motor: Brose TF Sprinter mid-drive (90 Nm of torque) Top speed: 28 mph (45 km/h) Range: 30-50 miles (50-80 km) Battery: 36V 14Ah (504Wh) Weight : 58 lb (26.3 That lower range is probably good if you’re going to climb up the side of a mountain, but that’s not my typical riding.