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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030. An Electrified Future Genesis recently invited automotive journalists to experience Son-Nim in multiple ways.

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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

Cars That Think

Normally, when it comes to radio-related projects, my home of New York City is a terrible place to be. The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers. KrakenRF offers.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. A pre-production XC40 Recharge I drove for an hour last October through rolling suburban hills outside New York City drew little attention, perhaps due to its muted, elegant silvery-green color and black roof.

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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. debuted electric Christmas lights when he lit up 80 hand-wired bulbs on a tree in the parlor of his New York City home.

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No, e-bike fires are not a ‘leading cause of death’ in NYC

Baua Electric

This time, we’ve got a doozie of a headline from Men’s Journal : “E-bike Batteries: A Leading Cause Of Death In NYC”. This isn’t to say that fires from improperly constructed or tampered with electric bike lithium-ion batteries is a non-issue. And increased regulation to weed out the ultra-cheap, poorly-made e-bikes can help.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) EV Dashboard shows as of January 2023 there were an estimated 35,238 EVs on the road (23,121 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 12,117 plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs)), of which some 13,811 of both types reside in Minneapolis. on Friday, 27 January 2023. What will EV chargers cost me?

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Even when there is an expressed interest in purchasing a battery electric or hybrid vehicle, it often did not turn into an actual purchase. A 2022 CarGurus survey found that 35 percent of new car buyers expressed an interest in purchasing a hybrid, but only 13 percent eventually did. This experience is lacking with non-EV owners.

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