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Razor E100 review: A great electric scooter for kids

Green Authority

The rear wheel hosts a minimal 100-watt, chain-driven motor that only reaches speeds of 10 mph (16 km/h), safe for any suburban neighborhood. However, you won’t be able to ride for more than an hour, as the 24V battery lasts for 40 minutes of continuous riding. Loud: For such a small motor, it certainly is loud.

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Electric Vehicles in Cold Weather: Stay Ahead of Range Loss

Electric Driver

Electric vehicles can face some challenges in cold weather due to the impact of temperature on their batteries. Unlike traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, EVs are powered by electric motors that run on electricity stored in their batteries.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

inverter used in the Fiat 500e has a volume of about 5 liters, while the motor inverter used in the 2010 Prius drivetrain has a volume of about 5.4L (according to a DOE deconstruction.) The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 —Google FAQ on the challenge. liter unit reaches up to 17.2

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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

Green Authority

And the 750W hub motor has little trouble cruising past that. The brakes are rigged with an automatic motor cutoff, so the moment you start to squeeze the levers, the power to the motor is shut off. The battery is rated for 30-50 miles of range, but using too much throttle can eat into your supply.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ).

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Tesla’s Cyberquad for kids recalled for ‘violations of federal safety standard’

Teslarati

Consumers can obtain a full refund by removing the product’s motor controller and sending the controller back to Radio Flyer via a prepaid envelope. Removing the motor controller will permanently disable the Cyberquad. Directions on how to locate, remove and return the motor controller can be found on the Radio Flyer recall website.

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Lectric XP 2.0 Review: A rugged, well-rounded starter electric bicycle

Green Authority

has a powerful motor with 500W continuous power and 850W peak pick-up speed from a throttle twist. You need to insert a unique key to turn on the battery while riding, and Lectric provides you with one spare. Modest battery: Lectric slightly downsized the battery from the first XP e-bike from 10.4 What’s good?

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