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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. 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. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.

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Tesla Giga Berlin’s full approval to be granted in a few days: report

Teslarati

Tesla won’t use government subsidies to build its 4680 battery plant in Giga Berlin. Based on the German magazine’s report, the factory already completed five Model Y units, but not on its production line. Tesla Giga Berlin will start with Model Y production. Tesla Germany’s free default color remains to be white.

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Can We Harness Kinetic Energy to Reduce our Carbon Footprint?

Clean Fleet Report

By fitting vehicles with KERS, the kinetic energy generated during braking can be converted into electricity and stored in batteries or other energy storage systems. This energy can be used to power various applications, such as lighting, sensors or even charging stations for small electronic devices. See more at E Magazine.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. In a way, the publication of the new Elon Musk essay in the CAC’s flagship magazine is significant. Thank you for the invitation from China Cyberspace magazine. Posted by Elon Musk.

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Kia Reveals 2024 EV6 Pricing

Green Fleet Magazine

kWh battery to the EV6 Light and two new trim designations. The 2024 Kia EV6 model year introduces the 77.4-kWh

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Dodge launches the EV “they” don’t want you to have

EV Central

The petrol-sucking V8 Dodge brand has revealed its first battery electric muscle car concept. Another FYI, independent testing by Car and Driver magazine showed a 2023 Challenger SRT Hellcat hitting 60mph (97km/h) in 3.6 But power, torque, battery capacity and range all are yet to be revealed. This is the way Dodge does EVs.”.

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Protean Electric suggests hybrid retrofit market in US will approach 500K total units by 2020

Green Car Congress

An all-new hybrid retrofit market will emerge and grow to a half million vehicles total by 2020, according to Protean Electric, which has developed an in-wheel motor electric drive system for light-duty vehicles. The vast majority of this new hybrid retrofit market will come from converting light duty government and commercial fleets.

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