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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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Some thought the idea of a faux exhaust system, designed to help EVs mimic the howl of a V8, was a cringe-worthy gimmick. But others felt it broke new ground in terms of vehicular sound design and would ensure electric cars could retain some of the magic of combustion vehicles.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. — Tony 11. — Jeff Wishart 14.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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executive,” Evans wrote on his blog in 2006. “I In 2016, Kemp started working on the design of a new robot. Kemp’s idea] solved a lot of problems in an elegant way.” Hello Robot The robot that Kemp and Edsinger designed is called Stretch. One day I was a 6’4”, 200 Lb. I found that incredibly frustrating,” Kemp recalls.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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It would be a good idea to retrofit this in existing Nexon's. The company’s main designer is the guy who has done the styling of Bajaj’s Dominar. The design has a mid drive motor - which is sourced from a company in HSR Layout itself. To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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Atul Gopal I went on a cycling trip from Agra in UP to Bikaner in RJ this winter and here is my blog on it. Here is the blog - [link]. Possibly this design was because of the bonding material used during those times. The bedroom floor was designed to have a constant circulation of rosewater. This is not EV related.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

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It definitely was not the PDU connectors, as they had been double checked in front of us. Probably the result of design errors in the mounting bolts of the motor.) One experiment that I thought will work out well is using a VIN based unique ID - which can then be linked to a common payment app, say the Fast tag.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. I got beaten down a number of times."

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