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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

Baua Electric

Rivian sweetens EV lease deals on R1T and R1S models Rivian doesn’t just build EVs. It can even has sports car performance with a 0 to 60 mph sprint in as little as 3 seconds. Rivian is offering attractive EV lease deals on the R1T and R1S, starting as low as $559 per month.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

Green Car Congress

It has a top speed of up to 50 mph, a range on one battery charge in excess of 100 miles and a payload of up to 16,280 lbs. SEV US Corp is also leasing 8,600 square feet of office space at the Ambassador Building at KCI. The first truck model produced will be the Smith Newton—the world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

(Full Disclosure: Can-Am invited me out to Lake George, NY, to experience the Spyder F3 and RT Limited during the kickoff event for the Road Warrior Foundation’s charity ride to Nixa, Missouri. But I never had an opportunity to take one beyond 103 mph. However, you can almost build one of these vehicles à la carte.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

NIST's wind maps are used to calculate potential wind loads on new buildings, and ultimately help to support the development of building codes. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

NIST's wind maps are used to calculate potential wind loads on new buildings, and ultimately help to support the development of building codes. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed.

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