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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop? Evaluating a vehicle’s worth based on the number of cylinders, horsepower, and miles per gallon will soon be irrelevant. and turn it into a 3D map of the environment and identify all the vehicles and all the people around the vehicle.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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With demand for electric vehicles surging and used prices getting pushed sky high, some may think that the idea of a sub-20,000 dollar EV with more than 70 miles of range is just a fever dream. This, claims the site, allows the first-gen Leaf to achieve a range of up to 230 miles per charge. The Redditor opted for the 40 kWh upgrade.

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Things to know before buying an electric vehicle

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Things to know before buying an electric vehicle. If you are someone who is planning to buy an electric vehicle, then this article is exactly for you and before you a new electric vehicle you must go through with this top and helping tips or guides. Read further to know more about things to know before buying an electric vehicle. .

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‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes

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Buy Tesla” $TSLA pic.twitter.com/H8lXZGwnyV. The BETA aircraft that UPS is experimenting with is capable of carrying 1,400 pounds of cargo with 250 miles of range. This is all about innovation with a focus on returns for our business, our customers, and the environment,” Juan Perez, UPS Chief Information and Engineering Officer said.

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McLane deploys Orange electric Class 8 trucks

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million miles or burning 1.3 The regulation of diesel engines in California is an ever-changing environment. The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50,000 different consumer products to nearly 110,000 locations across the US. million pounds of coal. —Dan James, Director of Transportation for McLane.

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Teslas are becoming a favorite among Uber drivers

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Uber SVP of Mobility and Business Operations Andrew Macdonald noted that drivers who participated in the program have completed over 5 million fully-electric trips and driven over 40 million electric miles. If I’m putting thousands of miles into the world, I figured a green car would be a better move because it’s helping the environment.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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Though the Postal Service now says at least 40% of the new delivery vehicles will be electric, the flaws in the USPS environmental analysis remain and need to be addressed, said Woody, a research area specialist at the Center for Sustainable Systems, which is part of the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability. Craig, and Gregory A.