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Tesla cameras capture remarkable account of Model X surviving a tornado

Teslarati

A recent video from Barrie, Ontario, Canada has proven that the Tesla Model X is indeed a vehicle that can keep its wheels on the ground even under extreme circumstances. Nevertheless, it was still quite impressive to see the Model X survive such an extreme weather event, especially if one considers the devastation caused by the twister.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

The 1 million test miles and more than 26,000 charging events have been accumulated in on-road operations across the United States and Canada. The PHEV testing benchmarks vehicle performance by quantifying energy consumption, both in terms of gasoline and electricity, in a wide variety of operating conditions in 23 states and Canada.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

Baua Electric

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a cosmic show that so much of North America won’t see again for about 20 years. Neighborhood locations, she said, may have better availability. Many made their plans to view it well in advance.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November. The Wakoma team operates out of four countries and supports Nimbles in Canada, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States, with upcoming deployments planned in India, Kenya, and Mexico.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A. Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Thats such a pretty metallic blue; I would love to see these postal vehicles around my neighborhood.

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