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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

Homeowners can illuminate the eaves with iridescent icicles, shroud their shrubs with twinkling mesh nets, or mount massive menorahs on their minivans. The lights were connected in series, so if a bulb burned out, the rest of the line went dark. But decorative lights aren't new. On 22 December 1882, Edward H.

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Gocycle unveils new images of its premium, lightweight belt-drive cargo electric bike

Baua Electric

It’s a rare case of racecar design and technology meets minivan utility, shuttling around kids and cargo in a lightweight and stylish package. Crafted from carbon fiber, it’s lightweight yet incredibly strong. With all that said, you didn’t expect a premium carbon fiber automatic-shifting e-bike like this to come cheap, did you?

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Primary lithium chemistries include: manganese spinel cathode and lithium titanate anode for high power applications, as well as manganese spinel cathode and amorphous carbon for high energy applications. Production of advanced lead-acid batteries, using lead-carbon electrodes for micro and mild hybrid applications. Brownstown, MI.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The combination is connected to a transfer case that distributes power mechanically to all four wheels.

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New analytic framework quantifies benefits of taxi ride-sharing: cut in cumulative trip length by 40% or more

Green Car Congress

it is possible to design new, smarter transportation systems based on the sharing of cars or minivans, effectively providing services that could replace public transportation with the on-demand qualities of individual mobility or taxis. Trips that could potentially be shared are connected.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug. What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" Toyota is also concerned that plug-in owners might tire of connecting their cars every day.

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