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BYD’s luxury brand unveils its first sedan, the sleek U7, with over 1,000 horsepower

Baua Electric

But it won’t be cheap. The U8 even includes a “float mode” to help navigate through water during emergencies. Yangwang didn’t release any further info, but said prices will be around $140,000 (1 million RMB). Check back for more on the U7 as more info is expected soon. BYD sold nearly 1.6

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Two Companies Working Towards Full-Scale Liberty Lifter X-Plane

Cars That Think

While Liberty Lifter will be able to fly at altitude like a normal seaplane, cruising just tens of meters above the waves (where the pressure under the wings against the water’s surface adds lift) could boost the aircraft’s effective range by 50 percent.

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IACS team develops high-performing bio-inspired electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation in an aqueous medium

Green Car Congress

Dey et al, Supporting info. In addition to that, its reactivity is retained when immobilized on cheap carbon electrodes, which is of significant practical interest. The catalytic property of this catalyst in aqueous medium is investigated using RDE, RRDE coulometry, and bulk electrolysis technique. —Dey et al. Click to launch.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. And oil only seems cheap. More about that in a moment.

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Porsche Taycan GTS review

EV Central

inch central infotainment screen and a vertical screen below for climate and battery info. Not cheap, but it ups the racy ambience. The GTS you buy probably won’t be as well optioned as our tester, muddying the waters further. It feels gorgeous, especially as your hands grip the main touch-point steering wheel.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So, the used batteries are almost arbitrarily cheap since an arbitrarily large fraction of their cost of production can be loaded on their use in transportation. The following article has more info on these great electric cars: [link] — Green Machine42 1 2 Next » Add your comments.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links. Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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