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NVIDIA delivering Xavier processors, expands DRIVE software to three platforms; partnering with Aurora, Uber and ZF/Baidu

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DRIVE IX, an intelligent experience software development kit, will enable AI assistants for both drivers and passengers, using sensors inside and outside the car. The development pace of the Uber fleet has accelerated dramatically, with the last million autonomous miles being driven in just 100 days.

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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

kWh LFP battery pack from BYD’s FinDreams, the electric sedan has up to 497 miles (800 km) CLTC range. Ford’s CEO Jim Farley said the American automaker is working on affordable EVs to compete with Chinese automakers like BYD. Farley said if you cannot compete with the Chinese, “then 20% to 30% of your revenue is at risk.”

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Volkswagen unveils ID.6 EV in China; third ID. model on market

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4, the third member of the fully electric family is also based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). 6 is tailored specifically to the needs and wishes of Chinese customers in terms of space, functionality, design and, in particular, user experience. Like the compact ID.3 3 and the ID.4, seconds and for a top speed of 160 km/h.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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For example the LEAF has a 24 KWh battery pack, and a full pack is good for around 100 miles. Very basic maths gives the LEAF a power usage of close to 4 miles per KWh. That rate would give the LEAF a cost of 17.2 * 24 to drive 100 miles. Inverter: This is the most important bit of kit. 100miles / 24 KWh). Tons of CO2.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D. The average Golf diesel in Europe currently is <€30,000 (US$33,500), according to Volkswagen.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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The Defender charges like a lioness on a wildebeest’s scent, slaying 60 miles per hour (almost 100 kilometers per hour) in about 5 seconds. That gives the hardy Rover a range of up to 350 kilometers (about 220 miles)—plenty for weekend joy rides. The rest are sourced new from Chinese suppliers such as.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. The 100 m.p.g. Right Now can be seen here.

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