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Rolls-Royce Spectre unveiled: the marque’s first fully-electric car

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In 1900, Rolls-Royce co-founder, Charles Rolls, prophesised an electric future for the motor car. Having acquired an electric vehicle named The Columbia Electric Carriage, he foresaw its suitability as a clean, noiseless alternative to the internal combustion engine – providing there was sufficient infrastructure to support it.

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7 New High-Tech & Elegant Electric Cars Launching In China This Week

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The 2024 Auto China motor show is being held in Beijing this week. Being a massive electric vehicle market, there are numerous electric vehicles being launched at the show. In fact, there are reportedly at least 20 EVs being launched there! The ones below are the most stunning, beautiful, high-tech.

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General Motors Ramping Up Electric Car Offerings In China

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General Motors is set to introduce new electric cars in China and may bring a Chinese EV to the US shortly.

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Making Electric Motors More Efficient, Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets

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Improving electric motor efficiency, reducing costs and ultimately making them without heavy rare-earth elements are the goals of a new $2.6 continued] The post Making Electric Motors More Efficient, Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets appeared first on CleanTechnica. million project led by the University of Michigan.

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What Are The Fastest Electric Cars On The Market?

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Electric vehicles have already started to post some pretty impressive speeds, even as the new technology has just begun to pique the public’s interest.

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The Alleged Electric Car Sales Slowdown Is A Fiction — The EV Revolution Is Alive & Well

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So sayeth the anti-electric car nabobs over and over (and over) again. continued] The post The Alleged Electric Car Sales Slowdown Is A Fiction — The EV Revolution Is Alive & Well appeared first on CleanTechnica. We must run and tell the king!!

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BBC: Electric Cars Will Be “Biggest Revolution In Motoring” Since 1913

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Many observers are forecasting that the world’s transition to electric cars will take place much sooner than expected. Originally published on EVANNEX. Now, BBC is also joining the fray. “What makes the end of the internal combustion engine inevitable is a technological revolution.

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