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Ways to keep yourself safe while driving in winters

Baua Electric

Drivers must maintain an adequate distance between their car and the vehicle in front of them in order to provide a buffer in the event of an abrupt stop. Some parts of India also experience the production of ‘black ice’, which is a thin layer of ice that forms over the road as a result of water melting and re-freezing.

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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

Green Car Congress

Re-emphasizing the general technology points that have emerged over the past few months at different events while adding a bit more detail, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Product General Manager of the Product Planning Group, said at the Geneva show that Toyota’s current fuel cell (FC) system features an output power density of 3.0

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

Green Car Congress

kWh of useable energy at full charge. The RAV4 EV has two charge modes: Standard and Extended. In standard mode, the high voltage battery charges only up to 35 kWh and the vehicle is expected to achieve an EPA-estimated driving range rating of 92 miles. Charging times. Charge modes and range. Standard Mode.

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Time to shake-up EV outreach?

Electric Auto Association

The class will conclude just before National Drive Electric Week , when we’re planning a special event with 20 EVs at a site in Ashland. We’ve got different skill sets, so we ‘re a great team.” “The We recently did a ‘cars and coffee’ event at a local coffee shop. It’s great to have these events up and running again.”

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

Cars That Think

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. What to do? Two words: heat pumps.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Chris is currently working on the sequel to his blockbuster hit, “Revenge of the Electric Car&# and had a crew shooting footage at the event. Look for the footage soon as part of his event report on his web site. Click on this photo to see Stefano Paris' video production of the event. Now he drives a Tesla.

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Greenius On The Green Scene - The South Bay Report

Creative Greenius

Today they both drive electric cars powered from the charge generated via their rooftop solar panels. If everyone had as small a carbon footprint and lived as lightly on the land as Dency does, we wouldn’t be in the climate mess we’re in today. It’s worth waiting for, believe me.

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