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Simulating EVE-Ai™ Velocity Recommendations Module: Tesla Model S P70D in Urban/Highway Drive Cycle

Electra Vehicles

The original driving data was collected from a mixed urban/highway drive in Phoenix, AZ, USA with a total driving distance of 92.69 This converts to 28% range extension using EVE-Ai: Velocity Recommendations on this simulated trip comparison alone. miles (149.17 kilometers) and totaled 92 minutes in drive time.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

Cars That Think

Goh, Ufuk Topcu, and Avinash Balachandran from University of Texas at Austin, USA, and Toyota Research Institute, Los Altos, Calif., Comparisons with the benchmark model show a 4x improvement in tracking performance, smoother control inputs, and faster and more consistent computation time. “TJ-FlyingFish: Dorobantu, and Aaron D.

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Volkswagen intends sales of 150K e-cars by 2020; 100K ID, ID SUV; >1M in 2025; more on MEB

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As one point of comparison, customers bought 54,451 Nissan LEAFs EVs in fiscal year 2017—a 15% increase from 47,423 a year earlier. Speeding up the shift to e-mobility will help us to meet the extremely ambitious CO 2 targets that have been set in Europe, China and the USA. —Thomas Ulbrich. Earlier post.).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Prius c hybrid goes on sale in US with entry MSRP of $18,950; new transaxle, motor technology

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The 144V NiMH air-cooled battery pack in the Prius c has been made more compact and lightweight and is installed under the rear seat. The battery pack is installed beneath the rear seat. As vehicles get shorter, it makes it more challenging to deliver a good C d ; the Liftback, by comparison, has a C d of 0.25.). Battery pack.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

Volkswagen USA name change to Voltswagen is an April Fools’ joke afterall – At first I and most folks on social media thought the news that Volkswagen USA would change its name to Voltswagen was a brilliant April Fools joke. It has a range of 106 miles and a top speed of 62 mph, and sells for between $4,500 and $6,300.

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