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BrightDrop enters grocery industry with ecart for optimized online order fulfillment and pickup

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General Motors electric delivery vehicle subsidiary BrightDrop is expanding its business and product portfolio with the launch of a new temperature-controlled eCart that helps streamline order fulfillment and pickup for online grocery purchases. Concept rendering.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company. and Regina C.

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ZPM launches crowd-sourced funding campaign to build compressed-air cars in US

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Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the US licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, the developer of the AirPod compressed-air car ( earlier post , earlier post ), has launched an indiegogo campaign to crowd-source $300,000 to fund US-based production of the AirPod. kW/15 N·m motor, stores compressed air at 350 bar in a 175 liter tank.

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BMW Active Hybrid e-bike with significant power boost

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The advanced Brose electric motor can be activated as required to supplement the rider’s pedal power, with output of 250 W and 90 N·m (66 lb-ft) of torque. The motor and battery are fully integrated into the hydroformed aluminum frame, highlighting the bike’s sporty silhouette.

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 The original engine concept for the three-wheeler was to take the Geo Metro engine and create a template for the Elio engine; the Metro engine was compact, perceived to be efficient, had the correct power requirements, and is relatively inexpensive to produce.

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Tesla Cybertruck looks at home as a work truck with Giga Texas’ workers

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Inasmuch as businesses and contractors that typically use pickups are known for their preference for cost-effective vehicles, however, Tesla skeptics have long argued that the Cybertruck simply looks too weird to be taken seriously by companies that purchase fleets of pickup trucks , or contractors for that matter. .

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Daimler starts production of new smart fortwo electric drive; buy or lease the vehicle, rent the battery

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With its 55 kW electric motor (from EM-motive, Daimler’s JV with Bosch, earlier post ), the smart fortwo electric drive accelerates from 0 - 60 km/h (0-37 mph) in 4.8 seconds, with a maximum speed of 125 km/h (78 mph). Purchase, financing or leasing of the vehicle including the battery is also possible.

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