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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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—Alex Kroll Representatives from Connect Airlines and Amelia, the US and European launch customers for the hydrogen airplanes, respectively, were on hand to witness the historic flight.

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Citroën ë-Berlingo Van now available to order

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For example, in France since the end of July 2021, the incentive for purchasing or renting a new electric LCV is €5,000 inclusive of tax (for a new electric LCV. To educate business owners in how to transfer their fleets and encourage them to buy electric vehicles, a number of aids have been introduced.

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DS introducing DS 7 CROSSBACK at Geneva show; PHEV model, autonomous driving features

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It is also compatible with the autonomous driving functions on DS 7 CROSSBACK: DS PARK ASSIST and DS CONNECTED PILOT. DS CONNECTED PILOT makes it possible to delegate driving and also to take back control at any time. The on-board camera of DS CONNECTED PILOT recognizes broken and unbroken road markings.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. The handlebar-mounted controls connect with an Arduino, which interprets their settings and translates them into a PPM signal, which is applied to the electronic speed controller. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. unlocks the data stored in a market of 290 million cars in the US and EU alone, growing 30M a year. Unlike many apps today, moj.io

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. The handlebar-mounted controls connect with an Arduino, which interprets their settings and translates them into a PPM signal, which is applied to the electronic speed controller. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. The lithium-ion batteries used in EVs are not a single unit but a large number of individual cells connected.

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