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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

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Gates Carbon Belt Drive simplifies maintenance and extends vehicle longevity. Pedal assist speed of 20 mph for efficient trips. Pedal assist speed of 20 mph for efficient trips. Bluetooth connectivity with the Bird app helps Bird Bike owners easily turn on and off vehicle lights, view battery range and miles ridden.

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Aurora enters long-term, global, strategic collaboration with Toyota and Denso for self-driving cars at scale

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As part of this long-term effort, Aurora will be exploring mass production of key autonomous driving components with Denso and a comprehensive services solution with Toyota for when these vehicles are deployed at scale, including financing, insurance, maintenance, and more. —Chris Urmson, Aurora CEO. Earlier post.).

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GM launches BrightDrop: first-to-last-mile electric ecosystem for goods & services

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EP1 features and benefits include: Built-in electric hub motors with adjustable speed up to 3 mph depending on operator’s walking pace. Built-in connectivity provides businesses with detailed data and insights that can help improve overall operations, including route efficiency, asset utilization and product upgrades.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

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Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. Maintenance is one of the areas where EVs are safer than ICE vehicles because they have far fewer moving parts. The throttle wire connects to a throttle linkage.

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Peugeot introducing eU01s 45 km/h electric bicycle

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Peugeot is introducing the eU01s, a 45 km/h (28 mph) electric bicycle. The eU01s has optimized safety and reliability thanks to its 180 mm hydraulic disk brakes, and its maintenance-free belt transmission. The eU01s will be presented at the Paris Motor Show and launched at the end of 2016. Copyright Mikael PENNEC.

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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

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mile-long) cable connects it to an onshore substation. WindFloat Atlantic was connected to the grid at the end of 2019 and commissioned in 2020. WindFloat Atlantic was connected to the grid at the end of 2019 and commissioned in 2020. It comprises three 8.4 A 20 km long (12.4

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Texas in process of raising speed limits

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This legislation allows the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to create a 75-mph speed limit on sections of the highway system found to be reasonable and safe through a speed study. Outside of urban districts, the speed limit would be 70 mph on a numbered highway and 60 mph on a non-numbered highway. In 2002, Gov.

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