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New details on The Boring Company’s Tesla fleet for the LVCC Loop emerge

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The Boring Company has released a “Ride Script” for these purposes, which include responses to passenger inquiries that may range from the cost of the transport tunnels to how Elon Musk is as a boss. . The LVCC Loop’s Operations Control Center stores the recorded footage from the tunnels for at least two weeks.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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Linear accelerator concept for capsule acceleration and deceleration between 300 and 760 mph (480 and 1,220 km/h). The total cost of Hyperloop in this analysis is under US$6 billion. This air is stored in onboard composite overwrap pressure vessels. The steam is stored onboard until reaching the station. Click to enlarge.

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Audi A4 and A5 now available to order as g-tron in Europe; Audi e-gas for 3 years as standard

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The drive unit’s high efficiency means low costs of ownership: Fuel costs compared with an equivalent gasoline engine are much lower, at around €4 (US $4.70) per 100 kilometers (62.1 mph) (A4 Avant g-tron: 223 km/h (138.6 They store 19 kilograms (41.9 In gasoline mode, these figures are 5.6 liters per 100 kilometers (42.0

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Altair ProductDesign selects Parker Hannifins series hydraulic hybrid drive system for advanced transit bus demonstrator

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The system will enable the new advanced bus platform to achieve 45-70% increased fuel economy over average diesel powertrains and more than double the fuel economy improvement of hybrid-electrics, contributing to an overall lower cost of ownership for transit authorities and reduced emissions.

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NREL study finds Class 8 hybrid trucks delivered 13.7% higher fuel economy than conventional diesels in comparable usage

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mph), and stops per mile (1.9 The team found that hybrid fuel costs per mile were 12% less than for the diesels. Hybrid vehicle total cost of operation per mile was 24% less than the cost of operation for the diesel group ($0.74 A random dispatch system ensured the vehicles are used in a similar manner.

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Opel to introduce production version of Opel Ampera in Geneva

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Opel says that its pricing scheme eliminates confusion by listing the total cost of the car and battery. For the first 40 - 80 kilometers (25 - 50 miles), depending on terrain, driving style, and temperature, power is supplied by the electricity stored in the 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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The one in WTF mode (Watts To Freedom in GM’s sanitized parlance) that takes the 9,200-pound pickup 0-60 mph in three seconds? If you have driven any electric vehicle, you know the acceleration is quick, with manufacturers trying to outdo each other with the shortest time to 60 or 100 mph. Like Nothing Else On the Road.

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