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Drive Electric Earth Month Launches April 1 with 172 Events

Plug in America

Throughout April, consumers can find an event near them to test drive electric vehicles and learn more about the EV experience from owners. Events will occur across 39 states, including Hawaii, with additional events in Canada. This year’s initiative features 172 events spanning 39 states and Canada. Last year U.S.

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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

Cars That Think

This summer, at the Paris Olympic Games, security officials will perform a much bigger experiment in the heart of the City of Light, covering the events, the entire Olympic village, and the connecting roads and rails. If we need to certify each model the cost will be huge.” This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. “In

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What Does It Cost To Replace The Battery In Your EV?

CleanTechnica EVs

One of the most common questions we are asked when presenting our car at the many EV events we attend each year is: “What does it cost to replace the battery?” The general public is struggling to cast off misinformation that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt about electric vehicles.

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How Tesla Aims To Cut Manufacturing Costs In Half

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla’s recent Investor Day event brought with it a few announcements, including the automaker’s plans to construct a new Gigafactory in Mexico. The plant comes as a part of Tesla’s hopes to increase its production numbers even more than it has in the last few years — and ultimately to reduce its manufacturing costs in the coming […]

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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo

Clean Fleet Report

Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo Experiencing the Bronco Sport in the Wild When Ford debuted the all-new Bronco Sport in 2021, it said it was “Built Wild.” Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. CES, the Consumer Electronic Show, has become a key event to announce automotive news, especially with a technology focus. They just began production on the Lightyear 0, a limited production proof-of-concept that costs about $265,000. Automotive Gamechangers from Las Vegas.

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Constellium to lead £10M CirConAl project to develop lower carbon, lower cost recycled aluminum alloys with automakers and suppliers

Green Car Congress

Constellium SE is leading a new consortium of automakers and suppliers to develop lower carbon, lower cost aluminum extrusion alloys. Alternately, Constellium HSA6 can provide 15-30% additional strength to reduce intrusion in the event of a crash, thereby enhancing protection of batteries, cooling systems and other critical vehicle systems.

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