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GEM creates first mapping tool for low-speed roads

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LSVs are more than a golf cart—they are street legal on most roads posted 35 mph or less. With GEM Go, users drop a pin or enter an address, and the map will populate with a radius of all roadways 35 mph or less. Yet knowing where those roads are and where a GEM can take you can be a challenge.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

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mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak. Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger. kilometer-per-hour (215.91

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). We already have several driving assistance systems in the pipeline.

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News: 2023 Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric

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40 kWh battery with an estimated 300-mile driving range 202 horsepower and 240 foot-pounds of torque 6 kilowatt onboard charger DC Fast Charge capable 1,500 pounds with the 20-kWh battery. 1,650 pounds with the 40-kWh battery 0-60 mph, 4.5 seconds with the 40-kWh battery All-aluminum monocoque. Pricing and Availability.

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Toyota Motorsport GmbH to demo new high-performance electric drivetrain at Pikes Peak

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47.794 sec) with the road-legal TMG EV P001 car ( earlier post ), a record which still stands. Based on a Radical chassis, the TMG EV P002 has a predicted top speed of 240 km/h (149 mph) in Pikes Peak configuration, with combined maximum power of 350 kW from its two EVO axial flux motors.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Top speed is 45 km/h (28 mph). Motors are either DC or three-phase AC.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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mph) as long as traffic is slow-moving. It enables electric cars to be charged with direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) using the standard Combo 2 connector. The majority of stations currently available on the market support DC charging with 50 kW. lb-ft) of system torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1

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