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Debunking the "Electric Cars are evil due to Cobalt" argument!

Plug In India

Cobalt FUD Yes, Cobalt Mining is bad for the environment and bad for the people who live near these mines. [1] The environment impact by the OIL industry is incomparable compared to any battery manufacturing. 1] No EV Owner denies this. More than a decade on, scientists have shown the impact is far longer lasting than many expected.

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Autonomous electric car technology: Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

Get Electric Vehicle

It is also known as Self driving electric vehicle. What is a Self-driving electric vehicle? A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. They are the driver-less vehicle and also known as the autonomous car. Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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Electric Car Grant | OZEV Explained

My Energi

Electric Car Grant. There are many different Government grants available to support, drive and encourage the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles over to plug-in electric vehicles. Electric Vehicles don’t release carbon and dangerous gasses into the atmosphere and therefore are much better for the environment.

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Folding Hiriko Electric Car: The Future Of Car Sharing?

Green Car Reports

Electric city cars are not a new concept, but in aiming vehicles at a city environment it can side-step many of the issues normally associated with EVs, such as short range and high pricing. Those issues are even less likely with the Hiriko electric car, which is designed to fill the "first and last mile" problems.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. The term autonomous vehicle (AV) can refer to a car, a truck or even a drone. Make all AVs electric. The solution?

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Tesla Vision Park Assist measurement system proves capable in first tests

Teslarati

included references to a Vision Park assist system. Following a test, the Tesla owner observed that the feature seems to swing a bit when reading the environment. This was evident in some of the first review videos of the newly-released feature in action. Update is complete.

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USPS says full-EV fleet not possible by 2033, requires $2.3B in additional investments

Teslarati

The USPS is considering alternatives for comparison, which include 100 percent of the new vehicles being “commercial-off-the-shelf” (COTS) ICE vehicles, or 100 percent COTS electric cars. These are referred to in the report as Alternative 1.1 respectfully. Ten percent will be EVs, at the minimum.

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