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News: 2022 General Motors EV Live

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Free Consumer Electric Vehicle Education Program. One of the biggest challenges for consumers considering owning an all-electric vehicle is their fear of what they don’t know. General Motors has come up with a program that should go a long way to clearing-up those unknowns. Observations: General Motors EV Live.

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200 Years Ago, Faraday Invented the Electric Motor

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Natural philosophers of the day believed that electricity and magnetism were two distinct phenomena, but Ørsted suggested that the flow of electricity through a wire created a magnetic field around it. Instead, he thought of electricity as vibrations resulting from tension between conducting materials.

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NYC had electric taxis in the ’90s—the 1890s, that is

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As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s. It’s an important reminder that battery-electric cars are not a new invention. The instant torque of electric motors and lack of exhaust noise have also created many a modern EV enthusiast.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

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A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Study finance, not motoring journalism, if you want to have nice things.

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New Toyota Highlander turbocharged engine offers more torque and fewer emissions

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The system seamlessly re-engages when AWD is needed to handle road conditions. An AWD Integrated Management (AIM) system manages Electric Power Steering (EPS), throttle control, transmission shift control and drive torque distribution to continually help optimize handling.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

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Toyota has taken covers off its electric bZ Concept compact SUV, looking near production ready and primed to be an EV version of the next-generation C-HR. Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023.

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Exclusive: Greaves Electric Mobility appoints K Vijay Kumar as CEO Sanjay Behl steps down | Autocar Professional

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As part of revamping its future strategy, Greaves Electric – has brought on board K Vijay Kumar as its new Executive Director and CEO of the company. Vijay Kumar takes charge from Sanjay Behl, who has resigned from his position. The brand has slipped to number 8 and volumes have fallen below 5000 units a month.