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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Two days ago, I passed one on the highway, and the fire engines were just getting there.

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EV News: EV everywhere

Electric Auto Association

Marking $125M incentive for Rivian plant at Georgia state capitol. EV towing Ready for a serious haul Many EVs available today are engineered to tow substantial weight. EV manufacturing Volvo revolution Large-scale casting technology is now under implementation at the company’s Sweden plant. Volva mega-casting.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

Cars That Think

USA, South Korea, Sweden. Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. Georgia Institute of Technology. Having excellent partners in Emesent and Georgia Tech and having their full commitment and support is also a strong advantage for us. Q&A: Project Engineer Gene Rush. Team CoSTAR. Team CoSTAR. KAIST, South Korea.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The pickup truck, takes cab-forward packaging to an extreme, with no need for a large engine bay and the driver’s seat essentially over the front wheels. inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. March 14, via CleanTechnica.

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