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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In Thailand, a tuk-tuk (a fun onomatopoeia that arose from the traditionally loud two-stroke engines powering them). But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. This one style of vehicle is known by many names. Throw ’em in!

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. Lubricant Formulations to Enhance Engine Efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

Green Car Congress

billion to produce advanced automotive batteries and their components, and up to $500 million to produce other components needed for electric vehicles, such as electric motors. All vehicles will be Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) compliant or have appropriate FMVSS exemptions. Transportation Electrification.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Some of the most talked-about electric vehicles are slated to debut later this year and can travel at least 100 miles on a single charge (even if some of them run on an auxiliary gasoline engine when the battery runs low). Tesla Motors. General Motors. D: Myers Motors’ NmG.

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