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Mitsubishi isn’t done selling fancy golf carts, follows up iMiEV with K-EV Concept X Style

Electrek

Mitsubishi was one of the early pioneers of the modern EV era, launching the original iMiEV electric kei car on World Environment Day back in 2009. more… The post Mitsubishi isn’t done selling fancy golf carts, follows up iMiEV with K-EV Concept X Style appeared first on Electrek.

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SwRI’S patented technology allows automated vehicles to pilot aerial drones with no human intervention

Green Car Congress

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has secured a patent for technology that allows unmanned aerial systems to cooperate with unmanned ground vehicles, providing more information about the surrounding environment and enabling safer maneuvers. —Ryan Lamm, director of SwRI’s Applied Sensing Department. US Patent No.

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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

Green Car Congress

This exception does not apply to autoettes, electric personal assistive mobility devices, golf carts, or low speed vehicles. The rules cover larger battery charger systems; small battery charger systems; inductive charger systems; and battery backup and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), both consumer and non-consumer.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

A person sitting in the Palo Alto laboratory can access real-time video streamed over existing 4G/LTE technology to drive golf carts thousands of miles away. This could help lead to more affordable and effective ways to manage car-sharing initiatives, or park vehicles remotely as a new form of valet parking.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. Luckily, so many in our chapter are passionate about EVs and passionate about healing the environment. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. Luckily, so many in our chapter are passionate about EVs and passionate about healing the environment. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

“I’ve always had a lot of interest in the environment,” she said, cre diting her Appalachian roots. Schenectady, which hosts a major annual NDEW, is busy installing chargers and recently purcha sed 62 electric golf carts to replace the gas-burner get-arounds at its municipal golf course, reaping substantial savings.

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