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Exoskeletons, Smart Rings, and Flying Cars Will Be at CES 2022

Cars That Think

I had been planning to attend CES , the gigantic annual consumer electronics show, in person this year.That is, until about a week ago, when the current Covid surge made travel, dining out, and spending time indoors surrounded by large numbers of strangers seem like bad ideas. Alas, that won’t be happening this week. Sensor-laden Rings.

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CES 2023 Preview: A Stick-on-the-Wall TV, A Covid Breath Test, and More

Cars That Think

I’m traveling today to Las Vegas for the in-person CES 2023. In no particular order, here are a few of the gadgets I’m planning to check out in person. It claims a two-and-a-half-year battery life with no recharging. Using ambient light for power Power has been an ongoing issue with the Internet of Things.

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Faster, Meaner, Deadlier: The Evolution of BattleBots

Cars That Think

This week, tickets went on sale for audience seating for the next season of Battlebots ; filming will commence in October in Las Vegas. But with the advent of lithium technology, when the battery packs could be different sizes and shapes, that's when things just took off in terms of power-to-weight ratio.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

In the background, are various EVs from the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association, along with the "Spirit" hanging out in the shade and away from the sunny background. chillin' in the Las Vegas warmth of 110-degrees day, 27 July 2009. Element Hotel General Manager, D Dave Smith, plugs in the RAR'ster.

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

Baua Electric

Driving feel We drove in “comfort” mode, which is Mercedes’ name for the mode that unlocks the full 150kW motor power. Eco and maximum range modes limit power to 100kW or 80kW respectively, though in either mode you can use the kick-down accelerator pedal to overcome that limitation and get the full 150kW. The car said we got 2.0

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Mission Motors launches EV powertrain division targeting OEM sales across multiple vehicle platforms

Green Car Congress

Mission Motors, developer of the high-performance Mission One PLE electric motorcycle, launched Mission Electric Vehicle Technology (MissionEVT), the company’s high-performance EV Powertrain Division, at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association Show (SEMA) in Las Vegas. Recharging takes about 2 hours at 240V.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now, power consumption is usually measured in kilowatt hours and this would be the number of kilowatts (a kilowatt is 1000 watts) consumed by a device, in the case of EV charging that would be the amount of power going into the batteries, in a one hour period. Personally I think that we don’t need to charge the car even in 10 minutes.