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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

In this case, I’ve found what looks like a mini-minivan that took an extra spin or two around the window factory before emerging complete. V6 that my parents’ Pontiac minivan came with, this Alibaba version has a 4,000W electric motor ready to clock in for a union job driving around those snot-nosed kids every day.

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Toyota-backed U.S. self-driving startup garners $67 million investment

Teslarati

May Mobility says it has technology that’s the equivalent of Level 4 automated driving, which means that the vehicles won’t be required to have a driver at certain points and in regions where it’s designated as legal, according to Society Automotive Engineers (SAE) autonomy designations.

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ORNL researchers quantify the effect of increasing highway speed on fuel economy

Green Car Congress

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. It also offers consumer information and advice pertaining to vehicle fuel economy and energy-related issues such as driving tips.

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DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

Green Car Congress

Scott Becker vice president, Legal and General Counsel, Nissan North America. Projects include: $70 million to Chrysler to develop, validate and deploy 220 plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

Plug Me In

Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. My first stop was Terjit, and I took another minivan. It’s legal to ride this train, it’s also free. This is really short considering I had been traveling for more than three years to Australia.