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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

Green Car Congress

A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. Lira et al. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so.

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Lucid Motors defeats legal challenge regarding production estimates

Teslarati

A lawsuit against Lucid Motors in California regarding the CEO’s assessment of its production capabilities has been dismissed by the judge. According to Reuters , Lucid Motors was accused of vastly over-estimating its production capabilities before the merger had been proposed or considered.

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VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal

Electrek

.” Now the company claims to have surpassed 10,000 reservations, despite the bike reaching a top speed that isn’t legal in most countries. more… The post VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal appeared first on Electrek.

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I test-drove the only street-legal electric microcar in the US, and it’s wild

Electrek

Electric microcars are a tricky to define subset of motor vehicles, especially in the US. Now after recently test-driving one myself from the New York-based startup Wink Motors , now I definitely know it. Now after recently test-driving one myself from the New York-based startup Wink Motors , now I definitely know it.

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Bentley and Little Car Company go beyond vintage with an all-electric, street legal Blower Jnr

Electrek

Bentley Motors and The Little Car Company have teamed up to bring a street legal, 85% scale version of a vehicle that goes beyond classic, beyond vintage, and beyond expensive. Built to Bentley Motors’ quality standards, the all-electric Blower Jnr, inspired by the former’s historic 1929 Car No.

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Bankrupt Lordstown Preps For Legal Battle Against Karma Auto

InsideEVs

Lordstown Motors wanted to expedite its brankruptcy process, but a judge denied it due to looming legal conquests with Karma Automotive.

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Car modifications in India: What is legal and what’s not

Baua Electric

In fact, performing some weird modifications to your car may lead you to legal trouble. If you are planning to modify your car, here is a comprehensive guide with a list of legal and illegal modifications in India. While some of these modifications are not allowed by the Motor Vehicle Act, some can be played with.

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