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This 100 MPH ‘street legal’ 2-seater electric race car from China looks pretty legit

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more… The post This 100 MPH ‘street legal’ 2-seater electric race car from China looks pretty legit appeared first on Electrek. Most of the fun and funky vehicles I manage to dredge up for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week are big on weirdness but short on power.

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MOKE International returns to US with street-legal 50 mph open-top electric vehicle

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The post MOKE International returns to US with street-legal 50 mph open-top electric vehicle appeared first on Electrek. Just months after landing a $55M funding deal , MOKE International is bringing them back to the US for the first time in decades with its new MOKE Californian model.

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

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.” 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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MOKE International returns to US with street-legal 50 mph open-top electric vehicle

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The post MOKE International returns to US with street-legal 50 mph open-top electric vehicle appeared first on Electrek. Just months after landing a $55M funding deal , MOKE International is bringing them back to the US for the first time in decades with its new MOKE Californian model.

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Check out this street-legal scaled-up 60 mph Tamiya R/C car that fits two adults

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more… The post Check out this street-legal scaled-up 60 mph Tamiya R/C car that fits two adults appeared first on Electrek. The Little Car Company has done the next best thing: They’ve scaled one up so that you can get that same thrilling experience without going all Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

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Pave BK review: a street-legal electric motorbike on the blockchain

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The Pave BK is a premium 30 mph, fully street-legal motorbike that strikes a great balance between fun and utility. more… The post Pave BK review: a street-legal electric motorbike on the blockchain appeared first on Electrek.

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

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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. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so.

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