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Lectric’s just-revealed XPress e-bike sees $500 off launch discount, Anker SOLIX C800 Plus at $499, and more

Baua Electric

They are equipped with a 750W rear hub motor (1,310W peak) and a removable 48V battery that pushes the e-bikes up to 28 MPH for up to 60 miles normally (doubled with your extra battery). The only difference here is the lack of the two LED camping lights and their respective pole arm, giving you a $50 difference in price.

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Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

Green Car Congress

The test cycles included the standard Federal Testing Procedure (FTP) for heavy-duty engines and three other cycles derived from chassis dynamometer data: a lightly loaded Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) cycle; a 40 mph CARB heavy heavy-duty diesel truck (HHDDT) cruise cycle; and a 50 mph CARB HHDDT cruise cycle. for R20, 5.4%-10.2%

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Volvo Car Group introducing autonomous steering, other new safety and driver assistance technologies on XC90 next year

Green Car Congress

Approximately 25% of all accidents in Volvo Cars’ statistical accident database are accidents with an initial road departure. Two out of three of these occur on roads with speed limits of 70 km/h (43 mph) or more. The risk of severe injuries in a collision with a moose is above 70% if the accident occurs at 100 km/h (62 mph).

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Toyota and Lexus roll-out low-cost automated braking safety packages on RAV4 Hybrid and RX crossover

Green Car Congress

The systems are intended to address commonly occurring crash types according to traffic accident statistical analyses. If the driver fails to brake in a set time, the system automatically applies the brakes, reducing speed by approximately 19 mph (31 km/h) in order to prevent or mitigate the collision. Lane Departure Alert (LDA).

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

Green Car Congress

That paper also detailed statistically significant increases in carbon monoxide, non-methane hydrocarbon, particulate matter (PM) mass, particle number, and black carbon emissions with increasing aromatics content.). Broadly, PM mass and particle number (PN) emissions are higher for the GDI vehicles compared to their PFI counterparts.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 I would say that is not a bad statistic from the four Priuses that covered a total of 913k kms (570k miles). The symptoms start with a check engine light (CEL) that sometimes comes on. The brake light LED can wear out on the 2004, 2005 models.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

Green Car Congress

The MQB-based Passat GTE accelerates to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 8.0 seconds and achieves a top speed of more than 136 mph (219 km/h); in “E-Mode,” 80 mph (129 km/h). The front bumper was also redesigned, with distinctive cross panels in the lower air inlet and C-shaped LED daytime running lights. Click to enlarge.

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