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Tesla Solar Roof withstands 155 mph winds, Powerwall survives hours-long underwater ordeal

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This was hinted at recently in a social media post from Florida-based Kelly Roofing , one of the top roofing contractors in the market. . As shared by the roofing company on its Twitter account, Tesla’s Solar Roof tiles managed to stand up to Hurricane Ian’s 155 mph winds and 10-foot storm surge.

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Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Rail Corridor Opens In China; 350 km/h (217 mph) Average Speed

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Trains run at an average of 350 km/h (217 mph), reducing the previous ten-hour transit time to just three hours. km/h (245 mph). China now operates high-speed rail service out of four maintenance hubs, and plans to offer high-speed rail between 70% of its key cities by 2020, covering more than 80% of existing passenger air routes.

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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

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Designed to meet increased demand for retail e-bikes globally, a market projected to reach $23 billion by 2023 (source: Deloitte) and that grew 157% year over year in sales in the US in 2020 (source: QYResearch), the Bird Bike provides consumers with an electric vehicle to reduce reliance on gas-powered vehicles.

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Daimler debuts diesel-powered S-class for US market

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Daimler staged the debut of the diesel-powered all-wheel-drive 2012MY S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC at the 2011 North American International Auto Show— the return of the diesel-powered S-Class sedan to the US market. The tank is replenished at the regular maintenance intervals every 10,000 miles. Powered by a 3.0-liter

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GM launches BrightDrop: first-to-last-mile electric ecosystem for goods & services

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GM estimates that by 2025, the combined market opportunity for parcel, food delivery and reverse logistics in the US will be more than $850 billion. EP1 features and benefits include: Built-in electric hub motors with adjustable speed up to 3 mph depending on operator’s walking pace. The BrightDrop ecosystem includes: BrightDrop EP1.

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Ride1Up LMT’D V2 launched as new torque sensor electric bike

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Ride1Up , the San Diego-based electric bike retailer known for some of the best value commuter e-bikes on the market, has spent much of the last year expanding into new categories such as electric mopeds and adventure e-bikes. Meet the new Ride1Up LMT’D V2. tires explicitly designed for the higher speeds of electric bikes.

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Aurora enters long-term, global, strategic collaboration with Toyota and Denso for self-driving cars at scale

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As part of this long-term effort, Aurora will be exploring mass production of key autonomous driving components with Denso and a comprehensive services solution with Toyota for when these vehicles are deployed at scale, including financing, insurance, maintenance, and more. —Chris Urmson, Aurora CEO.

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