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Volvo Cars brings Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert to the US

Green Car Congress

First introduced in 2016 on 90 Series cars in Sweden and Norway, Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert now come as standard equipment on all model year 2021 Volvo cars sold in the US. From 2020, all new Volvo cars are speed-limited at 112 mph. Waycare has plans to expand to other areas in the future.

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

Baua Electric

It can even has sports car performance with a 0 to 60 mph sprint in as little as 3 seconds. The Dual-Motor AWD R1T (Standard Battery Pack) with 270 miles range starts at $69,900, or $559 per month lease. The deal is for the Dual-Motor AWD (Standard Battery Pack) with 270 miles range.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

(Full Disclosure: Can-Am invited me out to Lake George, NY, to experience the Spyder F3 and RT Limited during the kickoff event for the Road Warrior Foundation’s charity ride to Nixa, Missouri. But I never had an opportunity to take one beyond 103 mph. However, you can almost build one of these vehicles à la carte.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri.

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