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I yeeted an electric bicycle battery into a tub of water to see what happens

Baua Electric

That’s right, I chucked an e-bike battery from the new Velotric Discover 2 into a tub full of water just for the hell of it. But water ingress into e-bike batteries is a leading cause of the still-rare fires we tend to see on the news, and so improving waterproofing of batteries is critical. I mean, it wasn’t purely without cause.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

Green Car Congress

We also will broaden our learning through daily exposure to many robotics activities, such as considering how our Digit robots not only technically can master delivering packages from autonomous vehicles but also become valued parts of our neighborhoods. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company. and Regina C.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

It’ will be a high-water mark for performance, the stock-in-trade of Corvette for most of its 70 years. To get to 60 mph in 2.5 Since the Tesla Model S Plaid claims 0-60 mph in 1.99 Meanwhile, the E-Ray can run in all-electric Stealth Mode up to 45 mph, just enough to silently get down the block, before the 470 ft.-lb.

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Bureau of Reclamation buys 27 e-ride electric utility vehicles for Grand Coulee Dam

Green Car Congress

The EUVs are designed to handle a 1000-pound payload and reach a top speed of 25 mph (i.e., Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) with plenty of torque to make it up steep grades around the power plant complex. That’s hard on vehicles and a poor use of a fossil fuel powered car. —Deputy Power Manager Doug Anderson. Grand Coulee Dam.

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

Green Car Congress

Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The tests were conducted in three separate cycles: Low speed based on a rear-loading refuse truck serving a densely populated neighborhood (below 20 mph).

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph). It went up to 50 mph.”. That’s a popular thing here, except it’s usually on the water,” Upson said. An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

Maserati says the top speed is a stunning 203 mph, which we believe, but did not attempt, making it the fastest vehicle in its class. It had a surprisingly smooth ride on Southern California’s mostly concrete freeways, which are grooved for water dispersal.