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Check out the absurdly fast 60 MPH standing electric scooters built for the eSC racing league

Electrek

Speed junkies have long created races around just about every form of transportation out there, so it comes as no surprise that electric scooter racing would eventually pop up. more… The post Check out the absurdly fast 60 MPH standing electric scooters built for the eSC racing league appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Model 3 rentals launched by Norway’s largest transport operator

Teslarati

Vygruppen (Vy), a state-owned transport group in Norway, has launched a novel new service for its electric car-sharing division. Upon gaining access to the Model 3, users would be able to freely use the vehicle within the limits of the transport operator’s rules. . Credit: Vybil. Credit: Vybil.

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DragTimes Takes Tesla Plaid Model S On Track — 0–60 MPH: 2.01 seconds, 0–100 km/h: 2.11 seconds, 0–100 MPH: 4:19 seconds

CleanTechnica EVs

On their second day of owning a Tesla Plaid Model S, DragTimes took the new vehicle to Orlando Speedway for a full set of performance tests, including 0–60 mph, 0–100 km/h, 60–130 mph, 100–150 mph, 1/8 mile, and 1/4 mile — just to name a few. Brooks noted that DragTimes got invited out by Diablo […].

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Segway unveils new 30+ MPH seated electric scooter for the international market

Electrek

Segway has come a long way from its nerdy self-balancing transporter days. The post Segway unveils new 30+ MPH seated electric scooter for the international market appeared first on Electrek. Several new models and one acquisition later , the company has some quite respectable entries in the larger electric mobility market.

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Tesla Model 3 involved in fatal FL crash was traveling 90 mph in a 30 mph area: NTSB

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A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash in Coral Gables, Florida this past September was traveling 90 mph in a 30 mph zone. It should be noted that Alhambra Circle is a residential street with a 30 mph speed limit.

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The Boring Co. becomes finalist for San Antonio, Texas transport project

Teslarati

The board may also decide not to move forward with the transportation project altogether. The last two companies up for the project are Elon Musk’s tunneling company and Bexar Automated Transport (BAT). Tesla vehicles would transport riders between the international airport and downtown. Bexar Automated Transport’s Plans.

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UK planning to trial 80 mph speed limit

Green Car Congress

The UK Government is planning to trial 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits on sections of the motorway network. At the time, then-Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said that the current limit of 70 mph was out of date and that the higher limit would give the economy a boost.

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