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Report: EV battery repair hurdles may inflate insurance premiums

Green Car Reports

A lack of standards for repair and replacement of EV battery packs may lead to higher insurance premiums, according to a recent Reuters report (via Automotive News). Battery packs can represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them, according to the report.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

This included oil changes and necessary repairs, but would exclude everything covered under recalls or warranty. Consumer Reports likewise noted that repair and upkeep needs changes dramatically over time. Nearly all new-car warranties last at least three years, and repairs, if needed, are covered.

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Rad Power Bikes announces price reductions across all electric bike models

Baua Electric

But the past few years have seen an ultra-competitive market carve away at Rad’s lead, resulting in a series of layoffs as well as the shuttering of Rad’s mobile repair service and the closing of Rad’s European operations. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Lucid Motors highlights Service options and Warranty details ahead of Air deliveries

Teslarati

With expectations to compete with Tesla, Rivian, and other manufacturers within the EV sector, Lucid offers a comprehensive and robust Service program that includes Mobile options for seamless vehicle repair. The Air starts as low as $69,900, with the flagship Dream Edition holding a lofty $161,500 price tag. Credit: Lucid Motors.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

Cars That Think

That early system evolved into DriveWell , an AI-driven platform that gathers data from monitors including accelerometers, gyroscopes, and position sensors in smartphones, dashcams, and IoT devices such as the DriveWell Tag. CMT recently partnered with Hyundai to offer its customers real-time roadside assistance and repair services.

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Study Finds That Major Hurricanes Produce Seabed Forces as Deep as 90m That Could Threaten Gulf Oil Pipelines

Green Car Congress

Damage to pipelines, which often is difficult to detect unless the damage is catastrophic, can be more costly to repair than damage to the superstructures on platforms. A hurricane might also create its own spills, the new research indicates. Tags: Brief. Wijesekera et al. Wijesekera et al.

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Scientists develop self-healing solar cells

Green Cars News

Scientists have discovered a new way to assemble and repair solar cells which might someday lead to cheaper and longer lasting solar cells. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of tiny solar cell which mimics the process that plants take in capturing solar energy.

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