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Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000

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Tesla has said that its standard technology could save police departments over $4,000 in police equipment, as many authorities around the world have been starting to electrify their fleets. The post Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

However, such electrode materials show limited reversibility in Li-ion batteries with standard non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solutions. Metal negative electrodes that alloy with lithium have high theoretical charge storage capacity and are ideal candidates for developing high-energy rechargeable batteries. Sloan Foundation.

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QOTD: What Tech Would You Mandate?

The Truth About Cars

Earlier today I went on a bit of a rant about why I don't think, at this point in time at least, that automatic emergency braking shouldn't be mandated to be standard in new cars. Or, perhaps, consumer protection tech -- maybe it should be made so that our cars aren't hoovering up our data? Of course, it will be starting in 2029.

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Gogoro Pulse first ride: Testing most high-tech performance electric scooter

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But even more importantly, it also showed off an entire suite of new high-tech innovations. This electric scooter marks a paradigm shift in what is possible for this form factor and with Gogoro’s swappable battery standard.

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New 2023 Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV comes standard with Hybrid i-FORCE MAX Powertrain

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The Tow Tech Package, available on all grades but standard on TRD Pro and Capstone, offers a suite of features that include Trailer Backup Guide to aid in backing up the SUV with a trailer, and Straight Path Assist which helps provide steering control to keep the trailer straight on its intended path when backing up.

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Georgia Tech team develops AI to read EV charging station reviews to find infrastructure gaps

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A team from Georgia Tech has developed an AI that can analyze user reviews of electric vehicle charging stations, allowing it accurately to identify places where there are insufficient or out-of-service stations. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Patterns. billion by 2027.

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SKF and Pagani form technical partnership to develop high-tech bearing solutions

Green Car Congress

In the supercar and hypercar segments the principal challenge is to combine high-tech bearing solutions with peak performance and high endurance road car specifications. The design of the new wheel bearings features low friction, low weight, and therefore low car emissions.

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