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Sasquatch 2001
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Interests: bikes, old cars, EVs
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strange that the drive units show as detachable but the batteries are "under the floor" which would mean each body unit has it's own battery pack. that can't be right that there are multiple expensive battery packs...
Scania unveils modular battery-electric self-driving urban concept vehicle
Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has developed a new modular battery-electric self-driving urban concept vehicle–NXT—designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings, delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night....
NJ always spends money on websites and MOU ceremonies for green transportation stuff... I wish they spent 100% of the $$$ on actual infrastructure! I'm pretty sure those useless websites get about 12 visitors a month, the 1 or 2 electric busses they could have bought would get at least that many riders if not thousands more!
New Jersey governor announces state interagency electric vehicle partnership; 330K ZEVs by 2025
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a statewide partnership to build out the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle ownership. The partnership, which will be co-led by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey Department of...
would be cool if electric motor engineering dev was accelerated with an anything goes approach in the F1 and Formula E (ok, and Electric GT) series. Ferrari could use a YASA KERS system!
Ferrari selects YASA Electric Motor for SF90 Stradale, the company’s first hybrid production series supercar
YASA, the leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors, announced that a YASA electric motor powers Ferrari’s first hybrid series production sports car, the SF90 Stradale. YASA has been working closely with Ferrari over the past two and a half years, developing a custom version of its e...
I wonder if it can be 3D printed, if the laser sintering of mixed AL and Lanthanum powders would sufficiently stir them. probably too early in the process but porosity and coatings implications...
Russian researchers find simple, efficient way to strengthen aluminum-based composite materials
Scientists from the Russian National University of Science and Technology MISIS have doped aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and standard alloys: flexibility, strength, lightness. A paper on their research is published in...
I'd say the model 3 will lower the price to rent an EV which is crazy expensive ever time I look, but these are top of the line model 3's! maybe round 2 or 3 will be the less expensive ones?
nextmove takes delivery of first 4 of 100 Tesla Model 3s for electric car rental
nextmove—Germany’s leading electric car rental company and Tesla’s largest customer in Germany—took delivery of the first four Tesla Model 3 in the performance version at the Tesla branch in Berlin. During this year, nextmove will increase its own fleet of electric cars by 100 Tesla Model 3s. ...
My model 3 has had some teething pains which all get resolved under warranty so far, I'm hoping this new brand gets EVERYTHING PERFECT so drivers who don't care about the tech or the enviro benefits can feel free to drive this awesome car.
Consumer Reports pulls ‘Recommended’ status from Tesla Model 3 based on new reliability findings
The Tesla Model 3 and Chrysler 300 are among the six cars that can no longer be “Recommended” by Consumer Reports (CR) due to declining reliability, the organization announced at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Predicted reliability is a key element in CR’s Overall Score, which is ...
I'm sure there is active cooling/heating for the battery already but maybe it becomes too noisy when mega-charging, have they tried going through Tesla's open patents?
BMW seeking quiet cooling technologies for fast charging of EVs
BMW is seeking alternative cooling technologies for vehicle batteries to further improve peak cooling capacity during fast charging while reducing cooling components’ vibration and noise emission. Solutions that meet the need criteria will be invited to work with BMW to evaluate and develop the...
opens up new uses as well, like INDOORS!
Dana collaborating with Mecalac to provide e-drivetrain for e12 electric compact wheeled excavator
Dana Incorporated has been collaborating with Mecalac to develop a customized e-Drivetrain system for the new Mecalac e12 electric compact wheeled excavator, introduced earlier this year at Intermat in Paris. With the proven Mecalac 12MTX as a base frame, this version is the first compact ...
My son has been competing in the Shell Eco Marathon (not nearly as deserving of the word "marathon" as this though!) for 4 years now, this would be a great thing for their team to move on to! He is graduating but the team lives on...
Michelin brings back Challenge Bibendum event as Movin’On
After a three-year hiatus, Michelin is rebooting the venerable Challenge Bibendum sustainable mobility event. The new Movin’On by Michelin, a global summit for action on the future of mobility, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 13-15 June 2017. The first Challenge Bibendum took place in 1998 ...
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