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More People Than Ever are Getting Injured on E-Bikes and E-Scooters - Here's Why

16 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Experts attribute the increase to the growing supply and popularity of these vehicles, along with low helmet use and risky behaviors such as riding under the influence.

"...study published in JAMA Network Open found that e-bike injuries nearly doubled every year from 2017 to 2022, going from 751 to 23,493...At least half a billion trips have been taken on them since 2010, and shared e-bike trips have nearly doubled from 9.5 million in 2018 to 17 million in 2021..."

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Polestar3 EV Begins Production in US Plant

16 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...the Polestar 3 electric midsize SUV has started production at Volvo's plant near Charleston, South Carolina, paving the way for the start of customer deliveries in the U.S. shortlyIn the U.S.

"...the Polestar 3 comes with a dual-motor electric powertrain delivering 489 hp as standard and 517 hp with an available Performance Pack...The sole battery is a 111-kwh unit that Polestar estimates will deliver up to 315 miles of EPA-rated range..."

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Harbour Air Vintage DeHavilland Moves From Radial to Radical

16 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"The original Beaver was a fuel hog whose radial engine spewed so much oil in normal operation that de Havilland put an oil filler spout in the cockpit...at 68 years old, this seemingly vintage aircraft sits at the forefront of a massive technological renaissance in air travel.

"Harbour Air fitted C-FJOS with a magniX electric motor, batteries, and control system, and it has since accumulated more than 78 flights..."

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2024 Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid Brings Prius-Like Tech To Bikes

15 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"The innovation in this cutting-edge electrified sport-bike is impressive, but its driving modes and transmission raise eyebrows

"The electric motor is not all that much more inspiring. In fact, it boasts but seven kilowatts...cleverly stuffed between the rear frame rails of the trellis frame, is the 50.4-volt 1.4-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery...The Kawasaki...uses a six-speed manual tranny...?

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Solar-Powered Boats Are Silently Sailing Through Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest

15 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Five boats, each boat topped with a sleek solar-panelled roof, are being used by 12 indigenous Achuar communities across a stretch of eastern Ecuador bordering Peru...The idea of (solar) boats at first was kind of a joke...Each boat varies in size, the biggest with capacity for up to 20 passengers. They travel at up to 12 miles (19 kilometers) per hour with a range of up to 60 miles...have completed over 3,000 trips in total, carrying over 1,000 passengers and collectively traveling over 450 kilometers per month."

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Why Almost Nobody Is Buying Green Hydrogen

15 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

The gas can be produced cleanly by using wind- or solar-powered electricity...There's only one problem: The vast majority of those projects don't have a single customer stepping up to buy the fuel...fuel purchase agreement...have vague, nonbinding arrangements that can be quietly discarded if the potential buyers back out...Hydrogen produced using clean energy costs four times as much as hydrogen made from natural gas..."

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The Third Rail of Miles-Driven Road Fees

15 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Pay-per-mile fees have emerged as the most likely solution to dropping gas revenues linked to electric vehicles

"The gas tax system that prevents crumbling roads and bridges is evaporating...Charging drivers for the miles they traverse could easily replace the roughly $80 billion in revenue that state and federal gas taxes produce annually...The shift to electric vehicles has been faster in Democratic states."

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Gotion's Revised Fling, Which Cites Beijing Subsidies, Spurs New Wave Of US Opposition

15 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Republican lawmakers accused Gotion of dishonesty and called for an investigation to halt the company's proposed US$2.4 billion factory project in Michigan.

"Gotion is a publicly traded multinational company, with Germany's Volkswagen its majority shareholder... we must not welcome companies that are controlled by people who see us as the enemy...Gotion had obtained federal clearance and state subsidies totalling US$175 million..."

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Elon Musk's 'Interview' With Donald Trump Was An Embarrassing Disaster

13 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...it was also something neither man would ever admit to...even worse than lying or amplifying crazy conspiracy theories or cozying up with white supremacists.

"It was boring.

"It was also nuts. And frankly embarrassing. It wasn't even a conversation, really, more of a meeting of the two most enthusiastic members of the Donald Trump Appreciation Society. Musk was a fawning lackey."

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There's Something Special About That Motorcycle Tom Cruise Rode At The Olympics

13 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...the motorcycle he affixed it to and rode through the stadium and out onto the streets wasn’t one of the classics we’ve long seen him ride. Instead, it was a LiveWire Del Mar, an American-made electric motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson’s electric spin-off company LiveWire... e-motos have become a growing trend finding favor at live performances due to their lower noise and lack of emissions."

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