Electric Drive
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The eDumper makes a good case for going fully electric with heavy-duty construction, mining, and industrial equipment.
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California to transition to 100 percent electric buses by 2040
California adopted a plan to convert all city buses in the state to electric power by 2040, and hopes to beat that deadline by five years. In terms of cleaning up air quality and improving health, buses can deliver a lot quicker bang for the buck than electric cars. The California Air Resources...
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Daimler to spend $500 million on electric-car battery factory
As global automakers gear up to produce higher volumes of plug-in electric cars, their battery strategies vary. Some buy in both lithium-ion cells and complete battery packs, some purchase cells but design and assemble them into packs in-house, and some own part of the cell maker. Now Daimler has...
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Super Slot Car: Electric Drag Racing Via V-12 Engine And Cables!
The sport of drag racing has been with us almost as long as the automobile has. Over the last decade, advances in high-power lithium-ion batteries have given rise to a new variant: electric drag racing. But before modern batteries existed, how could you possibly make a competitive electric...
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Mercedes: 'More Than Competitive' Electric Cars Possible--When Business Makes Sense
BMW has had a battery-electric car (with an optional range extender) on the market for two years now. Audi and Porsche have announced battery-electric luxury models coming in two to four years that directly target Tesla. But what of the third German automotive powerhouse, Daimler? DON'T MISS...
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Mercedes B-Class Electric Car Cuts Lifetime Carbon Emissions Up To 64 Percent
Analysis shows the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive has significantly lower lifetime emissions than a comparable gasoline model.
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The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is expected to hit U.S. showrooms in Spring 2014.
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2015 Smart Electric Drive: Both ForTwo & ForFour Models
Smart is doubling up on electric vehicles with its next generation small cars--as its Electric Drive will come in both two- and four-seat formats. It's been known for a while that Smart would revive the ForFour name with its next city car. The company previously sold a car with this name in Europe...
Antony Ingram -
Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Coming To U.S.: Report (Compliance Car Watch)
It's hard to miss a Mercedes-Benz compact hatchback when it's wrapped in a shiny blue-chrome finish. That was the attention-grabbing color the luxury German maker used at the recent Paris Auto Show to distinguish its two electric models, the 2014 SLS AMG Electric Drive all-electric supercar and the...
John Voelcker