Segway prepares Max G30 e-scooter for the long commute
With Europe's biggest tech show looming, Segway-Ninebot has announced the Max G30, an electric kickscooter that's claimed to have the longest battery range in its class.
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Volkswagen's barnstorming I.D. R to tackle China's most spectacular mountain road
Volkswagen's barnstorming electric race car already holds records for Pikes Peak, Goodwood and the Nurburgring, and now it's headed to China, where it will tear up the famous 99 turns up Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road, one of the most spectacular roads on God's green Earth.
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Norway's Fresco Motors announces the Reverie, a super-quick premium electric sedan
Norway has famously adopted electric cars at a staggering rate – some 60 percent of all cars sold there this March were battery-powered, for example. And now a startup has poked its head above the ramparts, hoping to deliver a 186 mph (300 km/h), hard-charging electric super-sedan built in Norway.
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HET electric motor massively boosts power, torque and efficiency, reduces weight and complexity
A Texas-based startup has raised US$4.5 million in seed funding to develop and commercialize a remarkable electric motor technology it claims can massively reduce the size and complexity of electric powertrains while also significantly boosting efficiency and doubling the torque output.
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Audi takes a one-handed approach to last mile e-scooting
There are many electric kickscooters to buy or hire and they pretty much all follow the same basic design blueprint. Audi's new e-tron Scooter is a little different, sporting four wheels and a one hand-friendly triangular steering handle.
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Human Horizons launches luxury electric SUV with full vehicle-to-everything communications
A new Chinese startup has made its debut, with a high-performance luxury SUV it's designing to operate as part of a much broader smart city transport system. Human Horizons' HiPhi 1 will use more than 500 sensors and AI capabilities to communicate with vehicles, infrastructure and the internet.
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WaveFlyer electric hydrofoil jetski rises above the water
Jetskis are a bit like motorbikes for the water. Hydrofoil boards and boats allow users to cut through and rise above the waves. The WaveFlyer merges the two, and throws in electric propulsion for a cleaner and quieter ride.
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Compact full-suspension electric scooter folds into shoulder bag for easy transport
Though folding e-scooters are nothing new, you generally have to carry them about in your hands between rides. The MiniFalcon has been designed to be collapsed down in three steps and stowed away in its own ukulele-sized backpack.
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Mammoth 3 year electric road trip ends in New Zealand
Dutchman Wiebe Wakker set out in March, 2016, on an electric car journey from the Netherlands to Australia. The actual route was determined by folks offering charge stops along the way, and now the journey has come to an end – with another country thrown in for good measure.
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Tesla rounds out a record quarter for deliveries with a $408 million loss
Tesla is a machine with a lot of moving parts, but the company has come up short in its latest earnings report, posting a loss of US$408 million despite delivering a record amount of vehicles in the same quarter.
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