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    Alta Motors electric motorcycle: racing victories, test ride video

    He missed the podium by one spot, finishing fourth after being eliminated by top qualifier Mitchell Oldenburg (see video below). The Alta Motors factory—just a short ride south of San Francisco in Brisbane, California—has been working steadily to build and ship bikes for their reservation holders.  Both the off-road Redshift MX (Motocross) and Redshift SM […]

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    2018 Nissan Leaf spy shots: our question on electric car update

    It’s the long-missing member of the trio, the last of three affordable electric cars with 200-plus miles of range expected to go into production this year. But until now, we’ve heard almost nothing about the 2018 Nissan Leaf. All we knew was that the second generation of the world’s highest-volume electric car would have more […]

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    Big energy hugely underestimates electric cars, renewable power

    Mass adoption of electric cars and renewable energy could significantly decrease global consumption of fossil fuels. But does the established energy industry view these new developments as a threat? In a recent report, ExxonMobil said coal could continue to provide the majority of the world’s electricity-generation capacity in 2040, and that electric cars would only […]

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    2017 Hyundai Ioniq to have lifetime battery-failure warranty

    Hyundai is extending the lifetime battery warranty offered on previous electrified models to the 2017 Ioniq lineup as well. The warranty applies to all versions of Hyundai’s first dedicated green car, including the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Electric, and Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid. As with previous Hyundai models, the warranty applies to complete failure of the lithium-ion […]

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    How much have electric-car battery costs fallen?

    High-cost lithium-ion batteries use large-scale electric vehicles as one of the main obstacles, as they usually lead to higher prices than the purchase of electric vehicles than the internal combustion engine model. But electric car battery prices have fallen sharply, according to a recent study. The global trend of renewable energy, requiring price reduction for […]

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    Electric-car market share in 2020: estimates vary widely

    What is the proportion of electric cars sold worldwide in 2020? This is a simple question, but it does not seem to have a definite answer. Estimates of electric car market share about three years from now vary widely, the same time further than that. To illustrate what we put, all the things that a […]

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    Take a Look At How Experts Explain Why They Love Cars So Deeply

    Do you love cars? A washing machine doesn’t harness the power of explosions to take you to triple digit speeds. It doesn’t take you around corners at mind-bending G-forces. A washing machine’s design hasn’t been painstakingly molded from clay by a group of talented designers and put through a wind tunnel to make it as […]

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    Reviewing the Cadenza, the 8-speed mates to a 3.3-liter V-6

    Let’s get to know it. In the Cadenza, the 8-speed mates to a 3.3-liter V-6—but it’s safe to assume that the Korean automaker will extend its high-tech gearbox to other engines moving forward. The 8-speed isn’t Kia’s first attempt at more than a half dozen gears; the company’s rear-wheel drive K900 flagship utilizes an 8-speed […]