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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. —Jessika Trancik.

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Taming the Climate Is Far Harder Than Getting People to the Moon

Cars That Think

In his 1949 book The Concept of Mind , Gilbert Ryle, an English philosopher, introduced the term “category mistake.” This article appears in the October 2022 print issue as “Decarbonization Is Our Greatest Challenge.”. The category mistake is obvious: A university is an institution, not a collection of buildings.

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Essential Skills for IT Professionals in the AI Era

Cars That Think

The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is also crucial when explaining complex concepts or ideas to others, whether in presentations or defining a new concept in code. Consider joining LinkedIn and GitHub , creating a personal website, and writing a blog.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive? What we need is something called cozy futurism, a concept I first encountered while reading a blog post by software engineer Jose Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente. Climate change is a great example. What's more, we are changing.

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The MINI Aceman is both classic MINI and a new approach

Teslarati

MINI has released the first images and videos of their new Aceman concept EV and it marks a significant shift in design while retaining typical “mini-ness.” ” I am proud to say that from the initial images of the concept MINI Aceman, mini-ness is alive and well. What do you think of the article?

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

EV Match

Personally, I have been an EV driver for nearly a decade, and am the proud owner of a 2012 second generation Toyota RAV-4 EV, a trusty car that has been with me through many life experiences and of which fewer than 2,500 were produced (this makes me feel especially cool). Meet the Concept EV9. Photo courtesty of dot.LA.

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Past, present & future of EVs: Advanced battery technology is key to success – ET Auto

Baua Electric

It was the inventor, Thomas Parker from England, who had created practical EVs, those used for personal transportation during the 1880s. The fuel to fire was added by the Brudtland Commission Report – “Our Common Future” – that propounded the concept of “Sustainability.” Scooters India Limited, a Govt.

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