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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said. . “Ford Motor Co. 4 as the U.S. 28 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

A much better way to conserve battery power would be to use none of it at all until the system actually had important data to transmit. The system would remain in an ultralow-power sleep mode, or even an open-circuit mode, with no current flowing, until the sensor itself detected an important signal.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Some transportation experts are skeptical that electric vehicles will catch on anywhere in the country, in large part because the batteries and the installation of home recharging units are expensive. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.).