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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

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The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. The Club Car Current is engineered for multiple bed options and accessories—van box, pickup truck with sides, flatbed configurations—for fleet versatility.

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Bill Ford outlines “Blueprint for Mobility”, calls for automotive and telecommunications industries to collaborate to address coming personal mobility crisis

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Public and personal transportation will be fully integrated to save time, conserve resources and lower emissions. Bill Ford began talking about the future of personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion last year at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. Click to enlarge. Mid-Term (2017 – 2025).

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SEC issues cease-and-desist order against split-cycle engine developer Scuderi Group for violations of Securities Act

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The SEC said that Scuderi raised the $80 million from individual investors and investment clubs from 2002 to 2012 through at least six offerings in which it sold “preferred units” to at least 415 investors. million in Scuderi Group spending on such purposes. —SEC order (Release Nº 33-9407). —SEC order (Release Nº 33-9407).

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Study examines potential for alternatives to new car ownership models to advance EV market

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The paper, “Car Rental 2.0”, summarizes the findings from a joint seminar held by the RAC Foundation and BVRLA earlier this year on alternatives to car ownership: car rental, traditional and one-way car clubs, and ridesharing. The practicality of recharging conflicts with the way car club and car rental cars are used. pay-as-you-go.

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Sierra Club Weighs In On Plug-In Cars, With Humor

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But what does each plug-in car say about you as a person? The Sierra Club, most famous for its grassroots action on environmental issues from climate change.

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Golia electric passenger transfer vehicle available in UK

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The battery pack can be fully recharged in just 8-10 hours, or can be swapped out for a spare pack in a matter of minutes, using only one person and a pallet truck. This includes more than 35 passenger and utility vehicles from leading brands including Alke, Club Car, Motrec and Mia.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. engineers were forming hobby clubs to learn about the new machines.

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