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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

Green Car Congress

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. Autonomous driving Behavior Big Data Connected vehicles Research Urban mobility V2X Vehicle Manufacturers'

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

Golf carts are no longer just for cruising the country club. Thanks to US golf cart maker E-Z-GO , which partnered with National Calendar Day to help establish National Golf Cart Day in celebration of the brand’s 70th anniversary, we can now all celebrate these pint-sized car replacements with their own holiday.

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Fairway wants to replace golf carts with this funky electric bike

Baua Electric

Who needs a golf cart when you’ve got a… golf bike? That’s the thought behind Fairway Bikes’ new three-wheeled electric bike designed for golfers, helping kick the lazy golf cart for a more interactive alternative. After retiring, Jim was playing more golf but found it challenging to walk the course.

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History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

Clean Fleet Report

Instead, you can get by with a low-speed vehicle like a golf cart or bicycle. While they look like golf carts, GEM’s electric cars stand out among small vehicles. The batteries mean they have zero emissions and are better for the environment than gas-powered cars or golf carts.

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SwRI’S patented technology allows automated vehicles to pilot aerial drones with no human intervention

Green Car Congress

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has secured a patent for technology that allows unmanned aerial systems to cooperate with unmanned ground vehicles, providing more information about the surrounding environment and enabling safer maneuvers. —Ryan Lamm, director of SwRI’s Applied Sensing Department. US Patent No.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. Luckily, so many in our chapter are passionate about EVs and passionate about healing the environment. It’s been great to be a part of that.”.

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I went back to China to tour more e-bike factories and visit companies. Here’s what I saw

Baua Electric

However, the working environment has improved considerably for certain tasks like fine soldering that are still done by highly trained hands. With its deep network of connections in the e-bike manufacturing industry, EUNORAU can find replacement parts for nearly any electric bike made in China.