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Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s shocking 0-60 mph time teased in museum info

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Initial images of the all-electric supercar posted yesterday revealed that the Roadster did not have an official information panel from the Petersen Auto Museum yet. The post Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s shocking 0-60 mph time teased in museum info appeared first on TESLARATI. ” yes they did! second 0-60 mph time.

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Ben-Gurion Univ. researchers data-mining geosocial networks to identify road safety issues and high frequency accident locations

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A paper on the work, “Data Mining Opportunities in Geosocial Networks for Improving Road Safety,” was presented at the IEEE 27 th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel. —BGU researcher and Ph.D. student Michael Fire.

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Coulomb Technologies introduces ChargePoint Android app for EV owners; 20K-plus charging sessions/month on ChargePoint Network

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Coulomb’s ChargePoint apps give electric vehicle (EV) drivers real-time charging station status, reservations, location information and navigation. Get status on your current or most recent charging session: energy used, greenhouse gas savings, time. View your ChargePass account info.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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This reduces exhaust back-pressure at low engine rpm, allowing the energy of the exhaust gas pulses to be utilized as efficiently as possible. As far as possible, therefore, power for the vehicle electrical system is generated only during braking and overrun. VALVETRONIC, Double-Vanos and direct injection.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car. We’ve been driving our electric cars on sunshine ever since.

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Volkswagen provides first technical details of Gen 8 Passat, including plug-in hybrid drive; multiple new assistance systems

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They include systems such as Active Info display (a completely digital instrument cluster); extendable head-up display; new Rear Seat Entertainment; Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Monitoring; Emergency Assist (vehicle stops in emergency); Trailer Assist (assisted maneuvering with a trailer); and Traffic Jam Assist.

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Elon Musk confirms the new Tesla Roadster’s 1.1-second 0-60 mph acceleration

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According to the museum’s plaque for the all-electric supercar, the next-generation Roadster, when fitted with cold gas thrusters, would be able to accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph in just 1.1 Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s shocking 0-60 mph time teased in museum info.

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