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Bollinger Motors has unveiled its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. Our DELIVER-E van gives commercial fleets the power to go green and save on ownership costs, while neighborhoods will benefit from a reduction in air and noise pollution. —Robert Bollinger, CEO of Bollinger Motors.
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It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. They then sold us a brand new 2021 Bolt EV Premier for $28,500. Let me tell you about it. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007.
The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.
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This project will construct three miles of complete streets elements in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles, where 50% of residents live in poverty, and 35% of residents are unhoused. Normandie Beautiful: Creating Neighborhood Connections in South LA ($23.58 They are: Skid Row Connectivity and Safety Project ($38.6
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—Akio Toyoda, president, Toyota Motor Corporation. Both neighborhood parks and a large central park for recreation, as well as a central plaza for social gatherings, are designed to bring the community together. Toyota believes that encouraging human connection will be an equally important aspect of this experience.
The EDI-Drive system automatically adapts its functions so it can operate as either a pure electric vehicle (EV) for trips around the neighborhood, or as a series hybrid, suited for stop-and-go city traffic conditions, or as an efficient parallel hybrid that is ideal for the highway.
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Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. Click to enlarge.
Micro, the Swiss micromobility manufacturer, surprised the automotive world with a world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show 2025: the Microlino Spider concept. residential neighborhoods, this concept promises to revolutionize urban living. Whether in European leisure destinations or U.S.
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