| Introduction |
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PART 1 GETTING IN ON THE POPULARITY OF ELECTRIC CARS |
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Chapter 1 So You're Thinking About Buying an Electric Car |
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9 | (28) |
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11 | (1) |
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The Disruption of Better Tech |
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12 | (3) |
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Acronyms and Abbreviations That Make You Sound Smrt |
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Drawing the Line between Electric and Gas-Powered Vehicles |
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Yeah, but Gas Cars Aren't Going Anywhere for a While -- Wait, What? |
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Where gas cars are going in Europe (and especially Norway) |
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Where gas cars are going in the US (and especially California) |
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Why predictions are unpredictable |
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TL;DR: Your Top Questions about Electric Cars, Answered |
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How long does an EV take to charge? |
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33 | (1) |
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EVs can't get me where I need to go? |
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34 | (1) |
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How long until I have to replace my EVs battery? |
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34 | (1) |
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Why can't I find somewhere to charge my EV? |
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What happens if the battery runs out of juice while I'm driving? |
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36 | (1) |
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Aren't EVs worse for the environment than gasoline cars? |
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36 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The Fascinating Tech That's (Sort of) Under the Hood |
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Recognizing That Induction Motors Mean Instant Energy |
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38 | (2) |
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Seeing What Happens When You Hit "the Gas" |
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40 | (2) |
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Comparing Torque and Horsepower |
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42 | (2) |
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Letting Physics Do the Braking |
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44 | (4) |
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Knowing how EVs make energy while driving |
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44 | (1) |
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Seeing what happens when you let up on the "gas" |
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45 | (3) |
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Making More Room for the Fun Stuff |
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48 | (2) |
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Knowing What to Do When There's (Almost) Nothing Under the Hood |
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50 | (3) |
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Driving an iPad with Wheels |
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Faster and further -- all by changing a few words |
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54 | (2) |
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Predicting the future of OTA updates, and the car as a computing platform |
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56 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Electric Vehicles and a Safer Drive |
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Why You Might Be Under the Impression That EVs Are Unsafe |
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60 | (2) |
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A Brief -- and Instructive -- History of ICE Vehicle Safety |
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62 | (1) |
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A Short History of Everything (Car-Safety-Related) in 2 Minutes |
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63 | (3) |
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Examining Safety Features (and Statistics) for Electric Vehicles |
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66 | (6) |
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What's NHTSA's line, anyway? |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (4) |
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Exploring the Possibility of a Car Fire (ICE versus EV) |
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72 | (9) |
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73 | (2) |
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Calculating the risk of an EV catching fire |
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One caveat to all this EV fire talk |
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The leading cause of vehicle fires |
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Okay, but what if I have a pacemaker -- you know, electromagnetic motors and such? |
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79 | (2) |
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A Car That Gets Safer Over Time |
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EVs will get safer over time |
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81 | (4) |
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Your EV will get safer over time |
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Chapter 4 Consider the Cost (of an Electric Vehicle) |
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The Price of an Automobile: An Analysis Using Numbers |
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90 | (2) |
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Gas versus Electric: A Comparison Using Numbers |
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So, about that price parity thing |
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92 | (2) |
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Estimating the cost of gas for ICEs |
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94 | (1) |
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Estimating the cost of electrons for EVs |
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95 | (2) |
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Price parity: The wait is over |
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97 | (1) |
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A deeper dive (into the fuel tank) |
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98 | (3) |
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The French-Canadian connection |
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101 | (1) |
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EVs and Maintenance: An Estimation Using Numbers |
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102 | (1) |
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Whoa -- EVs Seem Expensive! Maybe We Should Look at the Numbers |
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Bottom Line: Estimating (Using Numbers) the Total Cost of Ownership |
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104 | (5) |
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Chapter 5 Researching Your EV Options |
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An Overview of the EV Market |
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110 | (9) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (3) |
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Separating the Wheat from the Chaff |
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119 | (29) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (2) |
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Luxury/performance sedans |
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126 | (6) |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (4) |
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144 | (4) |
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Deciding When (or Whether) to Buy a Used Electric Car |
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148 | (7) |
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149 | (2) |
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Start practicing Zen meditation |
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151 | (1) |
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Living with no (or very few) incentives for used vehicles |
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152 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Buying Your New Electric Car |
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155 | (26) |
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Exploring the Differences between Buying an ICE and an EV |
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156 | (1) |
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Navigating (or Avoiding) the Dealership |
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156 | (21) |
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So then whafs the deal -- why can't I buy a Tesla in Texas? |
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158 | (2) |
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Remembering that no states have banned EV car sales |
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160 | (2) |
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Buying an EVfrom a dealer |
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162 | (2) |
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Handling EV-specific issues at the dealer |
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164 | (2) |
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Choosing between buying and leasing |
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166 | (2) |
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Leveraging leasing incentives |
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168 | (1) |
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Taking advantage of the option to buy |
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169 | (1) |
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Taking the route of Costco or another wholesale club |
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170 | (2) |
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Taking advantage of a corporate discount |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (4) |
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Insuring Your Electric Wheels |
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177 | (4) |
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Seeing why EVs cost (a bit) more to insure |
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178 | (1) |
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"How to save 15 percent on" (you know the rest) |
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179 | (2) |
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PART 3 MAINTAINING YOUR NEWFANGLED HORSELESS CARRIAGE |
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183 | (24) |
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Onions Have Layers, and Charging Has Levels |
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Getting Up to Speed with Level 1 Charging |
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184 | (4) |
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Is Level 1 charging enough for your EV driving needs? |
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186 | (1) |
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How do you use Level 1 charging? |
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186 | (1) |
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What are some obstacles to Level 1 charging? |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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Turning Things Up with Level 2 Charging |
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188 | (10) |
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188 | (1) |
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Level 2 Charging in public |
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189 | (3) |
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Should you install a Level 2 outlet at your home? |
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192 | (1) |
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How do you use Level 2 charging? |
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193 | (2) |
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What are some obstacles to Level 2 charging? |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (1) |
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Getting a Wicked-Fast Charge with Level 3 Charging |
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198 | (9) |
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Fast charging plug connectors |
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200 | (1) |
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Examining Level 3 charging claims from EV manufacturers |
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201 | (3) |
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Identifying the players in the DC fast-charging business |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Protecting the Battery (and Your Investment) |
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207 | (24) |
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Seeing Which Batteries Actually Power Cars |
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208 | (8) |
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Looking at battery form factors |
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210 | (1) |
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Looking at the advantages of cylindrical batteries |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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Counting Up the Kilowatt-Hours |
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216 | (4) |
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Kilowatt-hours in vehicle badging -- that's so 2018 |
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218 | (1) |
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Getting down to the nitty-gritty |
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219 | (1) |
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Recognizing That Too Much of a Good Thing Is a Bad Thing |
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220 | (2) |
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Dealing with Battery Death |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Seeing Where EV Batteries Go When They Die |
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224 | (5) |
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Dirk Spiers and Spiers new technology |
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224 | (1) |
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JB Straubel and Redwood Materials |
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225 | (2) |
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Your EV recycling to-do list |
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227 | (2) |
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Dealing with Battery Pack Replacements |
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229 | (2) |
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When replacing a battery makes sense: The case for hybrids |
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229 | (1) |
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Reviewing battery replacement options |
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230 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Keeping Your Car in Top Shape |
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231 | (28) |
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Getting Your Hands Dirty (or Not) |
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232 | (10) |
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232 | (7) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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Optimizing battery health |
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241 | (1) |
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Tracking Down EV Service Locations |
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242 | (5) |
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Finding service at a dealership |
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243 | (1) |
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Going mobile (service, that is) |
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244 | (2) |
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Benefiting from third-party services |
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246 | (1) |
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Doing it yourself with DIY service (right-to-repair) |
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246 | (1) |
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Keeping Your EV Exterior in the Pink |
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247 | (4) |
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Opting for paint protection film |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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Keeping Your EV Interior Shipshape |
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251 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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Organizing your trunk/frunk |
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253 | (2) |
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Knowing What You Don't Need to Do |
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255 | (2) |
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Things You'll Never Have to Add to Your To-Do List |
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257 | (2) |
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PART 4 FUTURETHINK AND FUN WITH EV ENGINEERING |
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Chapter 10 Faster, Farther, and More Fun |
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261 | (28) |
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Living Out Your Speed Racer Fantasies |
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262 | (4) |
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Taking a good look at ICE power output |
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263 | (1) |
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Comparing EV power output |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (3) |
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Can an EV Power Your House? |
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Recognizing the challenges of V2H |
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270 | (1) |
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Adding the challenges of V2G to the mix |
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Addressing challenges with a Smart Grid |
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272 | (2) |
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Will EV Prices Ever Come Down? When? |
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274 | (2) |
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Renewable Energy and the Electric Car World |
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276 | (4) |
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Using a clean energy broker |
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277 | (2) |
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Using your own solar power |
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279 | (1) |
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Next-gen battery objectives |
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282 | (1) |
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Less expensive (and faster charging) |
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282 | (2) |
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Solid-state batteries: Lighter weight (and faster charging) |
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284 | (1) |
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Lithium-sulphur: Lighter, denser, cheaper |
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285 | (1) |
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Faster charging (that is all, but that is also enough) |
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286 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Our Autonomous Future |
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289 | (22) |
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Adding Up the Self-Driving Benefits |
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291 | (2) |
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Listing the Key ADAS Benefits |
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293 | (1) |
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Can These Cars Drive Themselves -- or What? |
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Leveling up your self-driving knowledge |
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296 | (1) |
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Level 0 No Driving Automation |
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296 | (1) |
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Level 1 Driver Assistance |
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296 | (1) |
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Level 2 Partial Driving Automation |
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297 | (1) |
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Level 3 Conditional Driving Automation |
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298 | (1) |
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Level 4 High Driving Automation |
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298 | (1) |
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Level 5 Full Driving Automation |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (6) |
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Tesla and Comma.ai bet on cameras |
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300 | (3) |
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Waymo and Cruise add lidar |
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303 | (2) |
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Other carmakers split the difference |
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305 | (1) |
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Recognizing the Challenges |
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306 | (3) |
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What's still really hard for autonomous cars |
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306 | (2) |
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What's still really hard for humans regulating autonomous cars |
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308 | (1) |
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Gazing into the EV Crystal Ball |
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309 | (2) |
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Where AV capability is coming fast |
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309 | (1) |
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Where AV has already arrived |
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Chapter 12 Other Vehicles That Are Going Electric |
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Going Mobile with Electric Buses |
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311 | (6) |
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Seeing why battery-electric buses are fantastic |
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314 | (1) |
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But, but -- electric buses aren't all that fantastic, after all |
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315 | (2) |
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Keep On Truckin' (with Electric Long-Haul Trucks) |
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317 | (7) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (2) |
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Delivering the Goods (with Electric Delivery Vans) |
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324 | (5) |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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Keeping things in perspective |
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328 | (1) |
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I Sing the Lawn Mower Electric |
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329 | (4) |
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Chapter 13 The Best Car Is No Car: Electric Bikes and the Morning Commute |
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333 | (18) |
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336 | (4) |
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337 | (1) |
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Enhancing your ability to explore new places (and more often) |
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338 | (1) |
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Having access to faster and cheaper transportation |
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339 | (1) |
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Putting money in your pocket through tax incentives |
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339 | (1) |
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Looking at the Three Classes of Ebikes |
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340 | (2) |
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Scouting Out the More Notable Ebike Companies |
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342 | (6) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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Hey! I'm Giving Away Ebikes! |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (28) |
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Chapter 14 Ten Countries Leading the Way -- and What They're Doing |
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353 | (8) |
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354 | (1) |
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Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Ten Companies Leading the Way -- and a Look at What They're Doing |
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361 | (8) |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (3) |
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Chapter 16 Ten Predictions from EV Insiders (with Plenty of Commentary and Opinion Because It's My Book There, Bub) |
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369 | (10) |
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When New EVs Will Cost $25,000 |
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370 | (1) |
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When Robotaxis Will Make Their Grand Entrance |
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371 | (1) |
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When Electric Planes (or Flying Cars) Will Make Their Grand Entrance |
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372 | (1) |
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Which Companies Will Thrive (and Which Ones Won't) |
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372 | (3) |
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Electric vehicle or EV-related companies that will thrive |
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373 | (1) |
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Electric vehicle or EV-related companies that will likely go bankrupt by 2030 |
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373 | (1) |
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Electric vehicle or EV-related companies that haven't yet launched (or won't ever launch) production |
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374 | (1) |
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When You Will See Electric Semis (and What It Will Mean) |
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375 | (1) |
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Future Battery Tech for Your Car |
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376 | (1) |
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When You'll (Hopefully) See an Impact on Parking and City Design |
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376 | (1) |
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The Last ICE Sale Will Take Place Sometime in 2030 -- for California |
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