DC fits fleet of EVs with bogus gadget promising 60% range boost

Ars Technica
By Jonathan M. GitlinJul 19, 2023, 11:58 am115 pts
Enlarge / One of DC Government's Chevrolet Bolt EVs. (credit: Mullen Automotive) The District of Columbia has signed a $680,000 contract for an impossible-sounding gadget that claims to increase the range of an electric vehicle by 60 percent. The contract was signed in May, but it mostly slipped under the radar…

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