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Toyota C-HR Returns To U.S. With AWD And 338-HP Electric Powertrain

15 May 2025 | Synopsis

"The 2026 C-HR is the second EV Toyota will sell on our shores, boasting a NACS charge port and an estimated 290-mile range...With a peak charging speed of 150 kW, Toyota claims, you can charge the C-HR from 10 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes..the Toyota designers who worked on the bZ pulled double duty with the C-HR...we think the SE trim will start at around $35K, while the XSE will likely start at around $38K."

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How One Of The Only Profitable Electric Motorcycle Companies Got There With Street Legal E-Dirtbikes

15 May 2025 | Synopsis

Barcelona-based "Stark is doing something almost no other privately owned electric motorcycle company has done: it's pulling back the veil and opening its books...achieved a major milestone by recording its highest-ever monthly revenue of €18.3 million in April 2025 while delivering a positive EBITDA of €2.8 million

"Priced at US $12,990, the street-legal Stark VARG EX has helped boost the company over the line to profitability"

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Meet ONOX: The All-Electric Tractor With Swappable Battery Packs

15 May 2025 | Synopsis

Germany's awarding-winning "ONOX electric tractor is unique in that it utilizes modular battery swap technology, in which farmers can choose from three different mounting areas...tractor's motor offers peak power of 70 kW with over 2,400 Nm of torque up front and over 5,500 Nm in the rear..targeted top speed is 40 km/h (~25 mph)...features an integrated 20-kWh battery pack and room for additional swappable packs of 30 kWh each. The entire system operates on 48V power, so maintenance is safer and easier..."

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Drill, Baby, Dr … Never Mind

15 May 2025 | Synopsis

"...America in the Biden years was, for the first time in generations, producing more energy than it consumed... the Biden administration took climate change seriously, that didn't stop oil and gas production from rising on its watch...wind and solar power [are now] major contributors to energy supply

"There appears to be a real chance that America will lose its newly reacquired energy independence. And if it does, we know who will be responsible: Trump himself."

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The #1 Benefit of EV Life Is the #1 Thing People Worry About

12 May 2025 | Synopsis

"...it's just a different lifestyle having an electric car versus a gasoline-powered car. In general, people assume it's a harder lifestyle...everyone knows that you don't stand there while the car charges, right? But this is sort of the assumption behind that question about charging time.

"...what people think is a downside is actually an upside of EV life. For most people...you're able to charge at home or even at work..."

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