11 May 2024 17:35:34 UTC

 EDITOR'S CHOICE

GM Is Launching An Online EV Service to Educate and Woo Consumers

26 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"The automaker hopes EV Live, a digital platform that connects shoppers with EV specialists, will speed EV adoption and create a larger market for its new battery-electric models."

"...a lack of education around battery-electric cars, trucks and SUVs remains a barrier to adoption...

Users can learn more about EV technology, sustainability and mobile apps [via] one-on-one live video tours..the specialist can hear but not see the user,"

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Sono Motors Unveils a New and Improved Production Design of Its Sion Solar EV

26 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Sono unveiled the revamped solar EV...during its inaugural 'Celebrate the Sun' event [with temperatures] in the mid-90sF and record highs throughout Europe [served] as timely...sobering reminder of climate change, echoing the need for sustainable solutions like solar EVs..."

..an integration of proprietary solar panels into the exterior of flagship Sion SEV, it can gather an additional 70 to 150 miles of range per week from the sun alone."

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Oil-rich Middle East Feels Climate Change Heat, Mulls Going Green

26 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"The Eastern Mediterranean recently saw its worst drought in 900 years, In Egypt, precipitation has fallen 22% in the past 30 years, according to the World Bank.

"Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere in the developing world have not contributed substantially to climate change, yet are bearing the brunt of it."

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Ford Counting On U.S.-Mined Lithium To Power Its EV Growth Plans

26 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"The company has announced plans to produce 600,000 EVs by late 2023 and as many as 2 million globally by 2025. But the Ford’s EV sales for the first half of 2022 totaled to just around 23,000 units."

"Achieving those goals will require secure supplies of lithium, and lots of it....announced last week a binding offtake agreement with U.S. lithium mining company ioneer,"

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Electric Motorcycles Are Taking Over the Streets of Cuba

26 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Estimates put the total number of electric motorcycles...at around 300,000...in comparison, there are around 500,000 cars registered in Cuba."

"The most popular format for electric motorcycles in Cuba is an electric scooter...provide extra utility with step-through frames that are also useful for carrying extra stuff, especially odd-shaped cargo.

Almost all of the electric two-wheelers come from China...import through Panama."

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Prototype Drive: 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Pushes Boundaries

25 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Besides the slippery shape and relatively trim weight [of 3900 lbs], the car's claimed powertrain efficiency of 95 percent (up from 90-or-so percent for Benz's EQS production sedan) also contributes to its impressive range" of 747 miles on single charge.

"At the end of the day, our overall energy consumption - in air-conditioned comfort - worked out to the equivalent of 262 mpg in a gas car." There are no plans for production.

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Cruise Origin Spy Shots: Self-Driving Shuttle Starts Testing

25 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"It was first shown as a concept in early 2020 and now Cruise's Origin self-driving shuttle has finally been spotted testing...prototype...in our spy shots looks almost identical to the concept

The "self-driving system ranks at Level 4 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, as it is limited in areas in which it operate. The final goal is Level 5, where a self-driving car is able to operate at the same level as a human. "

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Zephyr UAS Smashes Its Own Endurance Record, May Still Be Up There

25 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

The solar-electric plane's "previous endurance record - set in 2018 - was just three minutes short of 26 days without refueling."

"Its latest test was launched on June 15 by a US Military cross-functional team. In a press release issued late last week, the team said it had reached 36 days aloft, and was still flying over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona."

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EAVX, Morgan Olson, and REE Automotive Share Live Demonstrations of Proxima Electric Van

25 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"The van body was developed by EAVX and Morgan Olson and sits atop REE’s P7 modular electric platform.

"The result is an all-electric walk-in van that utilizes 'x-by-wire technology,' demonstrating more modular flexibility to develop and scale commercial EVs from classes 2b to 6."

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Want An Electric Car But Fear the Cost? Here's How to Flick the Switch In the UK

25 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Owning your own vehicle is quickly becoming an unnecessary demand for consumers...The development in recent years of different types of subscription models shows that ownership is not as important to a new generation of drivers.

"...younger motorists see cars differently to their parents...[they] are increasingly happy to look at subscription models where there is no more than a monthly cost."

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