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$2.1 Million Rimac Breaks the Electric Car Speed Barrier at 258 MPH

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"The [Croatian-built] Nevera was faster than top speeds from other electric vehicles like the Pininfarina Battista at 217 mph and Aspark Owl at 249mph...By comparison, the typical Formula One race car hits top speeds of roughly 220 mph.

"The Nevera runs on a four-motor, all-electric powertrain with 1,725 pound-feet of torque.

Rimac Group, an umbrella company that owns 55 percent of Bugatti Rimac and 100 percent of Rimac Technology."

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5 Reasons You Should Hold Off On Buying an EV

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Today's EV infrastructure is reminiscent of the early days of the automobile.

"Electric vehicles will eventually be equal to or better than gasoline-powered cars in nearly every way...but the longer you can wait, the better electric cars and the infrastructure to support them will be... excellent arguments for the idea that the best thing you can do for the environment is to not contribute to building another car until you have to."

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This Electric Dirt Bike from Sweden Is On the Road to Being Entirely Fossil-Free by 2025. Here's How

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"The current carbon footprint of the bike is calculated as 1,186kg CO2e ...which is represented in the images above as the size of the cube in which the bike's suspended...as much as 80% of its lifetime emissions come from just making the bike.

"To become fully fossil free, all the materials and components - from steel, to plastic, suspension and the battery - must be produced and transported without any fossil fuels."

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Making Truck Stops into EV Charging Hubs Will Take Small-Town Levels of Power

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Based on current traffic patterns, the [National Grid] study found, many highway charging sites...will require 20 or more fast-chargers to meet EV demand.

"It's not hard to think about how a parking lot full of electric semi-trucks, all towing roughly 40 tons, would require a huge power output.

"...the highway landscape is going to look different - and much more electrified - 10 and 20 years into the future."

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Super-Hot Salt Could Be Coming to a Grid Storage Battery Near You

17 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Ambri is a Boston-area startup that's building molten-salt batteries from calcium and antimony....technology could be 30-50% cheaper over its lifetime than an equivalent lithium-ion system. Molten salt batteries can also exceed 80% efficiency, meaning that a relatively low amount of energy that's used to charge the battery is lost to heat.

"In 2017, the company pivoted to a new approach for its batteries, using calcium and antimony."

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Ford Chief Warns Electric Vehicles Require 40% Less Labour

16 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

According to Ford CEO Jim Farley "Making electric vehicles will require 40 per cent fewer workers than building cars and trucks powered by petrol...warns "storm clouds" in the next phase of switching to EVs.

"The transition to electric vehicles is widely expected to reduce the number of jobs in the auto industry...Potential job losses have been predicted elsewhere...[in Germany] the car sector could lose 400,000 jobs over the next decade..."

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Toyota to Unveil New Prius as Hybrids Lose Luster to Battery EVs

16 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Sales of the pioneering hybrid have fallen from a peak of 500,000 to around 86,000 last year.

"Owning a Prius was cool... it's the less-hip option these days.

"Toyota has sold 4.75 million Priuses to date...no easy feat. Tesla only just passed the 3 million mark for cumulative production of all its vehicles: the Roadster, Model S, X, 3 and Y.

"of the 70.6 million vehicles sold worldwide in 2021, only 4.5 million were battery-electric."

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Consumer Reports Finds Electric Vehicles Are Not Reliable...Yet

16 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"Consumer Reports gathered data on more than 300,000 vehicles from the 2000 to 2022 model years, with a few newly-introduced 2023 models...

"EVs and hybrids are some of the most desirable and in-demand, but their reliability ratings are at the opposite ends of the spectrum.

"...the Model 3 has average reliability, and the Model S, Y, and X have below average reliability,

Among the top-performing hybrids in Consumer Reports ratings were the Lexus NX, Ford Maverick, and Toyota Corolla."

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Hyundai's IONIQ6, the 'New Standard In Dynamic EV Driving,' Sells Out In Under 24 Hours

16 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"South Korean automaker's second dedicated EV is garnering significant attention, selling out within 24 hours of its release.

"... pre-sales of the [2,500] first edition IONIQ6 began in key markets (Germany, the UK, France, Norway, and the Netherlands), and within 24 hours, the EV was sold out.

"The official launch of the Hyundai IONIQ6 will happen at the end of 2022 and into 2023."

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The Wrong Americans Are Buying Electric Cars

16 Nov 2022 | Synopsis

"The EV early adopter has given way to the superuser or, worse still, the hoarder.

" A large share of battery-powered cars are being bought by households that already own an EV, or two or three...despite their good intentions, these double-dippers may unwittingly be shrinking the climate benefits their cars can offer.

"...26% of EV buyers in [Q2] either traded their used electric car for a new one or simply added another to their garage."

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