19 May 2024 08:24:43 UTC

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The Chevy Bolt EV Just Became More Difficult To Buy

21 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Chevrolet has canceled financing deals on the Bolt EV...[it] and Bolt EUV will no longer be eligible for promotional financing...Up until recently, it was offered with some impressive financing deals, including interest rates starting at 0% APR and 72-month financing deals from 1.9% APR.

"Chevy is still offering some sweet deals...2022 model-year Bolt EVs are being offered with a $5,000 rebate, and EUVs are available with a $5,700 rebate..."

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E-bikes Zipping on Long Island, But Rules Can Be Murky

21 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"The growing trend of e-bikes provides an entryway into the cycling world...But with the novelty comes questions surrounding state and local guidelines...The differences between types of e-bikes, which can determine which ones are legal, appear to be in the minutiae...Riders also may face varying rules set by local municipalities.

E-bikes are classified as Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3...Electric minibikes, dirt bikes, golf carts and go-karts are not legal."

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'If We Just Replace All the Existing Cars with Electric Cars, We Will Still See the Gridlock'

21 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

Irish "Government’s 2030 EV ambitions..."extremely challenging." In 2022 "there were 1,900 EV chargers installed at 800 sites across the island, but SIMI warned then that it fell far short of the 4,700 realistically needed.

"Switching the FREE NOW taxi fleet in Dublin to EVs would cut taxi carbon emissions in the capital by 77 per cent, but this is hampered by a lack of city centre charging points and a shortage of suitable EV taxi vehicles."

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Wyoming Lawmaker Admits EV Ban Proposal Was Just a Stupid Stunt

21 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Wyoming Republican State Senator Jim Anderson also admits he never really thought the bill would pass...Part of the bill says that as EVs become the norm it will have 'deleterious impacts' on Wyoming since the oil and gas industry...The bill also contains a number of inaccuracies including the idea that battery materials are not 'easily recyclable or disposable.

"...The bill is functionally dead in committee..."

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Starting to Hate Cars - Even If You Drive 0ne? There's An Online Community for You

21 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"...something is seriously wrong on American streets...traffic deaths reached a 16-year high. An estimated 42,915 people died [in 2021].

"New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens (NUMTOT) specializes in mixing urban planning policy solutions with humorous or biting takes on car culture

"...channeling online curiosity and anger about car-centric policy can include advocating for new solutions..."

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University of Windsor Data Reveals How Drivers Use Automated Driving Systems

20 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Researchers noticed when drivers use the autonomous features, they became more distracted...they're not told directly, but they're sort of given the sense that these vehicles may be capable to do more than they're supposed to...more education is needed as autonomous vehicles become more commonplace.

"The more advanced these vehicles become...more important to help drivers better understand how to use this technology."

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How to Build a Better Bike-Share Program

20 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Although New Orleans canceled its contract with Lime, it still wanted bike-sharing options...Blue Bikes [would] be run by a new nonprofit called Blue Krewe...two funders would provide the capital for startup costs, including a fleet of bicycles. By September 2021, residents were kicking their legs over 500 shiny new rides...they’ve made more than 289,000 trips.

"Blue Bikes costs less to use now - just 15 cents per minute, or $25 a month."

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Britishvolt Bankruptcy Exposes Britain’s Battery Bluff

20 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"...country's efforts to transform itself into a post-Brexit clean car haven...are floundering...dampening demand for locally made EV batteries.

...collapse of Britishvolt into administration is in no uncertain terms a disaster for the U.K. car industry

...the company had no product and no fixed sales plan to back up rendered design graphics for a £3.8 billion factory...Contrast the U.K. company's fate with...[Swedish] Northvolt..."

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U.S. Seeks to Thwart China with African EV Battery Deal

20 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

In MOU, "the State Department pledged to help build an EV battery supply chain in Congo and Zambia...the department and other U.S. agencies will offer technical assistance to the two countries, cooperate on feasibility studies and explore opportunities in the sector for U.S. companies.

"...goal is to shift Congo and Zambia from being only sites of extraction for minerals to processing, manufacturing and assembling batteries."

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ZeroAvia Celebrates Maiden Flight of World's Largest Hydrogen Aircraft

20 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"ZeroAvia has left the standard Honeywell TPE-331 combustion engine on the right wing, while fitting the left wing with a 600-kW electric motor... this test machine, the hydrogen tanks, fuel cell stacks and lithium-ion buffer batteries are all inside the cabin...

"...company hopes to have this 600-kW powertrain fully certified and running commercial flights for nine-to-19-seat aircraft by 2025."

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