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First Round Of Atlanta's E-Bike Rebate Applications Closes With Overwhelming Response

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Fueled by $1,000,000 from the City of Atlanta, the rebate program offers $500 to $2,000 off the price of an electric bike. Propel ATL and the Atlanta Regional Commission plan to accept more applications in August and October. They're currently searching for ways to expand beyond the city limits

"Propel ATL and the Atlanta Regional Commission plan to select all of the rebate winners for round one by the end of July."

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How Rural Families Are Saving Thousands With Electric Vehicles

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Just 17% of rural Americans live less than a mile from a public EV charger, while 60% of urbanites do...Rural drivers consume 25.6% of all U.S. light-duty vehicle gas despite representing only 18.8% of drivers...Rural superusers earning below the national median income spend 25.5% of household income on gas - a higher proportion than their urban or suburban counterparts... 'It's an economic equity issue as well as climate issue and policy implications.''"

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Climate Crisis: How Positive Tipping Points Could Save The Planet

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Tim Lenton, Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, says positive tipping points, such as the shift to electric vehicles, can save our climate...The crucial idea here behind the tipping point is that when reinforcing or amplifying feedback within a system gets so strong, it just keeps propelling change without you having to push the system anymore."

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Volvo Trucks Have Logged Over 50 Million Battery Electric Miles

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Volvo claims that covering the same fifty million distance with equivalent diesel-powered trucks would have consumed more than 25 million liters of diesel fuel and more than 68,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

"Since 2019, Volvo Trucks' global deliveries of electric trucks increased grew to 1,977 Class 8 trucks in 2023 (up 256% from the year before, and still growing, as the company sees continued interest from customers in 2024)"

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Ford CEO Jim Farley Calls On The United States To Rally Behind EVs

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"...per Ford CEO Jim Farley in a recent post on social media, however, even 'car guys' such as himself could fall in love with electric cars. They just have to give EVs a chance...Farley explained that he fell in love with electric cars not because of government policies or politics. Instead, he fell in love with EVs because he owns one himself.

"Ford CEO also admitted that there is a lot of disinformation and misunderstandings about electric cars today."

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UK Company May Have Cracked the Code to Electric Cars That Charge In Just A Few Minutes

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Nyobolt showed off its prototype EV where its latest real-world tests at the Millbrook Proving Ground in England took less than five minutes to get it from 10 to 80 percent charge. That’s faster than some of the quickest-charging EVs on the market...its battery can achieve such fast charging rates thanks to a combination of its proprietary anode materials, an improved battery cell design, and a whole suite of software..."

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Tesla Owner Debunks Common EV Myth With Single Picture

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"... with one simple map of their travels the couple is able to dispel a common EV myth that is frequently cited as a reason for holding back the transition to battery-powered transport

"After ordering their first Tesla a decade ago, the couple...have road-tripped around the entire country...the couple have since bought a Tesla Model Y and last month spent 21 days driving around the entire WA coast...That's 11,000 kilometers."

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BYD's +1,200 HP Ferrari-Slaying Electric Sports Car Spotted Testing At Nurburgring

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"The U9 is the second vehicle launched under BYD's ultra-luxury Yangwang brand...BYD opened orders for its electric sports car starting at $233,400 (1,680,000 yuan) in February...Powered by four electric motors, the U9 gets up to 1,287 hp (960 kW) and 1,200 lb-ft of torque for a 0 to 62 mph sprint in 2.36 seconds...Ferrari's first electric supercar, due out next year, will start at over $500,000..."

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EVs Still Have Major Quality Problems, And It's Mostly About The Software

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"JD Power's latest quality study is out...Like in past versions of the survey, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles performed worse than their gas equivalents...The problems had little to do with the mechanics of EVs - motors, batteries, etc. - and almost entirely to do with the tech.

"...most of the grousing seems to be about tech, a major concern given that the auto industry is haphazardly racing to cram as much software into their models as possible."

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Tesla Impact Report Reveals Staggering Statistic About Its Supercharger Network: 'Keep On Improving'

29 Jun 2024 | Synopsis

"Tesla's Impact Report for 2023 contains lots of good news for the environment and EV drivers.

"...the global Supercharger network hit a record 99.97% average uptime for its stations... Tesla delivers on Supercharger uptime by having enough redundancy (in the form of extra stalls) that charging at a given site is almost certain

"Tesla proudly shared in its impact report, 'Every product we sell helps owners lower emissions. In 2023, our customers avoided releasing over 20 million metric tons of CO2e into our atmosphere.'"

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