Green Life
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Oshkosh Defense will make up to 165,000 of the vehicles, in a mix that includes internal combustion and electric versions, with details not yet disclosed.
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Flywheel tech helps ease grid demands of EV fast-charging
Chakratec brings back flywheel tech in a package that could do a lot of good in balancing the grid as fast-charging needs put the pinch on it.
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Audi and Norway unleash Game of Thrones star on GM, Will Ferrell
Audi is the top-selling brand in Norway, with its E-Tron outselling the Tesla Model 3. And from there on it's all in good Arctic cheer.
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Porsche Taycan “alternative” Super Bowl ad: Do you get the feels for electric cars?
An unofficial ad produced "on spec" doesn't show high-performance driving and relies on a new kind of narrative to spark EV interest.
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GM’s Will Ferrell Super Bowl ad challenges Norway, where it used to sell EVs
GM is planning to "crush" Norway's high per-capita rate of EV adoption with the comedy of Will Ferrall, a tease of the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV.
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Atlis electric truck startup has big plans, bootstrap budget
Atlis is claiming that it can create something greater than Tesla or Rivian with crowdfunding and a humble start.
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Low-volume EV makers can adapt the new skateboard platform for a wide range of uses, but it will debut in a Porsche-inspired package.
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Electric DeLorean "time machine" revival now a possibility with replica rule
A revival of the DeLorean DMC-12 might now become all-electric, now that it has a regulatory path for production via a new replica rule from NHTSA.
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The vanlife electric: Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper concept
Nissan shows more forbidden fruit—in the form of an all-electric camper-van that might be a great weekend-getaway machine.
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Electric Mustang, Hummer, and…Corvette: Which icons shouldn’t go all-electric?
GM is reportedly considering turning Corvette into a brand including EVs. Which nameplates should be retired with internal combustion?
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$3,000 DIY electric Mini Cooper is a fun exception among conversions
With some used parts as well as some off-the-shelf ones, Rich Benoit built an electric Mini Cooper for less than $3,000, not counting very many labor hours.
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Lordstown Endurance electric pickup will spawn electric RV project with Camping World
The companies plan to build a Class C electric RV based on the skateboard chassis and platform of the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup.
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Like Tesla, Rivian aims to create some of its own charging infrastructure—though some of it will support the trucks' recreational push.
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Portland’s sequel to Electric Avenue asks: How will we charge big electric trucks?
Near Daimler Trucks North America headquarters in Portland, a site called Electric Island will help fine-tune charging solutions for electric semis and delivery trucks.
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Georgia gets first solar roadway in the US
The road-surface solar panels might power streetlights or serve with energy storage as backup for grid outages.
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Canoo sees its subscription-based electric van as a canvas for wraps
Canoo won't sell its electric vehicles, but it will lean on a wrap program to help owners make a statement on the streets.
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Wind-powered transatlantic car carrier could cut carbon emissions by 90%
By harnessing the wind, a new car-carrier design will have a smaller carbon footprint than combustion or battery-electric ships.
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Chevy makes all-electric classic Blazer SUV to show off upcoming eCrate package
The Blazer-E is powered mostly by Chevy Bolt EV components, plus some aftermarket parts to interface old with new.
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A report reminds us that climate change is not a new idea for automakers—even if their electric-car plans are.
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Tires could be costing EV owners an extra charge a year, study suggests
Underinflated tires—and tire choice in general—subtract a surprising amount of electric vehicle driving range.
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Need to rent a big electric truck for moving or business? More options are coming soon
Fluid Truck is adding 600 Lightning Systems electric cargo vans and trucks for rent starting fall 2020.
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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid will electrify off-roading in a way nothing else has yet
Jeep says that much development work went into the system layout and control strategies for the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
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Tire dust is pollution, and this invention will help vehicles clean up as they go
The UK national winner for the James Dyson Award is an innovative idea for collecting particulate matter pollution from tires.
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California has a $20M program for getting EVs to the underserved
Electric vehicles adoption is more challenging in the underserved communities that could use them most; a California program aims to fix that.
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