Green Life
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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 wrapsCanoo 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 packageThe Blazer-E is powered mostly by Chevy Bolt EV components, plus some aftermarket parts to interface old with new.
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Report: 50 years ago, GM and Ford understood climate change was an issueA 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 suggestsUnderinflated tires—and tire choice in general—subtract a surprising amount of electric vehicle driving range.
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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 yetJeep 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 goThe 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 underservedElectric 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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Chevy Bolt EV electric cargo van: Little-known official upfit makes it soA cargo-oriented version of the Bolt EV deletes the rear seat and could be a good option for some small-business owners.
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Rivian R1T electric pickup: Towing 11,000 pounds up Davis Dam Grade, in scorching heatThe upcoming Rivian R1T electric pickup will likely offer a level of towing ability beyond that of any other production electric truck.
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Polestar is one of the first vehicle brands to assess a lifetime carbon methodology to all of its new EVs. Should other automakers follow?
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Faster US transition to EVs will save 6,300 lives annually, $185 billion by 2050, study projectsThe American Lung Association anticipates that the difference between a modest adoption of EVs and a more aggressive one is possibly 6,300 lives a year.
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Will GM’s Ultium Drive be the small-block V-8 for a generation of EVs?GM is ramping up to make five drive units and three motors the core of a generation of EVs. Is GM's legacy manufacturing expertise a good thing here?
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Solar tonneau cover charges electric pickups, provides portable powerThe Terravis solar tonneau will be aimed not just as a feature for upcoming electric trucks, but as an accessory for gas trucks.
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Volvo starts masking its exhaust tips, on the way to more EVsVolvo heads into a cleaner future by hiding the last vestiges of gas-powered engines.
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Used BMW i3 police cars offered up in LA: Electric-car deal or not?An program to use BMW i3 electric cars for LAPD duty has ended for some of the vehicles involved, with their listing at an LA BMW dealership.
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Detroit-area electronic music artist Matthew Dear helps process the sounds of the Mustang Mach-E into his own new single.
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Low-income California households can get free blackout-busting battery backup systemsAn electric car and home solar might look more attractive with a home energy system—and it will potentially save families money along the way.
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Love's Travel Stops and Electrify America add road-trip charging waypointsA total of seven Love's locations across six states will get 28 DC fast-charging connectors by 2021.
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World’s largest V2G site: A London double-decker electric bus garageThe so-called Bus2Grid project will be able to supplement the grid with more than 1 MW, from the batteries of 28 electric buses.
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Electric cars are better for drive-in moviesDrive-in movies are on the comeback this summer, and electric vehicles are better for them
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Commentary: Nissan ends war over electric-car charging standards, as Tesla stands apartWith the Nissan Ariya moving to CCS, Nissan has ended a standards battle that's arguably set EVs back this past decade. Now will Tesla go CCS in the U.S., too?
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