An initial investment of about $650 million divided evenly among the group will launch the deployment of EV and hydrogen medium- and heavy-duty trucks and charging stations across the US. January 31, 2022Ryan Kennedy Daimler Truck North America, associated with the Mercedes-Benz brand, NextEra Energy Resources, and BlackRock Renewable Power announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop a joint venture in the design, development, installation, and operation …
Read moreEviation via CNN The Alice, seen here in a rendering, is a battery-powered plane by electric aviation company Eviation. It is undergoing testing and will be flying within a few weeks. By Jennifer Korn | CNNThe world’s first all-electric passenger aircraft is preparing to take flight.The Alice, a plane developed by Israeli company Eviation, went through engine testing last week at Arlington Municipal Airport north of Seattle. According to Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay, the Alice…
Read moreWe got our first good look at the EV6 last March and, nearly a year later, finally got to sit in it, drive it, and push every button in the cabin last week during a day-long press event in Northern California. It’s the first Kia vehicle to be produced under the company’s new Plan S electrification strategy and is expected to be joined by nearly a dozen other new EV models by 2026 - with Kia noting that “All dedicated Kia EVs will begin with the ‘EV’ prefix, followed by a num…
Read moreWinnebago Industries created a unit in 2019 to capitalize on emerging technologies and how to use them to maintain the Eden Prairie-based company's leadership position in the recreational vehicle industry.The unit's biggest project to date was on display last week at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa as Winnebago revealed its eRV electric concept vehicle."We see electrification as one of the big defining trends of our era," said Ashis Bhattacharya, Winnebag…
Read moreEver get an offer in the mail that you felt was too good to be true? Residents of Yonkers, New York’s third-largest city, know just how you feel.In early January, a letter arrived in Yonkers residents’ mailboxes from an outfit called Sustainable Westchester. It could easily have been mistaken for junk were it not for the city’s official seal in the lower right corner and a message in small print: “Please Do Not Discard. Official Notification.” Anyone who didn’t toss the lett…
Read moreElectric vehicles don’t use oil in the traditional sense because their electric motors generally don’t have oil in them that needs to be changed as do gasoline engines, but EVs may use other lubricants that should at least be checked periodically.Related:Your Guide to EV Batteries: Premature Death, Range Loss and PreservationMost EVs have a transmission of sorts (nearly all having just one speed) containing a lubricant that may need to be checked and perhaps even replaced — …
Read moreMark Schmitt Jr. of Blue Bird Corp. drives an electric school bus during a demonstration for city school officials in December. A Blue Bird electric school bus recently stopped by Fredericksburg’s James Monroe High School for a demonstration. A school bus powered by electricity is parked at the Walker Grant Center during a demonstration in Fredericksburg on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Mark Schmitt Jr. of Blue Bird Corp. explains the mechanics of an electrically powered school bus. …
Read more[unable to retrieve full-text content]New electric vehicle sales triple in Australia with Tesla outstripping other makersThe Guardian
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In this article .FKRX300 TSLA GM Electric vehicles provide a path to better air quality, reduced fuel costs and comprise a growing new category for automakers. But with the transition to electric transportation comes a new challenge: Vehicles with lithium ion batteries can be especially dangerous when they catch fire.The good news is battery electric vehicle fires don't happen often. Project Director of EV FireSafe in Melbourne, Australia, Emma Sutcliffe, says researchers nee…
Read moreOmaha, Neb., January 28, 2022Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) today announced plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a U.S. Class I railroad. The locomotives will be acquired from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, and Wabtec Corporation (NYSE:WAB), two companies a…
Read moreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This cold weather is also going to bring with it something else: higher electric bills.JEA says it’s ready for the cold and it wants to make sure you are too.Here’s what JEA says you can do to try to hold down the cost of your electric bill and still stay warm.Utility spokeswoman Karen McAllister says setting your thermostat to 68 degrees is the most energy efficient way to get through this cold snap. McAllister says every degree over that could add an a…
Read moreDespite a slew of media alarm stories anticipating disaster in advance of a recent cold snap that set in over Texas beginning January 20, the Texas power grid managed to survive without incident, as I predicted would be the case in a story here that day. Speculative reports from Bloomberg, the Houston Chronicle and other Texas media outlets predicting natural gas freeze-ups similar to those seen last February went un-fulfilled. Not a single power plant in Texas was forced to…
Read moreNissan, Renault and Mitsubishi on Thursday announced that they would band together to make substantial new investments in electric cars as they seek to leverage their sometimes fractious alliance to compete in the global market for battery-powered vehicles.Speaking from France and Japan during a rare joint presentation, the alliance’s top executives said that the companies had moved past the discord sowed by the 2018 ouster of their former chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, whic…
Read more[unable to retrieve full-text content]Port City announces future installation of more electric car charging stationsoswegocountynewsnow.com
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Luxury car manufacturer Bentley said Wednesday it will spend billions of dollars over the next decade to overhaul its manufacturing operations to become end-to-end carbon neutral and exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2030, abandoning its famed 12-cylinder gas-powered cars as the auto industry shifts away from traditional combustion engines. Bentley, which is owned by German automaker Volkswagen, said it will spend £2.5 billion, or about $3.4 billion, over the next ten y…
Read moreGeneral Motors plans to spend $6.5 billion on an electric pickup plant and battery factory in Michigan thanks in part to a $1.8 billion incentive package put together by the state to make sure the automaker didn’t take a big piece of its EV business elsewhere.The automaker's investment and the subsidy package were disclosed Tuesday by state and local economic development authorities. There's a race among states to woo automakers and technology companies for battery a…
Read moreIn this article BIDU 175-HK An outline of Jidu's concept car is pictured here. Jidu is the electric car company set up by Chinese internet giant Baidu and automaker Geely. Jidu plans to begin mass production and deliveries of its first car in 2023. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu and auto manufacturer Geely are putting more money into the electric car venture Jidu that they partnered on just about a year ago.Both companies announced Wednesday they are putting nearl…
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