Month: February 2023

Tesla Cybertruck has over 1 million reservations and its unveiling was one of the most exciting and anticipated events in the auto industry of this century, but 2 years later it appears that maybe the Cybertruck could be Elon Musk and Tesla’s first big mistakes with many other electric truck makers beating Tesla to the
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Cadillac will launch three electric vehicles this year to join the existing Lyriq and Celestiq, and a prototype for one of them has just been spotted. The prototype is for a mid-size three-row SUV that will likely end up replacing the gas-powered XT6. Cadillac has previously described the vehicle as a “globally sized” offering with
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Cummins, which  has been building diesel engines for heavy-duty vehicles since 1919, is methodically moving into the electric age. Now the company has successfully demonstrated a new ePowertrain for heavy-duty vehicles, using a test truck at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, England. The integrated 17Xe ePowertrain, developed by Meritor (now part of Cummins) with Advanced
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes the launch of several new electric cargo bikes from companies like Trek and Lectric, an upcoming ride-by-wire system for e-bikes, a 50 MPH seated electric scooter, Arcimoto being saved
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The US-certified DCBM 400/600 meter takes EV fast charging to another levelBy Mathieu Beguin, Global Product Manager at LEM With transportation accounting for over 20% of global CO2 emissions in 2020 and 17% of all greenhouse gas emissions (according to Statista), decarbonization is essential in this sector. However, the massive challenge facing those who work
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I’m a fan of special-order colors. Ever see a Chevy ordered in Pontiac’s Verdoro Green? Or an Oldsmobile ordered in Dodge’s Plum Crazy? I have, and it’s somewhat neat to see. The day of paying extra for a non-production color are long gone for most “regular” cars, but fancy brands and special models (Corvette, anyone?)
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Italian automotive supplier Marelli developed and manufactured the three e-motors used in the new Maserati GranTurismo Folgore, and also provided its proprietary Adaptive Driving Beam Matrix LED headlamps and Telematic Control Unit connectivity system. The 800 V motors, which were developed over a two-year span and produced at Marelli’s Modugno plant in Bari, Italy, supply
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California clamps down on replacement tire efficiency. Rivian thinks about charging stations fanning hot electric truck batteries as they charge. And Lordstown Motors is recalling the Endurance over a propulsion issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Lordstown Motors has paused production on the Endurance electric truck due to “performance and quality issues.”
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RAM claims its upcoming electric pickup truck will beat Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, GM and others in the latest teaser video to which I’ll react in this video. Electric Car Apparel & Merchandise from E for Electric: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/EforElectric/ Subscribe to this channel: http://www.youtube.com/eforelectric?sub_confirmation=1 Our website: https://www.eforelectric.com Additional Tesla footage by https://www.instagram.com/fromwhereicharge
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German manufacturer KACO builds high-speed dynamic radial shaft sealing systems, and claims to have made a significant advance in the field. Electric drives, the company explains, require sealing systems that function independently of the direction of rotation, and previous systems had a preferred direction of rotation for forward travel (V-max), with correspondingly good reverse travel
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A redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class goes on sale later this year as a 2024 model, and on Wednesday Mercedes previewed the car’s interior. The latest generation of the premium mid-size sedan will follow the current trend of introducing digital features that go well beyond enhancing the driving experience. By also focusing more on software rather than
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Enphase Energy, a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has successfully demonstrated a bidirectional EV charger that enables vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. It also allows energy generated from solar panels to be sent directly to the EV battery. The new product uses Enphase’s grid-forming IQ8 Microinverters and Ensemble energy management technology to
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