Can you trust the EPA rating when it comes to electric car range? Let’s talk about the electric car range and which EV brands are more honest than others when it comes to EPA rating vs the real world range. My guest Tom Moloughney is one of the best experts in the EV industry on
Hydroelectric Dams are vast and enormously complex pieces of infrastructure. However, the way they create renewable energy is comparatively simple! Take something high up to give it potential energy. Drop it a certain height to convert that potential energy into movement or kinetic energy. Use that kinetic energy to turn a turbine to generate electricity.
Commercial EV builder Orange EV deployed its first electric truck in 2015, and now claims to have 450 terminal trucks in use by more than 130 fleets. Now the company has announced plans to establish its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Turner Logistics Center, an industrial park under construction in Kansas City,
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Whether from normal wear and tear, a slow leak, or sudden puncture, all tires eventually need replacing. What replacement tires you buy is an important decision for any car, but it’s so much more so for electric vehicles. Where the rubber meets the road has a huge impact on an EV’s performance, particularly its range.
VW is reportedly considering another e-Golf. We show you where future fast-charging routes are going. Tesla fans in LA need to check out a wide-ranging exhibit on the brand. A Toyota Prius might be good enough for emergency home power backup. And what’s this about a Toyota Tacoma EV? This and more, here at Green
The need to quickly increase EV battery testing capacity is making validation labs harder to manage and forcing engineering teams to explore ways to sustainably scale up their test lab operations. From few to dozens of test cells, managing power from the battery cyclers is one of the main challenges that impacts lab efficiency, CO2
Audi on Monday announced U.S. pricing for the R8 V10 GT, marking the swan song for the German automaker’s V-10 engine. The base price is $249,900 plus a $1,495 destination charge, $595 for paint, and a $1,300 gas guzzler tax. That brings the total cost to $253,290 for each of the 150 units planned for
Electric motorcycles are my jam. If I’m on two wheels and it’s not a bicycle, then odds are I’m on an electric motorcycle. I don’t ride them because they’re clean or green, though those are nice side benefits – I ride them because they’re fun and enjoyable. They’re infinitely better than sitting in a car
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 27, 2022 Starlink is coming to Haiti to serve the rural and underserved communities with high-speed internet, Resscop & Delaporte, Inc. announced. The company stated that SpaceX/Starlink is officially registered in Haiti as “Starlink Haiti S.A.” and obtained a homologation permit to operate freely in Haiti “pursuant to the
The Wiener Linien transport company, which operates the subway, bus and streetcar networks in Vienna, Austria, has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses, to be delivered between 2023 and 2025. Wiener Linien plans to convert 9 of its 127 routes to electric operation with the low-floor eCitaro by the end of 2025. The 12-meter solo
Black Friday returned with a bang this year, especially in the electric bike and e-scooter markets. Companies are fighting over consumers to out do each other with impressive sales. Some companies are offering nearly a thousand dollars off major e-bikes, while others are helping consumers save hundreds of dollars while also throwing in hundreds of
Our friend Sean Mitchell of All Things EVs decided to gather up some data to try to get an idea of how often a Tesla’s battery packs fail and need replacing. He also put together a follow-up video with similar data related to Tesla’s electric motors (it’s embedded at the end of the article). Some
Tesla introduced the long-range electric vehicle, created a fast-charging network that enabled it to replace gasoline vehicles for many Americans, then ramped up EV mass-production to levels never before seen. Less than 20 years into the company’s existence there’s no official Tesla museum that fans of the brand can flock to. But for the next
Hyundai has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County Mega Site in Georgia. At the new plant, where the automaker and its affiliate suppliers are expected to invest some $5.54 billion, Hyundai plans to produce a diverse range of Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EVs, as well as batteries. The new plant is
The steep, unpaved driveway was so loose and mud-slicked from recent rains that I could feel the ground sliding ever so slightly beneath the tires, even after we’d stopped. I was instructed by my guide in the passenger seat of a big 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter AWD passenger van, at the mucky off-road park near Stuttgart,
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla Semi has completed its first 500-mile trip with a full load – quite a feat for a battery-electric truck. Tesla Semi is an all-electric class 8 commercial truck that Tesla first unveiled in 2017 and it was supposed to be in production in 2019. However, it was delayed several
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 26, 2022 Rivian celebrated Canadian deliveries with a customer open house, the company announced on Tuesday. The automaker celebrated its first international deliveries in Vancouver, British Columbia. “Our team loved meeting more than 1,500 area families, friends, kids, and dogs and giving them a closer look at R1S and
After a disastrous launch of their first electric vehicle BZ4X Toyota has made a naughty list as one of the dirtiest companies as they have consistently lobbied against EV adoption in the US. Plus, I premier my own commercial for Toyota’s first EV BZ4X which is a bit more honest than their own! WATCH NEXT:
Hydrogen – the answer to our clean energy needs or a terrible idea?! This energy source is as divisive as it is energy dense. In theory clean to use and produce, in reality often embroiled in the fossil fuel industry. However, surely it must be good for something? Robert and Imogen decided to put Hydrogen
Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries. Cirba provides GM with reverse logistics, disassembly and processing to return recycled materials
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Hyundai Motor Group announced in October that will it build in Georgia a large manufacturing site, called Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), which is expected to include also an EV battery manufacturing facility. The partner for the battery joint venture has not been announced yet, but according to an unofficial report from The Korea
Which automaker claims its dealerships have fixed thousands of Teslas? How can you see where future fast-chargers will be located? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 25, 2022. Just ahead of the recent debut of the next-generation 2023 Toyota Prius, we drove
Nouveau Monde Graphite, Mitsui and Panasonic Energy have entered into a framework agreement to enable the next development steps of NMG’s ore-to-battery-market integrated graphite project in Québec. The deal includes a multi-year offtake agreement between NMG and Panasonic Energy for a significant portion of NMG’s active anode material. Also, an investment of US$50 million from
Czech race car specialist Praga has joined the ranks of hypercar manufacturers this week following the reveal of the Bohema, an extreme track machine designed to also be driven on the road. While it only packs 700 hp, it also weighs just 2,164 pounds. Pininfarina Battista Pininfarina published performance figures for its Battista electric hypercar,
The list of weird yet awesome electric boats on Alibaba seems to grow every week. Fortunately for us, we’ve managed to stumble upon another oddball offering in the form of an inflatable electric houseboat. And if you ask me, it’s perfect for the latest edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 25, 2022 Elon Musk called a report on Antifa wanting to burn down Tesla “concerning.” The Tesla CEO responded to a Rebel News report on screenshots of calls to action. Andy Ngô, editor-at-large for the ThePost Millenial, shared screenshots of the calls to action by the now-suspended Twitter account
The upcoming EQE Sedan is an electric version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It’s based on the Mercedes-EQ electric architecture (EVA2). The 2023 model is scheduled to arrive in US dealerships in the fall, at a starting price of $74,900. All EQE models have an electric drivetrain (eATS) on the rear axle. The 2023 lineup includes
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s FSD Beta wide release, Cybertruck reservations reaching 1.5 million, TSLA investors asking the board for help, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a