Autopia and More! One of Disneyland’s original attractions, Autopia, will see the ride’s cars go from using a 270cc, 8.5 horsepower Honda gasoline engine, with a top speed of 6.5 mph, to quiet and clean all-electric cars sometime in 2026, confirmed in press reports by Jessica Good, Disneyland spokesperson. Disnyland 1955 – Day 2 Disneyland … Continue reading “Disneyland: The Happiest Place on Earth Goes Electric”
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Photo by NPS/Colton Johnston Zion National Park’s shuttle fleet has become one of the first bus fleets in the US to go all electric, and the first at a National Park. Zion National Park in Southern Utah is renowned for its colorful canyons and arches, and is one of the “mighty five” national parks in … Continue reading “Zion becomes first national park with an all-electric shuttle bus service”
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The mad scientists over at Critical have taken a high-torque electric motor from an obscure motorcycle brand, stuffed it into a go-kart chassis, and created a life-altering wheelie machine that is truly and completely bonkers. Critical is a YouTube channel and Instagram that does all sorts of crazy powersports stuff, and this latest build has … Continue reading “Lunatic hero builds electric kart with nearly 700 lb-ft of mind-bending TQ [video]“
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A small electric SUV with 300 miles of range produces 52% fewer life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than a comparable gasoline vehicle, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Greenhouse gas emissions from production and distribution are currently around double that of gasoline production and distribution, the DOE notes, but that’s more than offset by … Continue reading “DOE: Small SUVs halve lifetime GHG emissions as EVs vs. gas”
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We met the Volvo EX30 during an adventure day back in May. Then we met up with Tom and spent a weekend with him and his car at the Rockhampton and Gladstone electric vehicle displays. “Let me know when … Continue reading “My Volvo EX30”
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The new Talaria MX5 Sting Pro electric dirt bike may have just celebrated the one-week anniversary of its launch in the US, but it’s already marking another less-joyous occasion: the first documented major battery fire in a Talaria. Videos on social media show what is reported to be a Talaria MX5 engulfed in flames as … Continue reading “In first ever documented case, Talaria electric dirt bike goes up in flames in US”
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It was time for another summer New England road trip. Our plans were to head to Waitsfield, Vermont, home of Mad River Glen ski area (“Ski it if you can”), and stay at a family member’s vacation home. Of … Continue reading “The Electric Ice Cream Mountain Test”
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Photo: Tesla Several new patent applications have revealed Tesla’s upcoming wireless home EV charging station. The automaker never seemed interested in wireless charging for its electric vehicles. The problem wireless charging solves is not a major one. It alleviates the need to plug in your car, which is not a super difficult or time-consuming task. … Continue reading “Tesla reveals its wireless home EV charging station in patent filings”
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General Motors is looking to patent an “Endurance Mode” to help electric race cars go the distance. Not to be confused with a certain ill-fated electric pickup truck, Endurance Mode is designed to emphasize range over outright pace, according to a GM patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on … Continue reading “GM's Endurance Mode will be for EV racing”
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Packing four electric motors pushing more than 1,000 hp through all four of its Yokohama Advan racing tires, the new Dodge Hornet R/T FC1-X can blast from 0-60 in just 1.4 seconds! “With four axial flux motors generating the equivalent of 1,070 horsepower, these machines don’t just accelerate – they bend the laws of physics,” … Continue reading “1,070 hp, AWD electric Dodge Hornet R/T goes from 0-60 in 1.4 sec. (!)”