A Small, Slow EV That Has Found an Expanding Niche You don’t need a high-speed sports car or heavy-duty truck when driving around your neighborhood. Instead, you can get by with a low-speed vehicle like a golf cart or bicycle. What if you took it to the next level with electrification? Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) … Continue reading “History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future”
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Another automaker is adjusting its near-term electric vehicle target. Volvo is scaling back on its 100% EV pledge by 2030. The company said stronger government support is needed to advance the transition. Volvo was one of the first automakers to set a 100% EV sales goal by 2030. The announcement was made over three years … Continue reading “Volvo backtracks on its 100% EV pledge: Here’s what the new plan looks like”
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Community members gathered more than 4,500 signatures to get the proposed gas tax on the ballot, which officially qualified at the end of May. The tax would charge large building owners $2.96 for every 100 cubic feet or 100,000 BTUs of natural gas used, a value based on the social cost of carbon, which estimates the … Continue reading “Berkeley’s gas ban was blocked in court. Now a new plan has emerged.”
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Scout lives. On Tuesday, Scout Motors confirmed its electric SUV and truck concepts will debut on October 10. Scout Motors returns from the history books thanks to Volkswagen. The iconic brand is part of Volkswagen Group, but is said to be operated independently and is being treated as a start-up automaker. Scout is being billed … Continue reading “Electric Scout concepts debut Oct. 24”
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Rivian has just started rolling out a robust software update that improves several features in both generations of its flagship R1S and R1T BEVs. Updates vary by model, but there are some pretty extensive improvements to the Rivian ownership experience, including the opportunity to show off that tri-motor acceleration with a new “Launch Mode” feature. … Continue reading “Rivian is rolling out a software update to R1 owners new and old, including a new ‘Launch Mode’”
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Canada-headquartered metals recycler Cyclic Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with SYNETIQ, a UK-headquartered vehicle salvage and recycling company, for the recycling of end-of-life electric motors containing rare earth elements. The motors to be supplied by SYNETIQ include hybrid and EV drive motors, as well as auxiliary motors found in all vehicles. To help meet … Continue reading “Cyclic Materials and SYNETIQ partner to recycle rare earth elements from vehicle motors”
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[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The greatest hurdle to the widespread adoption of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles is the most difficult to overcome: an underlying lack of trust and faith in ZEVs. While many fleet managers have this concern, few mention it publicly for fear that their company … Continue reading “Perspective: Overcoming the Greatest Hurdle to ZEV Adoption”
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When Ritu Narayan, CEO and co-founder of Zum, looks at the 74 electric school buses and chargers her startup has deployed at a former industrial site in East Oakland, California, she sees a future where clean transportation and a clean and reliable grid come together. “Today marks the next phase in our evolution,” Narayan said at an event … Continue reading “The country’s biggest electric school-bus fleet will also feed the grid”
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The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 sports bigger batteries, more range, and a Tesla NACS charge port The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be made in Georgia Hyundai didn’t say how much the 2025 Ioniq 5 will cost when it arrives The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 receives a number of notable updates, including bigger battery packs, … Continue reading “2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 now U.S.-built, adds Tesla NACS port”
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Smart Technology to Keep Up and Get Ahead This article may contain affiliate links. The car rental industry is kicking into high gear, with the global market poised for significant growth. According to a report by Technavio, the market size is projected to expand by $157.34 billion between 2024 and 2028, achieving a compound annual … Continue reading “Tools for Streamlining Car Rental Business Operations”