Rivian R1T and R1S owners can now buy a rooftop tent designed specifically for their electric vehicles. Tent and camping gear manufacturer iKamper recently announced a special edition of its Skycap 3.0 Mini rooftop tent for Rivian, with mounting hardware keyed to the automaker’s trucks, an aerodynamic shell to reduce drag, and a Rivian-inspired color … Continue reading “Rivian gear shop adds rooftop tent good for R1T or R1S”
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Photo: Enel North America The US installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That’s enough to power 8.5 million households. According to the US Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released today by … Continue reading “Solar adds more new capacity to the US grid in 2024 than any energy source in 20 years”
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It’s still the Ioniq 5 you know and love, with some useful tweaks plus hot-rod and XRT versions. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover utility vehicle is now a familiar site in regions where electric cars are popular. Entering its fourth model year in North America, the square-edged hatchback gets some minor updates to styling, inside … Continue reading “First Drive: For 2025, updated Hyundai Ioniq 5 adds XRT ‘off-road’ model to growing lineup”
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Ben Maclean is the 24-year-old owner of a land reclamation business called Down to Earth Developments that specializes in transforming unusable or degraded land into more productive plots that can be put to residential or agricultural use – and Ben is using these hybrid machines to make reclamation an even more sustainable enterprise. Maclean is … Continue reading “Ben Maclean adds second CAT D6XE electric drive dozer to his fleet”
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Daimler Truck North America has helped alcohol distributor Reyes Beverage Group deploy fully 29 zero-emission Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric semi trucks in its California delivery fleet. Reyes Beverage Group (RGB) plans to deploy the first twenty Freightliner electric semi trucks at its Golden Brands – East Bay and Harbor Distributing – Huntington Beach warehouses, … Continue reading “Reyes Beverage Group adds 29 Freightliner electric semi trucks to California fleet”
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With Camp Mode, Tesla started a new era for car campers. Quiet climate control, a multimedia entertainment display, a glass roof, and a large rear flat compartment area that easily fits most 6′ adults with a mattress mean that hotels on long solo drives are now optional. It can also be a nice camping option … Continue reading “Tesla Model Y Havnby air mattress adds stars to Camp Mode”
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The Canadian home improvement chain picked up a pair of Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks, and it’s putting them to work on last-mile delivery routes in the Greater Toronto Area. This month, the Canadian home improvement retailer Home Hardware began operating two Volvo electric semi trucks out of its St. Jacobs, Ontario truck depot. The … Continue reading “Home Hardware adds Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks to its fleet”
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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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The young electric boat racing series E1 is adding a new dimension of sustainability to its championship competition. It has introduced a new element called the E1 Blue Imprint Championship, in which its racing teams will compete to deliver the most significant impact in reversing effects on ocean and aquatic ecosystems in regions where races are … Continue reading “E1 adds Blue Imprint sustainability championship to its electric boat racing series”
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Mercedes-Benz will install EV fast-chargers at over 100 Starbucks locations, the two companies announced Monday in a press release. The initial phase will see Mercedes install 400-kw DC fast-chargers at Starbucks locations along the I-5 corridor, the highway route that served as the location for one of the earliest charging infrastructure projects, known as the … Continue reading “Mercedes-Benz adds Starbucks locations to its EV fast-charging network”