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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

Green Car Congress

The announcement underscores Merchants’ fleet electrification leadership position, as BrightDrop’s first and largest FMC customer, with the highest intent to buy electric vehicles to date. BrightDrop is a new business, from General Motors, reimagining the commercial delivery and logistics industry for an all-electric future.

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Lucid Motors (LCID) introduces RangeXchange, offering vehicle-to-vehicle charging capabilities

Electrek

Lucid Motors has introduced a new feature it calls “RangeXchange” which enables vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging, meaning current and future Lucid owners can recharge other EVs using their battery’s stored energy… as long as you buy the adapter cable.

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Wrangler 4xe review, more efficient in-wheel motors, Shell buys into free charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Shell snatches up Volta and its unique ad-subsidized charging model. Elaphe and McLaren Applied Technologies aspire to make in-wheel motors quicker and more efficient. And we take the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid for a winter drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Frankfurt buys 13 Solaris hydrogen buses

Green Car Congress

The company In-der-City-Bus, which is in charge of public transport in Frankfurt, Germany, has awarded a tender for 13 hydrogen buses to Solaris. Electric power is transferred directly to the driveline, consisting of an axle with electric motors. The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses are to be deployed on target routes in 2022.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Study finance, not motoring journalism, if you want to have nice things.

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General Motors keeps self-driving unit Cruise afloat, invests $850 million

Baua Electric

Cruise was beginning to generate revenue last year and had ambitions to get to $1 billion in fares charged in 2025. It’s kind of a pay as you go, but this buys us time to continue to pursue our strategic review.” The unit also has a $3.4

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ADL unveils its first electric three-axle double-deck bus for North America: Enviro500EV CHARGE

Green Car Congress

The Enviro500EV CHARGE is the North American all-electric version of the world’s best-selling double deck bus, and is produced by NFI subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). An electric portal axle with hub motors provides fast and efficient propulsion for the Enviro500EV CHARGE with 2×125kW peak power output.