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Ford F-150 Lightning range, Honda EV wind tunnel, Hummer EV green reality check: Today’s Car News

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Honda plans to tweak its EVs with some extra wind-tunnel work. And is the fully electric excess of the GMC Hummer EV something to denounce or celebrate? Range ratings for the F-150 Lightning are confirmed, and some versions go well past 300 miles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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Which 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck do you want to own? Luckily, you don’t need to make this choice, as both come with what GMC is calling a “Supertruck.”. Luckily, you don’t need to make this choice, as both come with what GMC is calling a “Supertruck.”. GMC hinted a shade system may be in the works. Power and Torque.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro showed-up in my driveway and the neighbors took notice. recently drove the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4, powered by a 3.0-liter The well laid-out interior uses upgraded materials, many of which rival the high-end GMC Denali. Smooth, Powerful Diesel Performance.

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Apex Clean Energy ordering 19 electrified F-series pickups from XL Fleet

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Apex is a leading clean energy company that develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities throughout North America. Apex is planning to deploy the plug-in hybrid vehicles to its operations employees, who will have access to charging infrastructure being installed at operational wind and solar facilities.

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GM to use wind power for more than 50% of annual vehicle output from Arlington Assembly plant

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General Motors’ Arlington, Texas, Assembly plant will soon be able to build up to 125,000 trucks a year using wind power. Arlington Assembly produces more than 1,200 vehicles daily, including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe; GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. million in energy costs annually.

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Report: Rivian R1T is More Efficient Than the Tesla Cybertruck

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Reddit user u/Wugz did the math, finding that the Rivian’s efficiency beats that of the Cybertruck, Chevy Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning, and GMC Hummer EV. drag coefficient, is significantly more aerodynamic than the Cybertruck at 0.335, which in turn is slipperier than the F-150 Lightning and GMC Hummer. The Rivian R1T, with a 0.30

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US DOD awards MP Materials $35M heavy rare earth processing contract

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They are essential inputs to many critical defense and commercial technologies, particularly permanent magnets instrumental to the performance of electric vehicles, wind turbines, drones, and missile systems. HREEs have higher atomic weights and are generally less abundant than light rare earth elements (LREEs). Earlier post.).