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Jimmie Johnson’s Legacy Motor Club joins Extreme E, but Nascar champ will miss the first X Prix

Electrek

Ahead of the start of Season 4 this week, Extreme E has closed out its competitive grid with the addition of its final team, led by seven-time Nascar Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson.

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FIA Approves Andretti and Cadillac for Formula One

The Truth About Cars

While Micheal Andretti first announced plans to have the family racing team join the F1 grid in 2022, FIA hadn’t taken the matter under serious consideration until the following year. We previously speculated that being backed by General Motors would make all the difference for Andretti Autosport.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. Sono Motors 2023 Sono Sion. It’s a mini car called the Sion that’s capable of charging via the grid or solar modules.

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Exclusive Greenius Coverage of Today’s Clean Tech Roundtable

Creative Greenius

The agenda included: Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach; Jeremy Snyder, General Manager of Tesla Motors; Steve Westly, Former State Controller, Bobby Shriver from the Santa Monica City Council, John Chiang, the California State Controller; Bill Locker, the California State Treasurer and the once and future Governor of California, Jerry Brown.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

Whether Lucid Motors will succeed in the brutally competitive auto business remains an open question. billion in new investment cash, and 65-percent owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, saw its stock surge up to 47 percent on news of the first deliveries. The now-public company, flush with $4.5 horsepower per pound).

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Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing

Charged EVs

Extreme E’s first race, the Desert X Prix, took place on April 3 and 4, on an 18 km course centered around three canyons in the vast desert surrounding Al-’Ula, Saudi Arabia. There are two motors, each with 200 kW (225 hp) of power. The front and rear motors are traditionally cooled with water.”. Total torque is 450 Nm.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Cars That Think

Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. This illustrates the importance of detecting hostile drones entering secure spaces.

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