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Electric school buses give back over 80 hours of power to Massachusetts energy grid

Electrek

The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid. The post Electric school buses give back over 80 hours of power to Massachusetts energy grid appeared first on Electrek.

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Audi e-tron first ride, Nio financing, fuel-economy standards, and back to school: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We get our first chance to ride in Audi's new electric e-tron SUV. We look at why fuel-economy standards don't need be loosened to keep cars safer, and we ask followers for their back-to-school thoughts in our latest Twitter poll. Chinese electric carmaker NIO plans to start its expansion in the U.S. by raising money.

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Z?m raises $140 million for electric school bus platform  – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The new funding will be used to continue the company’s efforts to advance the shift to EV school buses and to accelerate expansion of Zūm’s AI-driven personalized end-to-end technology platform, which is designed to optimize routes and deliver real-time updates to parents. This latest round brings Zūm’s total funding to $350 million.

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Stellantis Cancels Ram 1500 Classic in Canada, America Next?

The Truth About Cars

The burly Ram brand has officially announced what alert Canadian gearheads have known for a spell – the old-school Ram 1500 Classic pickup truck has been cancelled in that country. Selling both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ trucks side-by-each wasn’t a wholly fresh idea when the current-gen Ram 1500 popped up about five years ago.

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Fermata Energy, BorgWarner, Lion Electric win $3-million California Energy Commission grant for electric school bus V2G project – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $3-million grant to BorgWarner , Fermata Energy and Lion Electric to bring grid-supporting and cost-saving vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solutions to electric school buses.

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Ford to Offer Digital License Plates

The Truth About Cars

Ford and Reviver, a digital license plate manufacturer, have teamed up to install the technology on new vehicles at the dealer. Beyond the cost, another downside is that the Reviver plates are only for use on the back of vehicles, so drivers in states that require front plates will still be rocking the old-school numbers up front.&

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Ford Slides Retro Gauges into Mustang, Should Do F-150 Next

The Truth About Cars

Fortunately, someone at Ford finally plowed through the red tape and infused the new Mustang with entertaining choices. According to the company, hundreds of individual Mustang gauge clusters spanning a bunch of years were evaluated to create this new Heritage look. Give us a call, Ford. Give us a call, Ford. We’ve a ton more ideas.

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