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Fisker is talking to Nissan for a lifeline and electric pickup partnership

Baua Electric

It would also involve Nissan building the Alaska pickup truck unveiled by Fisker last year at one of its US plants. On top of it, Nissan could use the Alaska platform to build its own electric pickup truck. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The deal would reportedly involve Nissan investing $400 million in Fisker.

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

Baua Electric

In August, Fisker showed off the Alaska concept , a mid-size pickup truck which seems to fit a similar niche as the Nissan Frontier. If Nissan were looking for a relatively cheap company to acquire or invest in, in order to electrify its Frontier segment, this could be a way to jump-start that vehicle program.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

The B2 (a cousin to the B1 wagon) hasn’t been completely killed off and in 2023 the company said “engineers are once again working on developing the SUV and pickup” The B2 wasn’t looking like being cheap despite the simplicity of its aluminium body. No details have been revealed about the Alaska as yet.

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EV Radar: December 2021

Noodoe

Mattel promoted a new toy Barbie car by stealing the runaway spotlight with a Fiat 500e mockup at the 2021 LA Auto Show. Cheap New Method Reuses EV Batteries. Dramatically below freezing or not, Alaska has become the happy home to an electric school bus. The Barbie Vehicle: EV Style. EV Investments and Innovation. in Your Inbox.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. In the first quarter of 2017, ZEVs accounted for nearly 5% of the state’s auto sales. public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality.

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