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Aptera batteries, drop-in EV conversion, electric school buses, EV efficiency: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A drop-in conversion will turn classic Land Rovers into EVs. Aptera reveals what will power its 1,000-mile EV—well, other than the sun. We look at what it's like to drive an electric school bus. vehicle standards don't recognize the upstream emissions from EVs; is that a lost opportunity?

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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. Ineos Grenadier hydrogen fuel cell – rugged and capable Land Rover Defender lookalike has hydrogen in its future following tie-up with Hyundai. 2021 INEOS Grenadier.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

on CO 2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil mdf on Environmental Transport Association blasts proposed car scrapping scheme in UK Jeff Grant on Nissan adds flex-fuel version of the Versa.

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EVs from these brands will soon use the Tesla NACS charge port

Baua Electric

Ford wasn’t the first to announce its allegiance to the Tesla port; that nod goes to California firm Aptera , which confirmed in November 2022 its three-wheeler would include only NACS. “This is a really big deal for our customers,” Farley said then, pointing to the ease of use of Tesla’s connector and the reliability of it.