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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

Exact figures on industry sales are hard to pin down; yet The New York Times quoted experts saying Americans bought roughly 500,000 e-bikes in 2020, compared to about 210,000 plug-in automobiles. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue. So even Class 1 bikes are barred from non-motorized trails.

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

Green Car Congress

This new retrofit technology—consisting of an air management system, integrated sensors, and a cloud-connected control system—will reduce emissions (i.e., The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions. DOE Funding: $1,488,391; Non-DOE Funding: $394,751; Total Value: $1,883,142.

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