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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

Green Car Congress

The city of Houston is set to receive the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America-compliant mid-size autonomous bus in the US. Jointly developed by Phoenix Motorcars and EasyMile , the EZ Zeus self-driving bus will be deployed in real-life traffic conditions.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. That car has been pushed down to 16th in the MMJO list.

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Super73 RX electric motorbike $3,000, Renogy Phoenix Elite power station now $250, and more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s best deals is a return of the Super73 RX Electric Motorbike to its all-time $3,000 low , along with the standard R model at $2,799. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.

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Road Test: 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV

Clean Fleet Report

The Spectre is a massive coupe, the largest you can buy, measuring 18 feet long, seats four with cushy bucket seats front and rear. miles per kW. However, if you opt for the Spectre with the 22-inch wheels the all-electric driving range increases to 291 miles. The full list of exterior colors is at the end of the story.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Phoenix, Ariz., Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.” million miles of power lines.

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Billionaire Brings Tesla Autopilot Rebuke

Cars That Think

For a school bus with kids getting off, we showed that the Tesla would drive right past, completely ignoring the “school zone” sign, and keeping on driving at 40 miles per hour. Got to prove you are awake by touching the wheel, but you can buy a weight on Amazon to hang on the wheel to get round that. We’ve done tests over past years.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

The goal is to demonstrate a 19-seat aircraft with a 350-mile flight in early 2023. Charged : What are your projections for cost per mile? In California, there is a Low Carbon Fuel Standard program. But that means that I can’t buy from just any supplier. And part of this is the fuel standards.