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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. The class 5 electric trucks will rely on a cab forward design, which optimizes the driver compartment and cargo area, increasing efficiency and reducing vehicle weight. —Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

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The coming school year would be different from the last, after all, and with face-to-face classes likely starting again, it was pertinent for the Professor to have the capability to drive the family’s Tesla Model 3 when needed. Los Angeles-based Drivers Ed Direct currently operates an all-electrified fleet of cars for its students.

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Greenius On The Green Scene - The South Bay Report

Creative Greenius

Today they both drive electric cars powered from the charge generated via their rooftop solar panels. If everyone had as small a carbon footprint and lived as lightly on the land as Dency does, we wouldn’t be in the climate mess we’re in today. It’s worth waiting for, believe me.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

He has just returned from his latest global adventure through South and Central America up to Los Angeles on his electric motorbike for his new TV show ‘The Long Way Up’. The major differences on the SR / S over the SR / F are the addition of the more relaxed riding position (through re-positioning of the bars and pegs.)

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Understand the transport of charge carriers in synthetic disordered systems, which hold promise as new materials for conversion of solar energy to electricity and electrical energy storage. Re-Defining Photovoltaic Efficiency Through Molecule- Scale Control. $16. University of California, Los Angeles. Columbia University.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. Re-badging is a sensitive topic with the OEMs and their desire to highlight the differences among brands. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI). The Chevy Equinox with a 2.4L

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WattEV aims to operate 12,000 electric trucks-as-a-service and a charging network to support them by 2030

Charged EVs

Now that phase is over, and companies are starting to place substantial orders, but they’re running into another hurdle—charging infrastructure needs to be built out, and managing it is a complex affair. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators.