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Road Test: 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning SuperCrew Pro 4X4

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Concept To Production Ford early-on knew the wrong way to develop its first-ever electric pickup truck was to do it with preconceived ideas on what consumers wanted or would buy. The focus groups liked never having to buy gasoline or diesel again or have the cost and hassle of tune-ups and other conventional truck maintenance.

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REE unveils fully autonomous concept vehicle based on REE’s modular EV platform

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REE Automotive revealed its autonomous concept vehicle Leopard, based on a new ultra-modular EV platform design. The full-scale concept is geared for customers including last-mile autonomous and electric delivery companies, delivery fleet operators, e-retailers and technology companies seeking to build fully autonomous solutions.

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Ballard and MAHLE working on new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks

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Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE Group, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, are progressing the development of a new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks, with MAHLE taking delivery of a 120kW module at the company’s hydrogen test center in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Canadian startup launches INDIEGOGO funding campaign for low-cost electric self-charging solar tricycle produced in Pakistan

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The team has not yet produced a working demo for their concept. The team projects that the high-efficiency vehicle will have a a minimum unit cost of only $1,400 to produce—the price of an average mountain bike—once the funding goal is reached.

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Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

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Third, Volvo Penta’s knowledge of electromobility and its experience accumulated during earlier projects—such as Rosenbauer and Terminal tractor proof of concept—has paved the way for this latest achievement. Reduced maintenance – electric drivelines have much fewer maintenance requirements compared to conventional solutions.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai announced plans to offer its next-generation Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle for the US market for $499 per month, including unlimited free hydrogen refueling and At Your Service Valet Maintenance at no extra cost. Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. Westergaard Solutions, Inc. University of Virginia.