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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

Green Car Congress

A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L 4-cylinder engine; charging capability remains the same, as does the electric range. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. liter internal combustion engine (ICE) served as the genset engine. Earlier post.).

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees. High-end engineering and computer software and systems jobs at auto suppliers are also at risk , as auto manufacturers are moving to shift those jobs in-house. Each mine and factory will need hundreds of workers to operate them.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Soon, apparently. Promised by 2025.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Green Energy Ohio plant in Dayton, OH. First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.” years if the car is charged using renewable energy.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Green Energy Ohio plant in Dayton, OH. First, it should be noted that while internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 17.2% Production causes more emissions than combustion engine models, an EV beginning life with a heavy "emissions debt.” years if the car is charged using renewable energy.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

Range has increased, access to charging infrastructure has expanded, and major automakers have (finally) begun to actively market their EVs and to prepare for a new era of mass production. Newly charged automakers are finding themselves to be production-constrained , as EV trendsetter Tesla has been for some years.