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Mercedes Charts Electric Course for Vans, Bringing Luxocruisers Stateside

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Mercedes-Benz refers to them as “privately positioned midsize luxury vans”, referring not to the position of ones privates whilst driving the things but rather the intent of these vans to serve as luxury transportation for humans. First, the people carriers. Specifics on the VAN.EA

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. If we’re going to hit the numbers we need to hit for fleet adoption, we need as many places for those vehicles to recharge as possible. They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area.

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The Big Picture

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builds its rechargeable transit and charter buses. But that’s exactly the case being made by SpinLaunch, a startup based in Long Beach, Calif., Enjoy the latest images, and if you have suggestions, leave a comment below. EV Bus Nursery. Pictured is the factory where electric-vehicle maker BYD, based in Santa Dominguez, Calif.,

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Can Freight Train Cars Go Electric—and Self-Driving?

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With some halfway decent sensors to detect obstacles on the track, reliable motors and batteries that last long enough (current range is 800km with a sub-hour recharge time), and the software infrastructure required to sort it all out, I don’t see any major obstacles to building these things and putting them on some tracks.

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