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DOE: In 2021, 87% of US truck freight tonnage was shipped less than 250 miles

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Trucks moved nearly 12 billion tons of freight domestically in 2021, with most of the shipments traveling less than 250 miles, according to analysis of US Department of Transportation (DOT) data by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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2024 LEAF pricing starts at $28,140 for 149 miles of range

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LEAF S (MSRP $28,140) features a 40-kWh lithium-ion battery and an EPA-estimated range of up to 149 miles. LEAF SV PLUS (MSRP $36,190) has a 60-kWh battery with up to 212 miles of range.

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Lucid Air EPA-rated at 520 miles of range

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Lucid Group announced that the Lucid Air Dream Edition Range has received an official EPA rating of 520 miles of range. It is the longest-range electric vehicle ever rated by the EPA, delivering at least 100+ miles of additional range over its closest competitor. —Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Group.

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DOE: Light-Duty PEVs in US traveled 19B miles on electricity in 2021; less than 1% of total VMT

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billion miles on electricity in 2021, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). This includes all miles traveled in EVs and the electric portion of miles traveled in PHEVs. Total electric miles were still less than 1% of the 2.9 trillion vehicle miles driven in 2021, however. More than 2.1

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Tesla Semi travels over 1,000 miles in a single day

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A Tesla Semi electric truck traveled over 1,000 miles in a single day in a real-world test for a new independent study. more… The post Tesla Semi travels over 1,000 miles in a single day appeared first on Electrek.

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StoreDot begins shipping EV cell samples to OEM partners; 100 miles in 5 minutes

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StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging batteries for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has commenced shipping production-ready EV cell samples of its ‘100in5’ (100 miles of range in 5 minutes) battery technology to more than one dozen strategic electric vehicle OEM partners and potential customers.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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