Lucid Motors presented its first electric car to the world in an online reveal from the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters on Wednesday. “Lucid Motors is driven to make the electric car better, and by doing so, help move the entire industry forward, towards accelerated adoption of sustainable mobility,” said Lucid […]
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As we experience a global pandemic, the ever present climate crisis, and overcrowding in cities, the way we get around isn’t changing because it can, it’s changing because it has to. Some vehicles of our near future appear to be more certain to succeed than others. Ebikes and electric cars […]
From Car and Driver Rivian’s 2021 R1T electric pickup was picked as the camera truck for the Long Way Up motorcycle adventure series starting Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. The company had to install about 140 charging locations along the route to keep the vehicles on the road. The show […]
The city of Longview is inviting the public to put down their walking sticks and shillelaghs and forgo the four-leaf clover counting next to the big green lake for awhile in order to take part in the Electrifying Shamrock Run/Walk on March 19. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration will consist of two […]
Fellow boomers, trading our beloved gasoline guzzlers for electric vehicles (EVs) will feel like a big change. But an overheated planet is an existential threat to human civilization. It is time for us to step up. Even General Motors (GM) hopes to convert all its new cars and sport utility […]
Amazon’s new electric delivery vans will hit the road in more than a dozen cities starting this year, the company announced Wednesday. The vans, which are being designed and built by buzzy EV startup Rivian, are already making deliveries to customers in Los Angeles. Amazon plans to expand its testing […]
A rendering of the north facade of Electric Pass Lodge, a yet-to-be-built 53-unit, residential building Snowmass Base Village.3dq.studio/Courtesy image By the numbers, Electric Pass Lodge is a large undertaking in Snowmass Base Village: the eight-level building contains 53 residential units and will occupy more than 76,000 square feet in Base […]
With people still being urged to stay at home as much as possible and public transit systems being difficult for social distancing, having an e-bike or electric scooter might make sense for essential short-distance travel — it’s an easy way to take supplies to vulnerable family and friends as safely and quickly as […]
Among the company’s notable accomplishments, Tesla extended the range of this year’s Model Y to more than 400 miles per charge — that’s a 20-percent improvement over the 2019 model — as well as increasing its acceleration and lowering its price. Tesla also began delivering its new Model Y in […]
AUSTIN, Texas – The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded nearly $530,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for community projects within LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. LCRA says the CDPP grants helped fund 27 projects that range from buying new equipment for first responders to improving […]
A LUXURY yacht has been given an all over solar panel design to make it eco-friendly. The 60 Sunreef Power Eco yacht also has an electric engine and could be the future of environmentally friendly sea travel for those willing to splash out on a catamaran. 6 The design looks […]
The government’s plan to move forward a ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 has been welcomed by the industry and environmentalists. But there are challenges to overcome. They are still far from fully green, with emissions coming from manufacturing, mining, transport and electricity generation. More work is needed to […]
Rivian’s order lines are open. The Plymouth-based electric truck-maker’s online configurator is live as of Monday for customers who placed orders for its highly anticipated R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The pickup starts at $67,500 and the SUV at $70,000. Both prices are slightly less than the anticipated $69,000 as the […]
Rivian’s order lines are open. The Plymouth-based, electric truck-maker’s online configurator is live as of Monday for customers who placed orders for its highly-anticipated R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The pickup starts at $67,500 and the SUV at $70,000. Both prices are slightly less than the anticipated $69,000 as the luxury […]
SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has led a $250m (£189m) funding round into German electric scooter start-up Tier, one of the largest rivals to US giants Bird Rides and Lime. The investment marks SoftBank’s first bet on the field of electric scooter start-ups which allow customers to pay per minute to rent a scooter […]