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Ford Supports European Sales Ban Of ICE Cars By 2035

18 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Ford of Europe has announced its support of the call to ban internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in Europe by 2035. The Blue Oval is joining the other 27 companies behind this appeal, ensuring that all cars and vans are zero-emission from the said year, as well as establishing mandatory targets for charging infrastructure."

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Ukraine Now Using These 200-Mile-Range Electric Bikes with NLAW Rockets To Take Out Russian Tanks

18 May 2022 | Synopsis

The bikes used by Ukrainian defenders have been modified to carried NLAW rockets, or Next Generation Light Anti-Armour Weapons, which are specially designed to allow a single operator to destroy an enemy tank.

"Electric motorcycles and e-bikes are rapidly becoming a common tool employed by militaries around the world..."

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LAFD Deploys America's First Electric Fire Truck

18 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) deployed what is believed to be the first electric fire truck in North America.

Austrian-based manufacturer Rosenbauer says its electric truck is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and a 132 kWh battery pack, good for two hours of operation...[and] holds between 500 and 750 gallons in its water tank, depending on its configuration, and its pump capacity is 750 to 1,500 GPM."

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Moke America Celebrates 60 Years of Bond With Electrified Classic Runabout

17 May 2022 | Synopsis

"In 2012, Moke America revived the model with a fully modern electric powertrain.

"Sold as a Low-Speed Vehicle with a top speed of 25 mph, it can drive on all American roads with a speed limit of 35 mph or less. It offers an electric range of around 40 miles."

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Arcimoto's Fun Electric Three-Wheelers Are NYC's Newest Little Right-Sized Delivery Vehicles

17 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The pilot program - starting June 5th -- to be run by JOCO will see the Arcimoto Deliverator added to JOCO’s fleet of e-bikes as a delivery vehicle option that can be rented out to private couriers or commercial delivery customers."

"There are currently over 50 JOCO Hubs around NYC, where the company already operates over 2,000 electric bikes that gig riders..."

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Hawaiian Airlines Backs 100-Seat Electric Seaglider For Greener Regional Travel

17 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Dubbed the Monarch, the 100-seater seaglider is scheduled to be ready for launch by 2028, and will provide zero-emission trips for customers island hopping all over the region, at a fraction of the cost of existing methods including small planes and ferries...

"...the company is currently working on next-generation batteries that will allow the Monarch to traverse routes up to 500 miles long."

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Hacker Shows Off Way to Unlock, Start Teslas Remotely

17 May 2022 | Synopsis

"By redirecting communications between a car owner's mobile phone, or key fob, and the car, outsiders can fool the entry system into thinking the owner is located physically near the vehicle.

"The 'relay attack' is not unique to Tesla models, but it is becoming increasingly easy for thieves to pull off."

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Electric Cars' Turning Point May Be Happening as U.S. Sales Numbers Start Climb

16 May 2022 | Synopsis

"After a decade of slow but steady sales growth, electric vehicle registrations in the U.S. shot up 60 percent in the first quarter of 2022...

"The sharp increase in electric-vehicle registrations at the start of this year meant that the EV share of the overall market hit a historic 4.6 percent..."

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New Zealand Government to Ban New Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation

16 May 2022 | Synopsis

"...Government is committing to making it increasingly difficult for businesses to rely on energy generated from fossil fuels.

"Further to banning new offshore oil and gas exploration in 2018, and committing to a '100 per cent renewable electricity by 2030' target, the Government is planning to ban electricity companies from investing in new baseload generation from fossil fuels like coal and gas."

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Renault to Bring Mobilize Brand to UK, Introduce Twizy Successor

16 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Renault already has the vehicle enrolled in its Zity car sharing scheme that currently operates in four major European cities including Paris.

"Renault's end goal with Mobilize is not to offer ride sharing, but to get other entities to offer it using its vehicles so that it can turn a profit through offering services for those vehicles."

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Squad Mobility Officially Launches Its Solar City Car Optimized for Private and Shared EV Use

16 May 2022 | Synopsis

The SQUAD Solar City Car provides space for two tall passengers plus luggage, totaling 68 L of cargo space...propelled by two, 2 kW rear in-wheel motors (4 kW total) which are powered by four swappable 1.6 kWh lithium-ion battery packs...that can travel 100 km (62 miles) on all four packs and reach a top speed of 45 km/h (28 mph).

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Fully Electric RVs Are Coming - With Steeper Range and Charging Challenges Than Electric Cars

15 May 2022 | Synopsis

"North American Motorized Electric RV study...[found] 97% expect to drive three hours of longer before charging. Nearly half (45%) of respondents said that they expected to drive five or six hours from home before needing to charge - a figure that Thor sees as a sweet spot, and roughly consistent with a 300-mile charge."

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