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 EDITOR'S CHOICE

I Thought I Knew Why They're Making Electric Tractors. I Didn't

12 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Monarch hopes its tractor becomes a platform for apps and AI that use its visual data gathering and detailed process recording to create better harvests..

"The tractor will work as long as 10 hours on a charge or as little as six during particularly high-load operations; Recharging takes 4 to 5 hours on a Level II connection. Each farmer will have to decide how well an electric duty cycle dovetails with their work."

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Oil Companies Are Suing to Block Climate Action -- With 72% Success

12 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Fossil fuel investors are adopting a bold new legal tactic in response to efforts to limit global warming: they are going to private international tribunals to argue that climate change policies are illegally cutting into their profits and they must therefore be compensated.

"...fossil fuel investors emerged victorious 72% of the time – earning, on average, $600 million in compensation."

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'Heritage' Won't Be Enough in the Great Electric Car Transformation

11 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"We in the car bubble like to think every great automotive marque is a sacred covenant between some genius engine builder and a winning racing driver made six decades ago. But there's no entry on companies' balance sheets for enthusiasm.

As unconscionable as it may seem, nearly every global automaking enterprise has in the past year rolled out a plan to stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engines and go all-electric by mid-2030s"

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First Drive with the XPeng P7 and P5 Through the Netherlands

11 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"XPeng's EU strategy includes a direct-sales/local agency network inside branded showrooms called 'XPeng Experience Stores,' one of which I got the chance to visit at the Hague in the Netherlands. Currently, XPeng is selling two EV models in Norway - the G3i SUV and the aforementioned P7 (including a special wing-door edition).

"They have long-term goals for Europe and have every intention of becoming a mainstay in its growing EV market."

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GM knocks $6,000 Off Chevrolet Bolt Hatchback and EUV to Stay In Electric Car Race

11 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"It appears GM is trying to buy a bigger share of the EV market while it ramps up production of newer, top-dollar models.

"Counting on the Bolt hatchback and EUV for volume in the meantime will be tricky. Both are on the small side for a nation of consumers who love their big pickups and SUVs. Both run on GM's older-generation batteries rather than its much-ballyhooed Ultium packs."

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Tesla Deploys Its 35,000th Supercharger: This One in Wuhan, China

11 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Tesla is currently growing its Supercharger network at an impressive rate. The automaker went from 23,277 Superchargers at 2,564 stations at the end of 2020, to 31,498 Superchargers at 3,476 stations at the end of 2021. That’s growing at a 35% year-over-year pace."

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Flight Testing Continues on Record-Setting Electric Helicopter

10 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The modification of a standard Robinson R44 took six months...The team designed and integrated all of the vehicle's sub-systems, which included 1100 lb (500 kg) of Brammo Lithium Polymer batteries, twin electric motors and a control system from Rinehart Motion Systems...

"..the e-R44 1st Generation helicopter set the Guinness World Record...by an electric helicopter. The vehicle covered over 34 miles (55 km)..."

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The White House Just Unveiled a Big Plan for a Nationwide EV Charging Network

10 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The aim [of the $5billion program] is to have at least 500,000 new chargers in place by 2030, and that they're usable 97% of the time."

"The standards outlined will require EV chargers to be built every 50 miles along major highways, and no more than one mile away from the aforementioned alternative fuel corridors. These locations will also have to be able to charge at least four EVs at once, at speeds exceeding 150 kW."

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Lightyear One "Solar Car" Revealed In Production Form, Promises Over 300 Miles of Range

10 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The 0 features a 60-kilowatt-hour battery which the company claims will deliver a range of 388 miles on the WLTP test cycle used outside the U.S. This should still result in more than 300 miles on the stricter cycle used by the EPA.

The car has a claimed efficiency rate of 10.5 kwh per 62 miles, which is approaching the efficiency of Mercedes' experimental Vision EQXX concept which used 8.7 kwh per 62 miles during a recent real-world test."

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MG Motors' Entry-Level EV for India Uncovered, Will Be Priced Around Rs 10 Lakh

10 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The E320 is based on Wuling's Global Small Electric Vehicles or GSEV platform. Although not a lot of details are available about the upcoming EV from MG Motors, what we do know is that the car will retain Wuling Air's 2-door body style..

"MG's compact EV will be offered with a 40bhp electric motor and a 20-25kWH battery that will have a range of 150 kilometres (93 miles)."

Equivalent price in USD: $12,800.

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