16 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Because it is designed for urban transport, it tops at 50 mph, with a predicted range of 93 miles in the city...on a 9 kilowatt per hour battery, which the company says can charge to 95% in a little under five and a half hours...on 120V."Pre-orders for the Nimbus One have begun with the company asking for $100 down payments... and a sticker price of $9,980; they also intend to offer the vehicles as a subscription..."
16 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Spearheaded by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt; DLR), U-SHIFT is essentially a smarter, cleaner, and versatile way to "shift" people and cargo."The innovative, out-of-the-box design incorporates novel modularity demarcating the drive module (or driveboard) from the transport module.
"DLR says a fully autonomous example with a top speed closer to 38 mph should be available as early as 2024."
16 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Here's a big number: $44 trillion.That's how much of the world's total economic output is dependent on animals and ecosystems, according to the World Economic Forum...[which] ranks “biodiversity loss” as the third most severe risk to the economy over the next decade, after failure to act on climate change and extreme weather."
16 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Each of these Hybrid Air Vehicles - of which there are currently 100 - will reportedly have a carbon footprint per-passenger of around 4.5kg compared to 53kg on a regular jet...""In terms of other practical benefits, each zeppelin, impressively, can stay in the air for five days at a time. It can also travel at maximum speeds of 130km (80mph) with a single flight range of more than 7,000km."
16 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"Enovix, based in Fremont, California, announced that it demonstrated in electric vehicle (EV) battery cells the ability to charge from 0% to 80% state-of-charge in as little as 5.2 minutes and to achieve a greater than 98% charge capacity in under 10 minutes. The cells also surpassed 1,000 cycles while retaining 93% of their capacity."Silicon anodes can theoretically store more than twice as much lithium than the graphite anode..."
15 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"..reports of the company reviving the legendary Ambassador brand and launching a new electric car...[which] remained in production for 56 years, from 1958 to 2014. Even though it is a relic of the past now, an electric variant could revive the company."Every 10,000 rupee invested in Hindustan Motors stock is now worth 24,500 rupee, in less than a month's time."
15 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"The move isn't surprising given McLaren's financial woes resulting from the pandemic-related slowdown of the past two years, coupled with the need to invest electrification as the U.K..."McLaren's decision to start racing this year in the Extreme E electric off-road series could also be construed as a need to build credibility in the world of high-performance electric SUVs ahead of introducing one to showrooms..."
15 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
Mark Reuss'..."message could hardly be clearer, GM plans on focusing on pure battery electric cars...and not "waste" resources building plug-in hybrids."Hybrids are just countermeasures to an ICE...You can't spend money to force the customer to carry around extra stuff they may not need.
"Or, you can spend your money on getting the real answer, which is providing the customer a zero emissions, sustainable, affordable solution."
15 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"...the off-road EV...won a 2022 Car Design Award, held at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, Italy, during the city's Design Week...Toyota was also nominated in the Production and overall Brand Design categories, but those went to the Ferrari 296 GTB and the Polestar lineups, respectively.""Toyota says the Compact Cruiser was inspired by a "first-generation" Land Cruiser..." No word on performance specs, production schedule or pricing.
15 Jun 2022 | Synopsis
"The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler-parent Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor North America signed a joint letter to [Congressional leaders] requesting that the current cap on tax credits be lifted completely and replaced with a time-based limit. The current $7,500 federal income tax credit...phases out after a manufacturer sells 200,000 EVs.""So far, only Tesla and GM have exceeded the 200,000 electric vehicle threshold..."
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