04 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"Out of 200,000 respondents: 26% said they would 'definitely consider' buying their next wheels from [Apple]...put behind only Toyota (38%) & Honda (32%)...safely ahead of Ford (21%) and Tesla (20%)."Apple itself has not confirmed that it's working on an Apple Car - and much less that it will actually be called Apple Car.
"the survey suggests automakers had better be prepared for Apple to "land the moonshot...in their backyard."
04 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"...one message was clear from everyone; NASCAR might only have one shot at this..""... there are a lot of lessons that can be learned, especially as both series came from pre-existing racing systems with gas cars...Here are "five key takeaways could easily apply to NASCAR’s first attempt at electrification."
"a dedicated focus on improving the racing and viewing experience could yield outstanding results.."
04 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"Clean cars drive some very dirty businesses and grubby regimes. That's the main takeaway from Henry Sandersons fine new book..."Volt Rush is a useful corrective to the utopian rhetoric that portrays electric vehicles as cost-free environmental saviors.
Sanderson "has written a rollicking tale of greed, politics, and technology populated by a remarkable assortment of brigands, despicables, and visionaries."
04 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"...most of the world's sulfur comes as a byproduct of refining fossil fuels...a future where petroleum and natural gas production enter terminal decline and never return to their past carbon-spewing heights, sulfur production will fall away, too."Sulfur - easily turned into sulfuric acid - is a necessary tool for...extracting heavy metals from their ores before they can go into batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicle components."
04 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"...an electric vehicle movement is taking place nonetheless - not on four wheels, but on two and three."Electric mopeds and three-wheeled rickshaw taxis that sell for as little as US$1,000...
"Indian automakers sold 430,000 electric vehicles in the 12 months that ended in March, more than three times as many as a year earlier. Most were two- and three-wheeled vehicles, with cars accounting for just 18,000..."
03 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"The Cleveland-based company is planning to design and manufacture Level 3 chargers, the kind that can charge vehicles in about 30 minutes. These powerful charges would be found at charging stations along the interstates, not in people’s homes."Lincoln Electric...has developed a 50-kilowatt module for its EV chargers...can be scaled up and used to deliver up to 300 kilowatts of power."
03 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"It turns out e-bikes provide a number of benefits not only to patients, but to healthcare workers, as well.""...being on a bike opens your doors, literally, to the open world, and stimulates social interaction as well as physical fitness.
"Cornwall Council's Travel to Work grant scheme teamed up with a local bicycle shop to secure the funding for the special cargo e-bike."
03 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"The F-150 Lightning was America’s best-selling electric truck in August and has helped Ford’s EV sales expand four times as fast as the rest of the sector."Ford sold 5,897 electric units in August, marking a 307.3 percent increase [YOY]...best sales month since its launch, with 2,373 units sold.
"...electric vehicle numbers were low throughout 2021, but it is because the automaker only had the Mustang Mach-E..."
03 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"What plans are in place to ensure future EV owners will be able to keep their car batteries charged?"According to a data...over 560,000 EVs were registered in California in 2021, a 32.4 percent increase over 2020.
"For now, all Californian EV owners can do to help is try to charge their vehicles during the day - before about 4:00 pm, or wait until after 9:00 pm to reduce the strain on the power grid."
03 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
Summary: "Research, research, research, and wait a while if you can.""Markups.org is a great start, but even if you find a dealership that seems willing to work with you, you still need to do some research.
"..it's going to take a lot of patience, research, and compromise. Hopefully, we'll come out of this mess in the next 12 months."
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