22 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"Kittyhawk formed its Wisk venture with Boeing Co. in 2019, and the airplane manufacturer went on to invest $450 million in the partnership..."Kittyhawk's decision to cease operations does not change Boeing's commitment to Wisk...the aviation titan helped showcase Wisk's rotor-powered Cora aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in July..
"Now Kittyhawk's shutdown...shows how hard the market is to crack."
22 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"The idea is to make urban areas less dependent on cars as part of the fight against climate change. The 15-minute city framework emphasizes bringing the essentials of daily life - work, entertainment, schools and green space - within a short walk or bicycle ride from home..."...locating jobs and homes in close proximity to one another and providing good public transportation and mixed land use can help cut emissions by around 25%."
22 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"For the 2022 model year only a few of the least-costly models, including the Mazda MX-30, Mini Cooper SE, and the base version of the Nissan Leaf can run for fewer than 200 miles..."So the big question here is deciding how much range a particular buyer can afford...
"Losing 10-20 percent of capacity down the road on a new model that’s estimated to run for 300 or more miles on a charge is noteworthy, but not necessarily debilitating..."
22 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"Tata's Tiago EV hatchback will get Multi-Mode Regenerative braking, cruise control and Sports Mode."Tata is yet to announce the specifications of the Tiago EV, but it is expected to share the platform and powertrain with the Tigor EV...entry-level motor...that produces 41hp and 105Nm of torque, with a 21.3kWh battery pack offering 213km of claimed range." Price expected to be 1 lakh less than Tigor EV
21 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"The General Assembly comes at a 'time of great peril' while the world is 'blighted by war, battered by climate chaos, scarred by hate, and shamed by poverty' and hunger..."The world 'has a duty to act,' and yet 'we are gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction,' Guterres told more than 100 world leaders."
"Progress on these issues and more is being held hostage by geopolitical tensions. Our world is in peril and paralyzed..."
21 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"...According to the Light Electric Vehicle Association..880,000 e-bikes came into the [USA] in 2021, up from about 450,000 in 2020...E-bikes outsold electric cars in the U.S. and in Europe in 2021...and U.S. e-bike sales are expected to reach at least three million annually by 2025, according to LEVA."Some Americans say cargo e-bikes..offer all the core functionalities of their SUVs and trucks."
21 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
:...new internal documents...reveal how the fossil fuel industry has updated its misinformation playbook for the 21st century by publicly touting net-zero plans and renewable technologies it dismisses behind closed doors."...internal communications from major oil companies BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron...reveal the companies are not willing to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to reducing emissions..."
21 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"Tesla has had some issues with Chinese companies getting “inspired” by its designs in the past...China's Xpeng copying Tesla's vehicle user interface and even its website at one point.The "base version comes with a range of 515 km (320 miles) based on the Chinese standard. A bigger battery pack is also available with a longer 705 km (438 miles) range.
"The company took over 15,000 reservations for the new electric car only hours..."
21 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
"The rental-car giant is planning to "create the largest rental fleet of EVs in North America" by planting so many EVs across 500 locations in 38 states."Once moribund and filing for bankruptcy, Hertz is now betting on EVs as the way forward. The company has already revitalized its lineup with the choice last fall to buy 100,000 Teslas and to supply Uber with Tesla Model 3 EVs."
20 Sep 2022 | Synopsis
Yes...with updated infrastructure and customer discipline"Ironically, EVs are arriving in the midst of an energy transition. Solar and wind are rising in prominence as reliance on fossil fuels wanes... energy usage peaks between 4 and 9 p.m. The utility wants EV charging to happen during the day - or overnight
"EVs could become a huge reservoir of stored energy, but that technology might not be ready yet."
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