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Chinese OEM Windrose launches Class 8 electric semi-truck in the US

Chinese electric truck OEM Windrose Technology has officially launched its battery-electric R700 Class 8 tractor in the US. The company plans to open an assembly plant in Georgia in 2025. The Windrose R700 earned its certificate of conformity from the EPA in January, certifying that it meets federal fuel economy and emissions requirements. As Jay… Read more »

Lucid Motors buys Nikola’s Arizona factory at bankruptcy auction

It’s an ill wind indeed that doesn’t blow something good someone’s way. Back in 2010, an opportunity to buy a factory in Fremont, California at a bargain-basement price gave a certain EV startup a huge leg up. Now EV pioneer Lucid Motors appears to have pulled off a similar coup, buying an Arizona factory and… Read more »

TOPDON US selects Universal Technical Institute as EV workforce training partner

TOPDON US, an EVSE and specialty equipment supplier that provides technology and tools for automotive repair professionals, is partnering with Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to train students in electric vehicle maintenance and repair. The five-year partnership is TOPDON’s first agreement with a post-secondary educational institution focused on transportation programs. UTI’s training program, which is currently… Read more »

RMI report finds rideshare drivers prefer to charge their EVs at home

Electrifying vehicles used by rideshare drivers delivers a lot of emissions-reduction bang for the buck, because drivers for services such as Uber and Lyft travel many more miles than average drivers. Electrification can also save money for the drivers, who are usually responsible for their own vehicles’ fuel and maintenance costs. Obviously, drivers are only… Read more »

TIME names InductEV’s wireless EV charging solution a 2024 Best Invention

InductEV, a pioneer in inductive wireless vehicle charging, has announced that its technology has been named as a TIME Best Invention for 2024. TIME’s editors selected the Pennsylvania-based company’s technology for its annual list of 200 groundbreaking inventions, based on a number of factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition and impact. It’s common for consumer publications… Read more »

Munich Airport to deploy 14 Goldhofer electric aircraft tractors

Airport ground support equipment (GSE) presents a perfect use case for EVs. The specialty vehicles that service aircraft on the ground travel short distances, and can conveniently charge right on the airport apron. Goldhofer, a German-headquartered global provider of specialty vehicles, unveiled an electric version of its AST-2 towbarless aircraft tow tractor (aka Phoenix E)… Read more »

In Arizona townhouse project, an EV charger in every garage

A townhouse community in Peoria, Arizona, has installed EV chargers in every garage. Haven Townhouses at P83, which opened in 2007 and rents one-, two- and-three-bedroom townhouses, has installed a total of 163 Wallbox Pulsar Plus charging stations at the complex, a spokesperson told Charged. The Pulsar Plus, which is controlled via the myWallbox app,… Read more »

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Korean Model 3 clone, or something else altogether?

Battery-electric sedans are a rare breed— that makes Hyundai’s striking Ioniq 6 a strong new entry. Quick, name all the battery-electric sedans for sale in the US—that aren’t Teslas. By our count, there’s only been one: the pricey, luxury Lucid Air.  Now, there’s another: the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is on sale at your local… Read more »

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