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GreenPower Motor Company just launched an electric school bus with the biggest battery pack and longest range yet on the US market. The West Virginia-based electric bus maker today unveiled the Mega BEAST, a ramped-up version of the BEAST, its Type D electric school bus that has a 140-mile range. (BEAST stands for “battery electric …
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Rivian owners better get your trips in quickly, as free EV charging at Adventure Network sites is about to end. Rivian said it will begin billing customers for Adventure Network EV charging starting in early November. Rivian’s Adventure Network is an ecosystem of DC fast-charging sites designed to enable longer travels. Earlier this year, Rivian …
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Elon Musk went on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with a Tesla Cybertruck and revealed a few more details about the electric pickup truck. We are now officially 30 days away from the Cybertruck delivery event, which is also going to be the defacto Cybertruck production version launch. At the event, Tesla is expected to …
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The 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project – what will become the US’s largest offshore wind farm – just got approved by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The BOEM completed CVOW’s environmental review on September 25 and issued its Record of Decision today. This is the fifth commercial-scale offshore …
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Lansing, MI — More than 300 striking Detroit casino workers traveled to Lansing today to speak with state leaders at Michigan’s State Capitol about the strike and other important legislation impacting all working people in Michigan. On October 17, casino workers who are members of the Detroit Casino Council – five unions working in coalition – launched …
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Ferrari and the NHTSA have issued a recall on the SF90 Stradale and SF90 Spider and urged owners not to drive their supercars. The reason is due to turbocharger oil delivery pipes used on the SF90’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 that may have been manufactured with a notch or incorrect thickness. The defect could result in …
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Ford is bringing what it describes as a pair of turn-key off-road performance builds to SEMA this year, one apiece built on the 2024 Ranger and 2024 Bronco. With Chevy, GMC and Jeep look elsewhere in the market for help elevating their off-road brands, Ford too is looking for ways to stand out in the …
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General Motors has filed a patent application for wheels made from a combination of metal and composite material, which the automaker claims could reduce weight and materials cost. Most production-car wheels are made from aluminum or steel, and are usually cast or forged as a single piece. The patent application, which was published by the …
The first customer commissions for the Cadillac Celestiq started last summer and one of them was completed by Cadillac itself for this year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog. It costs a staggering $975,000, and according to Cadillac it will be the only one of its kind. Mercedes-Benz is working on the first major update for its …
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