Australia Fuel Efficiency Standards Released — Thank You, Solar Citizens Et Al.

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 03:47:20 +0000

Fuel Efficiency StandardsJust 17 days after Solar Citizens were driving Canberra politicians around the federal parliament in the LDV eT60 electric ute, progress on fuel efficiency standards has been announced! On April 3rd, the Solar Citizens’ Electric Ute Roadshow was making a big splash in the nation’s capital — on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country — not just […]

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Ford F-150 Lightning Goes To Norway!

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 01:18:56 +0000

Ford has just announced that the F-150 Lightning will be entering the most cutting-edge battery-electric vehicle market in the world, Norway, for the first time. In response to overwhelming consumer demand, a small number of exclusive Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicles are now available for purchase by Norwegian customers. “In my 25 years […]

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The Electric Ute Roadshow

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:25:05 +0000

Electric Ute RoadshowAfter a few minor glitches, the Solar Citizens Electric Ute Roadshow is touring regional cities in Victoria. Solar Citizens is displaying its LDV eT60 to amazed and enthusiastic audiences, including many politicians who have never seen an electric ute before. “Clean Transport Campaigner”Ajaya Haikerwal tells me it was a relief to finally get on the […]

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Transgrid Starts Trialing The LDV eT60 Double-Cab Electric Pickup In Australia

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:43:26 +0000

Transgrid operates over 13,000 km of high-voltage transmission wires and 121 substations in New South Wales and the Australia Capital Territory, with connections to Victoria and Queensland, keeping more than three million homes and businesses connected to electricity 24/7 in Australia. Transgrid says its network is the backbone of the National Energy Market, enabling energy […]

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Electric Utes — Is Toyota Blind to Opportunity?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:53:04 +0000

Australian media is awash with news of companies transforming Toyota’s Land Cruisers and Hilux into electric utes. One must ask, is Toyota blind to this opportunity? It can’t be cheap to rip the guts out of a diesel fourby and replace it with electrics. Surely, Toyota could make a profit by building these trucks itself? […]

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You Can’t Order A Ford F-150 Lightning Any Longer — Count This As A Fail

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:57:26 +0000

The Ford F-150 Lightning is widely considered one of the most important new electric vehicles of the past year — or the past decade even. In fact, the F-150 Lightning was 2022 CleanTechnica Car of the Year (yes, we know, it’s a truck — but that’s the award name). As a vehicle, we consider the […]

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Florida HOA Wants A Man To Hide His Rivian R1T

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:42:32 +0000

Local 10 News in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently ran a story about a proud owner of a new Rivian R1T electric truck. Everything seemed to be going fine with the truck, and neighbors regularly stopped by to tell him how much they liked it. However, HOA managers, being the Super Karens they often […]

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Ford F-150 Lightning Powers Florida Man’s Cooking, Lights, Fridge, Entertainment During Hurricane Ian

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:47:02 +0000

ford f-150 lightningThe Ford F-150 Lightning has just barely arrived on the market, yet I’ve already heard a few stories of the Lightning powering people’s needs in the event of power outages. The first I heard about was up in Michigan, and we’ve got a whole podcast coming on that F-150 Lightning owner’s experience as well as […]

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Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:06:15 +0000

renewables solar wind Texas DERSTexas lays clean power doubts to rest as its wind and solar industries grow, and renewables rise to keep the lights on during the latest heat wave.

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