Tesla Semi & 4680 Battery Production To Expand At Nevada Gigafactory

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:00:41 +0000

Tesla SemiTesla plans to invest another $3.6 billion to expand the Nevada Gigafactory to make the Semi and 4680 battery cells.

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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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Tevva Plans On Fuel Cells For New Electric Truck

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:45:33 +0000

fuel cells electric truck tevvaThe UK startup Tevva is on track to prove that batteries and fuel cells can coexist on one electric truck.

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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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Deep Dive On The Tesla Semi’s Numbers

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:55:52 +0000

I’m not going to lie, I’m not big on math. I did okay in high school and college in math classes, but I didn’t pursue a science, engineering, or other technical degree. So, I’m probably not the person to go to if you want a deep look at the numbers behind a clean technology. But […]

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The EPA’s New Truck Rule Is A Modest Step. What’s Needed Is A Giant Leap.

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:50:10 +0000

It has taken over 20 years, but EPA has finalized its next step in reducing pollution from new trucks. Unfortunately, it falls short of what states are already doing. On paper it may appear to align with aspects of the most stringent option considered by the agency in its proposal, but many of the finalized changes in […]

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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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Tesla’s Not The Only Company Doing Serious Electric Truck Business

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:58:13 +0000

With the recent first sales of the Tesla Semi, the company is making a big buzz. Not only is it great for Tesla, but it’s great to see companies like Pepsi and Frito-Lay switching their local and regional runs to electric. As charging infrastructure for electric trucks proliferates, and as versions of the Semi equipped […]

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