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CARB States Consider Electric Motorcycle Mandate, Including Credits

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:58:01 +0000

Recently, the California Air Resources Board (a state agency that sets not only California policy, but the policy of other “CARB states”) provided a way for motorcycles to start going electric more. Just as with other categories of vehicles like cars, trucks, and RVs, the plan will be to require … [continued]

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Volvo EX90 “Driver Understanding System” Wins TIME Best Inventions Award

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 01:57:01 +0000

We often write about ways driver-assist technology is helping to make driving safer. One of the biggest safety issues on the road, though, is impaired drivers. I’ve known people who were killed by drunk drivers, and most of us probably have. Something other writers and readers here have noted before … [continued]

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Panasonic & Arm Aim To “Standardize Software-Defined Vehicles”

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:33:44 +0000

Cars these days are much different from the cars of the 1990s or 1950s. With model updates and new models, we’re often looking at new, better batteries; new infotainment software; and new ADAS. So much of it is really about the software now. With that in mind, Panasonic is looking … [continued]

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Electric Buses In Zion National Park: 6-Month Report Card

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Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:51:28 +0000

Background: Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year: I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world. Twenty-five years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that automobile traffic in … [continued]

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Is The Kia EV3 The EV We’ve Been Waiting For? Golden Steering Wheel Team Says Yes

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:29:59 +0000

Several months ago, I discussed whether the Kia EV3 could be the EV most likely to “fill the hole” of the cheaper Tesla model (aka Model 2 or Model C) that people have been waiting for for years. Naturally, if we look outside the US, BYD is running away with … [continued]

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The US Votes For Fewer Electric Vehicles, More Gas Guzzlers

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:48:08 +0000

Support for electric vehicles in America is expected to decline sharply under the next administration as tariffs go up.

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World’s 1st AI-Defined Vehicle? XPeng’s Bold Claim

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:57:23 +0000

XPeng has launched the P7+, its newest electric vehicle model. XPeng is consistently focused on identifying its tech leadership and “smart” capabilities. Apparently, with this new model, it’s taking this to the next step by claiming it’s the “world’s first AI-defined vehicle.” I’ll admit it — I don’t know what … [continued]

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EVs Take 30.2% Share in the UK — Near Record High

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Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:44:11 +0000

October’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 30.2% share in the UK, up from 24.9% year on year. Both BEVs and PHEVs grew in volume, whilst the overall auto market shrank. Overall auto volume was 144,288 units, down 6% YoY, and slightly below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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New 2025 Kia Niro EV Pricing

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:40:40 +0000

With the slick Kia EV6 and the family-loving EV9, one can be forgiven for forgetting that the Kia Niro EV is still around. While the Niro EV is from a different era, it’s still going strong, and a new 2025 version now has some details announced — most importantly, pricing. … [continued]

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Interest Rates, Inflation, EV Sales, & EV Transition In Coming Years

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 01:19:33 +0000

We are all in a weird place right now with what to expect in the US EV market in the coming years. That’s in large part because we have no real idea what Donald Trump is actually going to do with regard to EVs, the economy, and tariffs. Yes, he … [continued]

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