Despite Biden’s announcement to electrify government fleets, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has just awarded a contract to the US commercial vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Defense, which is mainly known for building military vehicles.
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Charging spots being blocked by entirely fossil-fuelled cars (ICE-ing) is, unfortunately, a common problem, but not many electric car drivers have experienced an ICE-ing as extremely as this Tesla owner: All of charging spots at a Supercharger location in Canmore, Canada, were occupied by combustion vehicles.
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Electric snowmobile and watercraft maker Taiga is going public through a SPAC deal and is raising a whopping 100 million CAD in its wake. The Montréal-based company had vowed to electrify powersports back in 2015 and today joins the growing number of EV makers looking to grow big on the stock exchange.
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A total of 11,774 examples, 3,825 of them in Germany, now apparently need an update of the engine control unit. There are two reasons for this are that “The brake lights can light up when reversing even though the brake pedal is not depressed.”
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The ‘green’ number plates recently introduced in the UK and meant for electric vehicles can be illegally bought by petrol and diesel owners for just £20 due to a checks loophole.
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The Greenpeace vs Volkswagen saga continues as the NGO finds the Group has registered a “disproportionately high number” of new electrified cars to themselves and their dealers when compared to ICE, allegedly to avoid fines. Volkswagen reacts rather dryly.
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The microcar called Mini EV, which GM offers in China through its partner Wuling is very popular because of its low price. Now the Mini EV is en route to Europe – as FreZe Nikrob EV via the Latvian company Dartz Motorz at a starting price of 9,999 euros.
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A few days ago, Mercedes-Benz opened the order books for its EQA compact electric car. The German company is finally getting serious about e-mobility and bringing their electric cars to the masses, one would think. Or are they?
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Chinese government officials have met Tesla representatives over customer complaints about battery fires, unexpected acceleration and failures in OTA software updates. They have urged Tesla to comply with the law and stay consistent while the company promised they would thoroughly look into the issues.
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The Australian company Alauda has presented the final design for the electric VTOL ‘Airspeeder Mk3’, which will compete in the first season of the electric aerial racing series later this year.
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General Motors hired actor and comedian Will Ferrell for its Super Bowl commercial, in which the company promotes its Ultium platform. Norway as the market leader for electric cars? They don’t want to put up with that in the USA!
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The “Yoke” steering wheel presented by Tesla as part of the refresh of its Model S and Model X, which many thought was a marketing gag with no chance of realisation, is apparently actually eligible for registration in Europe.
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Xpeng recalls 13,399 G3 e-SUVs manufactured between 29 March 2019 and 27 September 2020 in China. A potential inverter problem may cause cars to lose power while running.
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The Munich public prosecutor’s office is investigating insolvency proceedings at Byton GmbH at the Bavaria office. The company denies media reports that ex-CEO Daniel Kirchert has fled to Hong Kong to escape the investigations.
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Honda has given viewers a preview of the Honda E-Drag at the virtual Tokyo Auto Salon. The vehicle is a Honda E that the company’s engineers have converted into a quirky drag racer as a concept.
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Niu demonstrates that you can also fly with its electric scooters, at least the stuntman in the following video seems to think he can…
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X over potential safety risks from touchscreen displays not working. Tesla must respond to NHTSA by tomorrow or, if it does not agree, must provide the agency “with a full explanation of its decision.”
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Elon Musk offers prize money to reinvent trees: Elon Musk has decided to address the challenge of how to remove and capture existing CO2 from the atmosphere with prize money.
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Italy’s luxury design house ARES has converted the Tesla Model S into a two-door convertible, commissioned by a private client. The price remains undisclosed but ARES said they would gladly undertake further conversions of this kind upon request.
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At CES 2021, French startup MACA presented the Carcopter, a concept for a hydrogen-powered Formula 1 flying car. Yes, you read that right and the founders want to establish an entire air race around it.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Justice filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota for “systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements”.
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The electric microcar trio formed of the Mitsubishi I-Miev, Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot Ion is exhibiting problems. PSA is calling almost 40,000 units to return to workshops worldwide, a German specialist portal reports.
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Norway has not always been the promised land for EV enthusiasts. In fact, it took the oil-producing nation a while to become a fan of electric driving. Incentives played a role of course but before the money came a push in popularity from an unlikely source.
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Unknown persons demolished the Berlin Tesla showroom in the Treptow district of Bohnsdorf last Sunday. Several window panes and glass doors were broken in the attack. Eight vandalised cars were found by the emergency services at the scene.
Continue reading ICEing is still a thing – at least in the world of trolls and this one probably wanted to be particularly “thoughtful”. In what the driver probably thought was a humorous moment, the pick-up truck that blocked a Tesla Supercharger bore a sign saying “I identify as a Prius”.
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Volkswagen is launching a recall for its e-Up small electric car. Due to faulty battery cells, there is a risk of a short circuit or fire. No incidents have been reported so far, but the decision was taken as a precautionary measure – which is not too dramatic since the number of vehicles involved is […]
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There have been a number of negative experiences with electric scooters in the Australian capital Canberra, which were introduced for hire there in August. A report has now surfaced citing the dangers of electric scooter use in the city.
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Just a few months after its market launch, the Mercedes-Benz electric passenger van, the EQV is already subject to a recall: 302 EQVs produced between 21 February and 27 October 2020 will have to go back to the factory. According to our updates, the e-Sprinter and e-Vito electric delivery vehicles are also affected by recalls.
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Which car would Doc Brown and Marty McFly most likely drive today if there were a modern sequel to the cult film series ‘Back to the Future’ from the 1980s? A former Rimac designer has an electric answer.
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Ford plans to equip electric kick- scooters from its micromobility subsidiary Spin with driver assistance systems in cooperation with Drover AI. Together, they aim to bring Level 2 automation to electric scooters.
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