Here are 8 tips for the best EV winter range and performance

  • January 20, 2025
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Range Rover Electric SUV winter testing (Source: JLR) Whether you’re a seasoned EV driver in cold climates or this is your first winter driving an electric vehicle, there’s always more to learn about how to get the best range and performance from your EV when the temperatures drop. Electrek asked two experts for smart winter […]

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Los Angeles’ Ash Problem

  • January 19, 2025
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When my family returned to our home in Santa Monica last Sunday night, we breathed a sigh of relief. Our house was fine, and the air quality was in the “good” category. Schools would reopen the next day. But as we unpacked, I noticed what looked like salt-and-pepper snow delicately dancing over the street. Ash […]

Go West, young brand – GreenPower Motor Company sells 11 more BEAST buses

  • January 19, 2025
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GreenPower Motor Company says it’s received three orders for 11 of its BEAST electric Type D school buses for western state school districts in Arizona, California, and Oregon. GreenPower hasn’t made the sort of headline-grabbing promises or big-money commitments that companies like Nikola and Lion Electric have, but while those companies are floundering GPM seems to be […]

Harbinger electric truck brand gets real with $100M Series B funding raise

  • January 19, 2025
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While some recent high-profile bankruptcies have cast doubt on the EV startup space recently, medium-duty electric truck maker Harbinger got a shot of credibility this week with a massive $100 million Series B funding round co-led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for fledgling EV brands like Lion Electric […]

Michigan State Police deploy their first electric patrol vehicle

  • January 19, 2025
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There is no state more associated with cars and car culture than Michigan – and the state that’s home to the Motor City has just taken a huge step into the future with the deployment of its first-ever all electric police vehicle. The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol vehicle is assigned to the Michigan State Police […]

Illinois awards $100M for electric truck charging corridor, Tesla to get $40M

  • January 18, 2025
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Schneider electric semis charging in El Monte, CA; via NACFE. In a move that’s expected to play a crucial role in supporting the transition to medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, $100 million of the Biden Administration’s last-minute $635M payout is headed to Illinois to help build out an electric truck charging corridor. While Tesla failed […]

Diesel wins this round as CARB backs away from Advanced Clean Fleets rule

  • January 18, 2025
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Peterbilt Model 589; via Peterbilt. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) has withdrawn its request to enact the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which required fleets that are “well-suited for electrification” to reduce emissions through the phase-in of Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and the banning of commercial diesel sales after 2035. The state of California submitted […]