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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: The United States Postal Service unveiled a plan to buy a fleet of all-electric mail trucks for its mail carriers back in 2022, of which 3,000 were supposed to be delivered by now. Unfortunately, those… Continue reading Postal Service’s Plan To Electrify Mail Trucks Falling Far Short of Its Goal
An anonymous reader shares a report: The news came by Slack message. Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a message Tuesday afternoon in the company’s announcements channel along with a link to a press release entitled “GM to … Continue reading Cruise Employees ‘Blindsided’ By GM’s Plan To End Robotaxi Program
After spending more than $10 billion on its robotaxi unit, General Motors
is abandoning its Cruise driverless ride-hailing service. From a report: The Detroit automaker on Tuesday said it will no longer fund its Cruise division’s robotaxi development … Continue reading GM Exits Robotaxi Market
New presidents bring new policies. But amid rapidly expanding cyber threats, steady leadership at the federal agencies charged with securing critical infrastructure is, well, critical. David Pekoske, a retired U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral and administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is uniquely positioned to provide that leadership. Congress showed foresight in 2018 by creating […]
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Amazon is offering $25 (one-way) plane tickets to 5,000 students (or young adults between 18 and 24 years old) who have a Prime membership (up to $700 off the ticket’s original price). CNET REports:
Last year, Amazon offered the $25 flight deals to Pr… Continue reading Amazon Offers $25 Plane Tickets for Holiday Travel to 5,000 Students and Young Adults
“Mercedes-Benz is researching a new type of solar modules that could be seamlessly applied to the bodywork of electric vehicles,” according to a recent Mercedes-Benz press release.
They describe the 5-micrometer coating as “similar to a wafer-thin la… Continue reading ‘Solar Paint’ Being Developed By Mercedes-Benz Could Revolutionize EV Charging
The Verge is applauding Hyundai’s electric SUV, the IONIQ 5 for “Fake shifting, real fun.” And others agree. “The Ioniq 5 N is also special for how it simulates the ‘feel’ of gear shifting,” writes the blog Inside EVs, “including the jolt and brief int… Continue reading Do Electric Cars Offer ‘Fake Shifting, Real Fun’?
Hyundai “just had its best sales month ever in the U.S.,” reports Electrek
Hyundai’s impressive EV lineup is charging up demand, with its best-selling Hyundai IONIQ 5 SUV also setting a new U.S. record after sales more than doubled in November. With … Continue reading Hyundai Has Best Month Ever in U.S. Electric SUV Sales Suddenly Double
India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is offering the heftiest electric vehicle subsidies globally — yet has achieved just 2% market penetration so far. From a report: India’s total EV subsidies amount to 40-50% of vehicle prices when accounting f… Continue reading India’s EV Paradox: Highest Subsidies, Lowest Uptake
Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground. From a report: One of the many conditions imposed on TfL during the pandemic to keep services running when most of us were… Continue reading TfL Abandons Plans For Driverless Tube Trains