Lordstown lights up $52,500 quad-motor Endurance electric pickup

There’s another electric pickup truck in the mix … or at least on its way to being in a mix of others that will arrive one day. Hopefully. Lordstown Motors has unveiled its launch vehicle, the Endurance. Aimed first and foremost at fleet buyers, the … Continue reading Lordstown lights up $52,500 quad-motor Endurance electric pickup

Electric Hummer redux strips off its roof panels in latest tease

The GMC Hummer EV was originally scheduled to debut on Wednesday, but that plan became a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. GM didn’t let the date slip by without putting a little focus on the e-Hummer, though. The latest quick glimpse shows that Hummer … Continue reading Electric Hummer redux strips off its roof panels in latest tease

Bollinger Motors gets flexible with all-electric AWD chassis cab

After revealing its electric B1 utility vehicle and B2 pickup truck, Bollinger Motors is moving toward the commercial side of the market with a Class 3 chassis cab. Available in both single- and double-cab configurations, the flexible, rugged B2CC will… Continue reading Bollinger Motors gets flexible with all-electric AWD chassis cab

Monster 1000-kWh hydrogen-powered electric mining truck to begin testing

Anglo American and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) have joined forces to develop what will become the world’s largest hydrogen or electric powered mining truck, aiming to help bring carbon neutral mining within reach.Continue ReadingCategory: Autom… Continue reading Monster 1000-kWh hydrogen-powered electric mining truck to begin testing

Nikola’s Cybertruck-eating Badger has batteries, supercap and hydrogen

Nikola Motors has made some big promises for its upcoming Badger pickup truck, including a Cybertruck-beating 600-mile range, 2.9-second 0-60 mph (0/98 km/h) sprint time and 980 lb-ft (1,329 Nm) of torque. Plus, they’re getting a guy called Heavy D to … Continue reading Nikola’s Cybertruck-eating Badger has batteries, supercap and hydrogen

How Much Of A Battery Pack Does Your Electric Car Need?

[Elon Musk] recently staged one of his characteristic high-profile product launches, at which he unveiled a new Tesla electric semi-truck. It was long on promise and short on battery pack weight figures, so of course [Real Engineering] smelled a rat. His video investigating the issue is below the break, but it’s not the link that caught our eye for this article. As part of the investigation he also created an online calculator to estimate the battery size required for a given performance on any electric vehicle.

It’s not perfectly intuitive, for example it uses SI units rather than real-world ones …read more

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