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Home Posts tagged "Electrified Trucks"

Tag: Electrified Trucks

GM’s Hummer jaw dropping electric pickup return a sign of shifting car industry

January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020

Last weekends news that GM plans to resurrect the Hummer caused my jaw to hit the floor – “Oh no, GM is killing the electric car AGAIN“. But reading on, learning that GM does NOT plan to resurrect the Hummer Of Old, the gas guzzling behemoth that it was, but…

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DHL bringing electric delivery vehicle pilot project to USA

December 12, 2019 December 12, 2019

Deutsche Post DHL Group is bringing its StreetScooter electric delivery vehicle to two US markets by Spring 2020. The company did not say which markets the Work L delivery van would come to, just that they’ll use one market on “each coast” (presumably meaning the West Coast and East Coast).…

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Mayor Pete’s work at McKinsey included major study on energy efficiency and climate change

December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019

It’s the campaign season for the 2020 USA Presidential election, and of course there are some crazy things happening. Recently an issue arose over Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s work for McKinsey and Associates, and are there any skeletons in his closet because of that. Buttigieg managed to get McKinsey to release…

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Tesla unveils curiously bad CyberTruck that’s incredibly popular

December 11, 2019 December 12, 2019

Obviously my opinion about the Tesla Cybertruck is missing something that a lot of people are seeing. I think the Cybertruck is a stupid design that will not appeal to the people we need to switch from gasoline and diesel pickup trucks. But the level of excitement over the Cybertruck…

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Rivian talking electric adventure trucks while developing electric commercial trucks

November 13, 2019 November 13, 2019

I appreciate that Rivian carries with it an appreciation for the wild areas, the natural world, and going out into the mountains to enjoy life. I appreciate that Rivian’s staff goes to these places, and has their own ah-hah moment that their work in developing an electric pickup truck could…

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GM, Amazon, looking to invest in Rivian, no sign of GM/Tesla EV truck joint venture

February 12, 2019 February 12, 2019

Reuters has an exclusive news report that GM and Amazon are looking to invest in Rivian, the startup that plans to build an all-electric Adventurer truck. The report cites unnamed sources who say the deal will valuate Rivian at the $1 to $2 billion level. Both companies would get “minority…

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Tesla Motors delivers hardcore smackdown on trucking and supercar industries with Semi and Roadster 2

November 16, 2017 November 16, 2017

This evening we didn’t have the second coming of Christ, but we did see a couple nigh-on-impossible vehicles announced.  A semi-truck that does 0-60 miles/hr in 5 seconds?  (unloaded)   And a 4-seater sports car that does 0-60 miles/hr in 1.9 seconds?  And, the truck will be available in 2019, and…

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Tesla’s second master plan is the most audacious thing I’ve ever read – Musk has topped himself

July 20, 2016 July 20, 2016

Ten years ago Elon Musk posted the first super-secret Tesla Motors master plan on the company blog.  It seemed that nobody remembered he’d done so, because the company is routinely attacked over making playthings for rich people when the plan all along has been to build the Model 3 (affordable 200+ mile…

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EVI Inc announces initiative to sell over 500 electric delivery trucks in California

March 31, 2012 April 13, 2015

Electric Vehicles International (EVI-INC) announced today a goal of deploying 500 electric delivery trucks in California over the next two years, piggy-backing on Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order last week calling for the expansion of electric truck and car usage. Electric Vehicles International (EVI), a Stockton CA based electric truck…

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Via Motors introduces plug-in hybrid-electric truck in Detroit, partnering with PG&E

January 10, 2012 April 12, 2015

Via Motors unveiled today their “extended range electric” truck meant for commercial fleet customers, such as their partner Pacific Gas and Electric. Via Motors today unveiled their plug-in hybrid (a.k.a. extended range electric) trucks today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Joining Via Motors was a…

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Balqon introduces a zero emission heavy-duty electric truck meant for short haul delivery

October 6, 2009 May 28, 2015

Port facilities today have a flurry of trucks involved with unloading containers from ships and driving them a short distance for delivery. Diesel exhaust in and around marine ports is an important public health issue and air quality concern. The U.S. EPA has designated diesel exhaust as a likely human…

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