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Daimler CEO just dropped some pretty WILD pro-hydrogen claims [update]

Daimler Truck AG CEO Karin Rådström hopped on LinkedIn today and dropped some absolutely wild pro-hydrogen talking points, using words like “emotional” and “inspiring” while making some pretty heady claims about the viability and economics of hydrogen. The rant is doubly embarrassing for another reason: the company’s hydrogen trucks are more than 100 million miles behind Volvo’s…
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Toyota's new flagship EV for China should be sold everywhere

Toyota launched its new flagship electric sedan in China with pre-orders starting at under $30,000. The bZ7 is Toyota’s most advanced vehicle yet, offering far more tech and features than those sold in the US, Europe, and every other global market. Toyota’s flagship EV launches in China for under $30,000 How come China gets all the cool new cars? Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, launched…
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Kia is delaying another EV for the US, indefinitely

Another one bites the dust. Kia confirmed that another EV expected to arrive in the US by the end of the year is being put on hold indefinitely. Why is Kia delaying another EV for the US? Not another one! Kia’s sporty three-row electric SUV was set to go on sale by the…
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This electric motorcycle folds down to the size of a carry-on suitcase

Electric motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes these days, but few take the idea of “small format” as literally as the new Icoma Tatamel Bike. Designed by Takamitsu Ikoma – a former toy designer who clearly never lost his taste for Transformers – this little EV doesn’t just shrink. It folds itself into a tidy rolling suitcase shape that can follow you into elevators, offices, and…
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New tilting flatbed e-trike is like a pedal powered pickup truck

Cargo e-bikes are already replacing cars for a surprising number of people, but Cube’s newest electric trike goes a step further – literally adding a miniature pickup bed to a tilting three-wheeler platform designed for hauling just about anything. Meet the Cube Trike Flatbed Hybrid 750, the newest member of the company’s increasingly versatile Trike Hybrid lineup. If the design looks…
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