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The first US-made LionC zero-emission electric school bus rolls off the factory line in Illinois

November 2, 2022
As electric school buses gain momentum across the US, Lion Electric announced Wednesday it produced its first “made in America” LionC zero-emission EV school bus at its Joliet, Illinois factory. In May 2021, Lion Electric selected Joliet, Illinois, to be the home of its future US manufacturing facility. The 900,000-square-foot plant was touted as the largest dedicated production site of…
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Tesla reluctantly gave Full Self-Driving Beta demo to DMV and critics

November 2, 2022
Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some FSD critics that the automaker didn’t want present. Lately, Tesla has been under pressure from the California DMV over its Autopilot and self-driving claims, which the agency believes could be deceptive. Earlier this summer, Tesla and the DMV went back and forth about the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta…
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Are these Ford custom EV builds dope or nope?

November 2, 2022
Ford teamed up with aftermarket builders and parts makers to deliver three custom EV builds – one Mustang Mach-E and two F-150 Lightnings – at the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. The automaker wanted to highlight how Ford EV drivers…
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Ford Essex plant reducing carbon footprint using the same tech that powers its EVs

November 2, 2022
In an interesting plot twist, the same Ford plant used to make vehicle engines is now using the technology that powers EVs to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint. Ford using the power of EVs to further reduce carbon footprint Ford is partnering with Convergent Energy and Power, an energy-storage-solutions provider, to use lithium-ion battery technology to reduce its carbon…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 1, 2022

November 2, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Could geothermal supply up to 50% of the world’s energy by 2050?

November 2, 2022
Geothermal supplies just 0.4% of the world’s energy today, but it could potentially supply up to 50% of the world’s energy by 2050, according to Carlos Araque, cofounder and CEO of Quaise Energy, who made that prediction at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit 2022 last week during a panel discussion called, “Is this geothermal’s moment?” Geothermal’s profound impact Quaise is developing…
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