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The forgotten 1970s GE electric lawn tractor you've never heard of

As a passion that probably fits nicely in between my car-free lifestyle and my love of strange electric off-road work vehicles, I’ve got a bit of a thing for electric tractors. And so when an awesome little retro electric lawn tractor known as the General Electric Elec-Trak popped into my algorithm, it sent me down one of the most enjoyable rabbit holes I’ve explored in quite some time. Some…
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Tesla (TSLA) crashes after Trump threatens to set DOGE on Elon Musk

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) crashed by as much as 5% in pre-market trading after President Trump threatened to set DOGE on Elon Musk, who has been criticizing his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. After being kindly shown the door to the White House last month, Musk had a brief moment of clarity and started to criticize Trump and the Republican party, which he helped elect with almost $300 million of his own…
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Geotab: 58% of medium-duty, 41% of heavy-duty trucks ready to electrify

The telematics experts at Geotab analyzed aggregated data from thousands connected commercial vehicles throughout 2024. Using data-driven insights that focused on US truck stop locations and medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle driving range, Geotab found what we already knew: electric vehicles are real road ready, right now. An Altitude by Geotab study published earlier this quarter analyzed…
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Solid-state EV batteries with +1,800 miles range? It sounds too good to be true

Another company claims to have solid-state EV batteries in the works that will unlock well over 1,000 miles (3,000 km) of range and fast charging in just five minutes. And it’s not BYD this time. Is it too good to be true? Can solid-state EV batteries unlock +1,000 miles range? Last week, a local report surfaced, claiming BYD was already testing solid-state batteries in its Tesla Model…
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