UK-headquartered multinational mining company Anglo American today launched a a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck in South Africa.
Hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck
Photo: Anglo American
The 2 megawatt (MW) hydrogen-battery hybrid truck generates more power than its diesel predecessor and is capable of carrying a 290-tonne (320-ton) payload.
The truck…
Fluidfreeride launches fast dual-suspension 25 mph Mosquito electric scooter weighing just 29 lbs.
May 6, 2022
Miami-based Fluidfreeride, one of the top electric scooter distributors in the US, has just launched its latest electric scooter model. The Mosquito is designed to be a lightweight and portable electric scooter for city commuters, but still packs in surprisingly good…
A recent report states that global battery conglomerate CATL is in the final stages of vetting potential sites to bring EV battery production to the US. The move would mark the company’s first entry into the second largest automotive market in the world, and the new…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we do a live Q&A about the Rivian R1T from the electric pickup truck, Ford starts F-150 Lightning deliveries, we discuss some Tesla news, and more.
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Review: New Apollo City 2022 electric scooter, built using the e-scooter community’s feedback
May 6, 2022
I recently had the chance to put some good miles on the newly unveiled 2022 Apollo City electric scooter to see what makes the latest version of this awesome new scooter so special. And considering the company built it using all the feedback they’ve received over the years…
Tesla (TSLA) is adding shifts at Gigafactory Shanghai in the hopes to return to full production this month after being shut down for 22 days.
Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed…
C3STROM Astro combines e-bike design with motorcycle styling for a fast, new electric moped
May 6, 2022
Electric bicycles that blur the line with electric motorcycles and mopeds are an increasingly popular category of the e-bike industry. The latest new e-bike to take a full-throttle approach to this design philosophy is the C3STROM Astro.
Available in both the Astro and Astro Pro models, C3STROM is definitely packing both high-power looks and the high-power performance to match.
And that was by…
Driving electric in the south – it’s possible, but charging infrastructure needs to expand
May 6, 2022
Last month, I set out on a road trip in a Ford Mustang Mach-E in the south of the US from Asheville, North Carolina to Jackson, Mississippi, and back to see if the traditionally more conservative region is ready for the electric revolution.
Here’s my account of the…
American EV automaker Lucid Motors shared its Q1 numbers for 2022, today reporting nearly $58 million in revenue despite a slow uptick of deliveries. Additionally, Lucid announced substantial price increases to multiple trims of its Air sedan for any new reservations…
A Cash for Clunkers program would see EV buyers retire their gas cars for a cash incentive rather than a trade-in. Would it be more effective? New research from the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Penn State Smeal College of Business found that it would be.
MIT Sloan professor John Sterman, a co-author of the study, said:
Gasoline-powered cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks…
