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Tesla’s new yoke steering wheel looks super awkward to use in first drives

We’re starting to see more people get behind the wheel of Tesla’s new Model S Plaid and getting footage of that strange “yoke” steering wheel. It looks like the fear that it would be awkward to use was founded. When Tesla first unveiled the yoke steering wheel on the new Model S, people had a lot of questions. At the delivery event last week, Elon Musk answered some of those questions…
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GM to engineer and supply Ultium batteries for Wabtec locomotives

General Motors (GM) has announced a collaboration with Wabtec Corporation to attempt to develop and implement its Ultium battery technology into Wabtec’s freight locomotives. GM also plans to develop its HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec to commercialize zero-emission, heavy-duty locomotives. GM began its Ultium battery project in 2019 with the help of LG Chem, breaking ground on…
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Tesla’s new Model S gets official EPA range showing improvement in efficiency

The new Tesla Model S Long Range has received its official EPA range rating, and it is showing an improvement in efficiency over last year’s version. As we reported last weekend, Tesla strangely downgraded the range of the brand-new Model S Long Range. When first announced, it was supposed to have 412 miles of range, and Elon Musk even announced that during the delivery event on Thursday, but…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 14, 2021

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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The one big thing Shell needs to do in order to cut emissions

A Dutch court ruled that Shell’s emissions targets aren’t “concrete.” This is what the oil giant must do in order to achieve a viable plan to reduce emissions and meet clean energy targets. Shell disagrees with the Dutch court On May 26, a court in the Netherlands ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels. Previous to the ruling, Shell’s…
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