What’s black and yellow and has five smiling faces? A new Decathlon B’Twin F900E electric bike with four child-sized passengers riding up front. The new cargo e-bike has just launched, offering the minivan equivalent in the cargo e-bike world.
The B’Twin F900E uses a front-loading setup instead of the more common long tail design, featuring a bathtub-sized and shaped kid carrier up front.
Uber is offering customers rides in the Lotus Eletre for a chance to win free rides for a decade
October 28, 2024
To promote emissions-free rides in the UK, Uber has teamed up with Lotus to deploy a fleet of the latter’s Eletre Hyper EVs around London. Now through the end of November, London commuters can book a ride in an Eletre by selecting Uber Green in their app. Better yet, the…
Tesla is already in ‘full discount mode’ in the US despite being only a few weeks into the quarter – just as the CEO claims that Tesla’s sales are at an “all-time high”.
Generally, the best time to buy a Tesla is at the end of a quarter.
Due to its…
GM outpaces US rivals in Q3, even with fewer EV incentives
October 24, 2024
General Motors (GM) continued its run this year, topping Wall Street’s estimates again in the third quarter. After outpacing Ford and Hyundai in Q3, GM is now the second-best-selling EV maker in the US despite offering fewer incentives. With a record 32,095 electric vehicles sold in the third quarter, up 60% from Q3 2023, General Motors shares of the US EV market neared double-digits.
“General…
Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium
October 24, 2024
Researchers now estimate how much “white gold” may be found in southern Arkansas’s vast lithium reserves: up to 19 million tons, or enough to meet the projected 2030 world demand nine times over.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) researchers used water testing and…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz - A joyful throwback to the future
October 23, 2024
Driving the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz was an experience that left a lasting impression. This all-electric micro bus seamlessly fuses the charm of the classic VW minibus with today’s EV tech, creating something truly unique on the road. Everywhere I drove this ID Buzz, it…
Developed by Japanese material handling giant Tadano, the 100-ton GR-1000XLL EVOLT is a wheeled electric crane built to handle rough terrain and unfinished job site surfaces. And now, Tadano’s electric crane coming to America.
First revealed last summer, the new electric rough terrain crane offers all-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, and can reach a maximum lifting height of more than 224 feet…
Europe spends billions subsidizing ICE company cars
October 23, 2024
As Europe pushes to phase out fossil fuels, a new study finds that, ironically, the EU’s five biggest members are pouring billions of dollars a year into subsidizing ICE company cars – to the tune of $42 billion ($45.60 billion) a year.
According to a new study, as…
X Shore, a leading Swedish electric boat maker, has just announced its largest single sale yet. The company is preparing to fulfill an order of 32 electric boats signed with M Yachts, a yacht management service.
Electric boats are still a minority in most marinas around the…
A new interactive mapping tool shows how a growing number of US cities and states have passed regulations restricting the use of gas-powered lawn equipment, or incentivizing the use of electric equipment, with big clean air benefits for a comparatively small investment.
While gas lawn equipment use may seem like it’s not all that big a deal at first glance, gas leafblowers and lawnmowers can…
