Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during …
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Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
by Editorby EditorUrban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New York City. The company announced that its fleet partners have now logged more than …
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Hyundai scores a big win as it chases a sixth straight record sales year in the US
by Editorby EditorHyundai is the biggest winner from the US and South Korea’s new trade deal, lowering the tariff rate on imported vehicles to 15%. Hyundai gets a break with lower US tariffs Hyundai has committed …
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Image by Equipment Depot. The Port of Houston took a big step towards electrifying its operations this week, when the stevedores at Houston Terminal deployed the first new SANY electric reach stacker at the …
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Autonomous electric tractor concept; by John Deere. Energy independence and cost control are top of mind for farmers, and more companies are rolling out electric equipment that can be charged by solar, wind, or …
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The ticket bot cometh: cities are ticketing drivers that AI says are bad [update]
by Editorby EditorCTA bus; via Volvo Trucks. In a high-tech move that we can all get behind and isn’t dystopian at all, the City of Barcelona is feeding camera data from its city buses into an …
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Wheel-E Podcast: 1M Tern miles, kids on Sur Rons, LiveWire scooter, more
by Editorby EditorThis week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes Tern’s NYC e-bike delivery fleet surpasses 1 million …
The mining equipment experts at Sandvik have been developing next-generation electric equipment options for years – largely on their own. Now, with a €500 million capital injection from the EIB, the company is ready to …
The Japanese agriculture equipment experts Kubota are partnering with Norwegian tech startup Kilter to co-develop, pilot, and promote the new Kilter AX-1 ultra high-precision weeding robot across Europe. The collaboration will initially target Kubota’s …
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Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3 in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales
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Tesla has officially launched new “Standard” trims for both the Model 3 and Model Y in Europe after launching them in North America. The automaker is aggressively positioning these stripped-down models to undercut competitors …
