Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger hydrogen electric plane completes maiden flight [Video]

Mere weeks after achieving experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Universal Hydrogen has successfully taken its 40-passenger regional hydrogen electric plane to the skies. The aircraft took off from Washington state this morning and ascended to an altitude of 3,500 mean sea level (MSL) before safely landing, as you can see in the video below.

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Ford creates new Latitude AI business to develop hands-free, automated driving tech

Ford unveiled Thursday a new business unit called Latitude AI, designed to develop automated driving tech for future vehicles. The division will initially focus on a hands-free, eyes-off driver assist system to improve safety and the driver experience.

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Ford will restart F-150 Lightning production on March 13

Ford has announced that Lightning production will restart on March 13, after being paused for about a month while a battery issue was investigated. Currently, F-150 Lightnings are under a stop-shipment order, though not a stop-sale, until production restarts.

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Enjoy 100W USB-C with Renogy’s 495Wh portable power station at $370 (30% off) in New Green Deals

Are you looking for a way to run your campsite this spring? Well, Renogy’s is up to the task. With a capacity of 495Wh (that can be increased to 990Wh), you’ll find three AC outlets capable of up to 800W, a 100W USB-C PD port, and many other outputs to keep your gear powered while off-grid. With an AC plug, it can go from 0% to 80% in just an hour, but should you opt for a 220W solar panel, it takes 2.5 hours to achieve that same charge rate, which is still pretty great. It’s on sale today for $370, which is its typical $530 going rate and marks a new all-time low that we’ve tracked. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Tesla cofounder’s Redwood shows 95% efficiency in battery recycling pilot

Redwood Materials’ EV battery recycling pilot program has been going on for a year in California, and today the company shared an update on how things are going.

Redwood Materials was founded by JB Straubel, former Tesla CTO and one of Tesla’s five cofounders.

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Ford F-150 Lightning production restarts March 13, no recall yet

2023 Ford F-150 LightningFord on Thursday confirmed that it will restart production of the F-150 Lightning electric truck on March 13, at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan. The restart, Ford explained in an update statement, allows time for battery cells from supplier SK On, “to be built into battery arrays and packs and be delivered to the Lightning…
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