Back in late 2020, Elon Musk said he had reached out to Tim Cook to talk about Apple acquiring Tesla years back when the automaker was struggling. However, Cook said he had never spoken with Musk. Now in a new interview, while skipping a question about Apple Car, Cook shared more details on what happened with Musk.
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In 2020, the US produced almost four times as much clean electricity from solar and wind as in 2011, according to a new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.
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Tesla plans to begin the upgrades this month, and it has updated its website with all the details.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
That’s more than most ICE vehicles, although being calculated on the NEDC cycle, it might be optimistic.
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Tesla has launched a retrofit program for Autopilot cameras on older vehicles with the “Full Self-Driving” package.
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Jay Leno’s result was the world’s best for a production car only for about 5 minutes.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Musk is personally linked to a huge plot of land across the Colorado River from Giga Austin.
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BMW has just entered full series production of its CE 04 electric motorbike, a futuristic model that could be a taste of what’s to come from the German manufacturer.
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Austin’s Capital Metro Transportation Authority has ordered 26 of New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG forty-foot electric transit buses, and four Xcelsior CHARGE NG sixty-foot buses. The five-year contract includes options to purchase up to 126 forty-foot and up to 15 sixty-foot battery-electric buses, and up to 427 chargers (197 depot plug-in chargers, 197 depot overhead chargers, and 33 en-route chargers).
CapMetro, Austin’s public transportation provider, delivers over 20 million annual trips through bus, paratransit and commuter rail services. The agency plans to electrify its entire fleet of more than 400 transit vehicles, through an initiative called Project Connect.
New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses sport battery packs with up to 525 kWh of power, and offer up to 250 miles of range. The company estimates that over a typical 12-year lifespan, each bus will deliver up to $125,000 in maintenance savings and up to $400,000 in fuel savings compared to a legacy vehicle.
New Flyer’s NFI Infrastructure Solutions provides fleet infrastructure services—it has installed over 200 chargers to date.
“This announcement is a major milestone for CapMetro as we strive to provide safe, clean and equitable transportation for our community,” said CapMetro CEO Randy Clarke. “Public transportation has a bright future in Central Texas as we continue to bring Project Connect to life in the coming years.”
“For over 20 years, NFI has propelled CapMetro’s expansion of safe, reliable, and accessible mobility in Austin, with 344 buses delivered since 1997,” said Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and Coach. “With our advanced electric buses—which offer lighter weight, up to 13% longer range, and up to 90% better energy recovery—Project Connect is evolving CapMetro’s fleet toward cleaner, quieter, more sustainable mobility.”
Source: New Flyer
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Ford already has more than 160,000 reservations for its 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup, due for deliveries starting in 2022. Yet of the retail reservation-holders in that crowd, a recent survey suggested that nearly 80% have never owned a battery electric vehicle before. That’s a great thing for EV adoption, but it also means that Ford…
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