Gates Carbon Drive is already a leading supplier for many electric motorcycles, but the company’s new MudPort innovation is likely to expand the company’s dominance, especially for off-road electric motorcycles.
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Source: Charge Forward
GM has said that its Cadillac brand could go all-electric by the end of the decade and it is facing some pushbacks from its dealerships.
The automaker has now given them a generous ultimatum.
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Source: Charge Forward
In fact, the situation is a little more complex than that.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
That’s 26 miles, in case you asked. And no, no one else had that record before.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Russian nuclear technology company ROSATOM has entered the energy storage market. Subsidiary RENERA will develop modular lithium-ion traction batteries for EVs, as well as energy storage systems for emergency power, renewable energy and load shifting.
The company’s current portfolio includes more than 120 ongoing and completed projects to supply Li-ion batteries. A number of contracts have been implemented to modernize logistics EVs, as well as equipping substation DC systems and uninterrupted power supply systems with energy storage devices.
“We offer a comprehensive solution for our customers, from a feasibility study to the installation of equipment and post-warranty service,” said RENERA’s Director General Emin Askerov. “We are committed to comply with individual customer requirements for technical specifications and offer flexible commercial conditions. We already accomplish projects under a rent scheme and plan to start leasing and life-cycle agreements.”
Source: ROSATOM
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Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
Lordstown Motors says it has logged 50,000 preorders for its Endurance electric pickup truck. The company, which is concentrating on fleet customers, said the average order size is 500 vehicles. The 50,000 figure “does not capture interest the company has received from organizations that are not in position to be able to place pre-orders, such as federal, state and municipal governments and military fleets,” says Lordstown.
Lordstown Motors currently employs 250 people, and expects to double that headcount by the end of the year. By the end of 2021, it expects to have 1,500 employees.
The company has also revealed plans to open two satellite centers: a research center in Farmington Hills, Michigan and a service center in Irvine, California. The research center, which will open this week, will serve as a space for vehicle inspection, testing, validation and prototyping. The new service center, “combined with the company’s mobile service, will enable Lordstown Motors to service commercial users in the southern California region.”
Deliveries of the Endurance electric pickup are expected to begin in September 2021, and full production will ramp up through 2022. The ramp-up will include construction of a 700,000-square-foot battery pack and hub motor production facility at the Lordstown site.
Meanwhile, Goodyear released a video of some on-track driving tests of the Endurance taking place at the tire-maker’s Akron testing facility. The two Ohio-based companies previously announced a collaboration on tires and service.
Source: The Business Journal
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Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
Porsche added its name to the Guinness World Records book by drifting a Taycan electric car for 42 km straight (26 miles).
No. That’s not a typo.
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Source: Charge Forward
John Kerry has been named special presidential envoy for climate change on the National Security Council — aka “climate czar” — by US president-elect Joe Biden. It’s a brand-new position.
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Source: Charge Forward
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For the second time in two months, the roof of a Tesla vehicle was caught on video flying off while driving.
But this time, it’s a Model S and Tesla puts the blame with a third-party repair shop.
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Source: Charge Forward
