Electric Vehicles

Green Motorsports: Formula E Electric Car Racing Series Closes Season 4

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Season 4 of the FIA Formula E Championship came to an end with a doubleheader race last week on Brooklyn, New York’s waterfront, crowning a new drivers’ champion after Saturday’s race and awarded the Teams’ Championship on Sunday.

Green Motorsports: King Of The Hill: VW’s I.D. R EV Smashes All-time Pikes Peak Record

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On Sunday, Volkswagen took a car to the famous Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the intention of beating the record for fastest electric vehicle up the mountain. They not only beat the EV record, but smashed the all-time record.

News: Daimler’s Freightliner Takes The Covers Off Electric Trucks

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Daimler, the world’s biggest truck-maker best known in the U.S. for its Freightliner brand, unveiled two new battery-powered models as it looks to protect its market dominance. One, an all-electric Class 8 big rig called the Freightliner eCascadia, will compete directly with Tesla’s semi-truck, the Semi.

10 Arguments For/Against Electric Trucks

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The non-profit North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is all about pushing environmentally beneficial, cost-effective efficiencies in the trucking industry, which they back up with deep research and real-world data. After studying the developing battery electric (BE) truck market, they came up with a balanced list that gave plenty of ammunition for both sides of the big rig EV discussion.

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