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GM, travel operator Pilot to develop EV charging network
(That said, electric vehicles are greener than those powered by fossil fuels even when charged with electricity from nonrenewable sources. That is because power stations burn fuel far more efficiently than car engines do and therefore produce fewer emissions per unit of energy produced. This remains true even when transmission losses are taken into
... See moreTom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
If interest rates begin to rise or we see a post Covid-19 global slowdown, these automakers may struggle to make interest and debt repayment schedules while borrowing additional debt to fund its plans to rapidly build out their EV infrastructure and compete with Tesla. This issue raises major concerns for the survival of these traditional auto bran... See more
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As for cost, electric passenger cars will soon be no more expensive to own than gas-powered ones, which is great; but alternative fuels are still quite expensive, which isn’t great. We need innovation to bring those prices down.
Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Here’s what that means in practical terms. According to a 2017 study by two mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University, an electric cargo truck capable of going 600 miles on a single charge would need so many batteries that it would have to carry 25 percent less cargo.13 And a truck with a 900-mile range is out of the question: It would nee
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