First 100% electric US school bus fleet arrives in Oakland
[ad_1] The first school district in the U.S. to use all electric buses will be Oakland, California The buses, bidirectional chargers, and software management platform will be supplied by Zum The buses will feed up to 2.1 gigawatt-hours per year of power back into the grid when not being used Zum, a transportation-services company that […]
Proton eMas 5 EV rendered, Geometry Xingyuan base – BYD Dolphin rival with up to 116 PS, 410 km range
[ad_1] With the Proton eMas 7 now revealed – albeit still in camouflaged guise – attention now turns to other models in the eMas (stylised as e.MAS) stable. Last month, Proton released a teaser for its electrified lineup in the run up to the eMas 7’s debut, showing not just the SUV but also an S70-based […]
Chicago Police Covered Up 200,000 Traffic Stops To Dodge Court-Ordered Reforms
[ad_1] Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Recent analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s radio dispatch data uncovered that over one-third of traffic stops are not reported, a violation of Illinois state law. This amounts to undocumented 200,000 traffic stops made last year, hidden from regulators. Is The Early 9th Generation Honda Civic Really That Ugly? […]
Ford cancels electric three-row SUV, pivots to hybrid
[ad_1] Ford’s electric three-row SUV that was postponed earlier this year is now officially canceled. It’s only one of Ford’s EV- and hybrid vehicle-related announcements today. In addition to the SUV’s pre-launch death, Ford said it’s delaying production for its next-generation electric pickup built on the T3 platform. This would-be Lightning successor (built on a […]
2025 Volkswagen Multivan: New-gen Carnival rival delayed for Australia
[ad_1] Volkswagen Australia will finally bring in its more car-like Multivan people mover in the new year, initially as a diesel-only proposition in two trim levels. Previously due for a late-2024 arrival, Volkswagen Australia product and PR communications manager Daniel DeGasperi told media at the launch of the updated T-Cross SUV this week the new […]
Battery maker Northvolt shutting down R&D in California
[ad_1] Swedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been conducting some development work on lithium-metal battery technology—an alternative to the currently prevalent lithium-ion chemistry—through Cuberg, a […]
Anthony Loke wants subsidised My50 monthly travel pass initiative to continue in upcoming Budget 2025
[ad_1] Transport minister Anthony Loke hopes that the My50 unlimited monthly travel pass for Rapid KL trains and buses in the Klang Valley will be continued in Budget 2025, which will be tabled in October. “The government has been giving priority to the public transport system and we have seen an increase in allocation through […]
Half11: Full Vibe – Speedhunters
[ad_1] The 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed showcased an impressive array of hypercars, legendary road and race machines, and Formula 1 greats. Yet, among the glitz and glamour, Oilstainlab‘s Half11 stole the show as a magnificent Frankenstein of ’60s and ’70s inspiration. In an era where mainstream production cars are mostly uninspiring and only boutique […]
Angry Snowflake Destroys His Harley Because The Brand Has Gone ‘Woke’
[ad_1] Image: Columbia War Machine YouTube Somehow in 2024, people are still destroying products made by companies they feel have “gone woke.” Youtuber Columbia War Machine recently destroyed his Harley Davidson for YouTube views, due of course, to woke. Harley Davidson Went Woke! So I Destroyed My Bike!!! Initially, it almost seems like a Connor […]
GM’s Mark Reuss talks Cadillac’s EV game plan and the return of the Corvette ZR1
[ad_1] MONTEREY, Calif. — Mark Reuss has a unique vantage point from his perch at General Motors (GM). Reuss, GM’s president since 2019 and a 34-year GM employee, has his hands in all GM brands, including Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Buick. He’s in charge of everything from global research and development to manufacturing and electric […]