Good News Notes: “Forget Amazon delivery, it could be the humble, dependable US Postal Service that ushers us all into the electric future. Along with 200 billion pieces of mail a year, electric postal service trucks could also deliver clean air benefits to every neighborhood – that is, if the Biden administration takes charge. As…
Category: electric vehicles
All-electric Clean Air Express commuter bus makes debut in Buellton
Good News Notes: “North County commuters who ride the Clean Air Express to jobs on the South Coast will help eliminate 450 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually each time they ride a new all-electric bus unveiled Friday morning in Buellton. More than 25 elected and appointed federal, state, county and city officials and representatives of state and local…
Modraker mountain bikes to come in 100% recyclable cardboard packaging that’s compact than ever – Yanko Design
Good News Notes: Mondraker has the laurels of being one of the elite manufacturers of the most lightweight mountain bikes, future-forward electric mountain bikes, and the pinnacle of quality when it comes to hardtrail mountain bikes. The Spain-based brand specializing in making gravity-oriented bikes has been long committed to the school of thought promoting a…
Lamborghini Sets a Crazy Goal for Electrification
Good News Notes: “The iconic supercar brand Lamborghini has announced that 2022 will be the last year it’ll release internal combustion engine vehicles that run purely on gas. Then, starting next year, every Lambo will come with electric motors, and the company even confirmed a crazy goal for full-electrification. In 2018, Lamborghini had a completely different…
Aptera tests a beta version of its SEV at the track ahead of production later this year
Good News Notes : “Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) startup Aptera Motors, recently shared test footage of the beta version of its upcoming SEV. The SEV prototype was seen on a test track alongside the three alpha versions already unveiled by Aptera. The beta version represents Aptera’s last phase before pre-production and deliveries later this year. Aptera…
Sweden’s RGNT retro-styled electric motorcycles are coming to America
Good News Notes: “The Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer RGNT has now opened orders to US riders, finally bringing its retro-styled electric motorcycles stateside. When we first started covering RGNT over two and a half years ago, the company was a fledgling startup with a neat sketch and a lot of enthusiasm. As the design changed…
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft officially becomes the world’s fastest
Good News Notes: “Rolls Royce has announced that its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft officially became the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. Two new world records set by the aircraft on 16 November 2021 have been officially verified by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI), which controls and certifies world aeronautical and astronautical records. Back in November, the…
Former SpaceX engineers are building a Tesla for freight trains
Good News Notes: “Trains may be an old technology, but they are still remarkable machines—operating with roughly four times the energy efficiency of semitrucks driving on a highway. However, over the past several decades, railways have been working against themselves. To compete with semis, they’ve ceded shorter deliveries. Instead, railways have doubled down on long-haul shipments of…
French Fry Oil-Powered Fast Charger Makes It Possible For EVs To Cross Australia’s Vast Emptiness
Good News Notes: “Australia is a lot like the U.S. — a large country with major cities on the coasts and vast stretches of nothing in between. And, much like in America, convincing car buyers that an EV can handle driving through such large empty stretches has proven a challenge. A retired engineer partnered with…
Hyundai reportedly ceases engine development, shifts focus to EVs
Good News Notes: “Hyundai Motor Group, responsible for the Genesis, Hyundai and Kia brands, is reportedly in the process of winding down development of internal-combustion engines to fully focus on electric powertrains. Citing industry sources, The Korea Economic Daily reported last week that HMG has closed the engine development department located at its main R&D center in…