EV madness. We are definitely being pushed.

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2025 Maserati Gran Cabrio Folgore

Both the GranTurismo and GranCabrio EV”s will imitate a gas-powered rumbling sound.”Guesstimate” specs: https://www.caranddriver.com/maserati/grancabrio-folgore

EV batteries should last 20 years according to latest study. https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1339-april-22-2024-plug-electric-vehicle-battery-replacements-due

Liebherr Electric Excavator

The Liebherr is working so well, having moved a million tons in it’s first 90 days, that Fortescue Mining wants two more. (It is partly solar powered)

GM’s V2H could power homes for 6 Days.

GM Energy Prepares To Bring V2H Technology To Homes In North America

3D Printed Screw bike

This inventor has some unusual ideas that actually work.(a zany video.25 min)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfna15r4EXM

Volvo has delivered 1 million all-electric vehicles globally through March 2024

In January, 47 recipients received $623M to build EV charging stations. Tesla was not included but plans to build a charging corridor for Semi-trucks from Calif.to Texas.(TESSERACT) Connecting Austin to Fremont. ALL Taxpayer funded monies…

Battista Reversario

Automobili Pininfarina’s hypercar does 0-60 in 1.79 sec., or 0 to 200 km/h 
in  4.75 seconds. (Video 3 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzfOklqUTk

Voltpost lamppost charger

Voltposts can be installed in under two hours, are cheaper than other curbside charging stations, and don’t need trenches or construction permits. Hundreds will be coming to New York, Chicago, and Detroit this spring

2024 Mustang Mach-E has more range, quicker acceleration, and faster charging.(2 min. Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClaT2MnkYd4

Toyota’s Hydrogen cars face a crumbling infrastructure. Farewell “Mirai” ?https://insideevs.com/news/708375/toyota-mirai-hydrogen-stations-close

Honda Saloon Concept

The Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio has been retooled to build large EV’s in2025. The plant can switch from ICE to EV according to demand. Currently, 
it intends to make EVs both at its Marysville and East Liberty plants.

In 2023, battery-electric transit buses made up 100% of purchases in Luxembourg, Ireland and Denmark, and 98% in the Netherlands.

Tesla is opening one new charging stall every hour (approx). Supercharger EV access will be going next to Polestar, Volvo and General Motors (GM).

Driverless Electric Sweeper

It drives to work, washes, and sweeps with a 400-liter water tank, and a 
240-liter garbage bin.(3 Min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmKti4JbKWA

SpaceX has launched 31 times in the 1st quarter of 2024, including Starship. Group 8 Satellites, now 12 of the 5,744, connect directly to cellphones.275th successful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship. To Better spy on you? What say you Igor?

Linnae drives a 70 tonne(metric) electric logging truck. Her model is from 2022. (2 min video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LdqkjYDBAw The Swedish logging company’s 2024 model will have a self loading crane. Elmo, put away your stinky diesel logging trucks.

Robotaxi

Tesla’s next-generation self-driving vehicle to be unveiled on August 8th.

Researchers found that between 2018 and 2022, CO2 emissions in the Bay area dropped 1.8% each year, mostly thanks to EV’s. https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/04/evs-are-lowering-bay-area-s-carbon-footprint

Nissan’s next-generation electric cars will cost 30% less to manufacture than the Leaf or the Ariya. Many other EV makers see a similar price cut.

2024 Toyota bZ4X

Toyota’s all electric SUV available to lease with a $10,000 discount. With $4k at signing the lease is available for $299 a month.

Coast to Coast electric pickup truck race. F-150, Rivian, Silverado, and Cybertruck. Part 3-video(4 hours) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Jii4xI9PU 

Tesla has produced it’s six millionth electric car.(The 5 millionth in Sept. 2023.) More than any other automaker and now at almost 2M per year. I see most of them on diesel car haulers been shuttled around…