Items tagged with electric-cars
A dramatic maritime emergency unfolded this week in the remote waters of the North Pacific, as the crew of the car carrier Morning Midas was forced to abandon ship after an uncontrollable fire erupted, with initial reports pointing to a deck loaded with electric vehicles (EVs). The incident that occurred approximately...
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Research and consulting firm Gartner is predicting that by 2025, there will be 85 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sharing the road with their internal combustion engine (ICE) cousins. The firm projects that EV ownership will see massive year-to-year growth despite...
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Here’s the setup: Someone stole a Tesla Model S in L.A. and went for a joyride that turned into a police chase and resulted in a horrific multi-car crash. The Model S itself ended up ripping in two, with the front part of the car and the rear completely separated. It looks as if the rear of the vehicle embedded...
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There’s definitely a chicken-and-egg problem with getting zero-emission electric cars on the road in that people are reluctant to invest in one if there aren’t many places to charge the things. Unless there is a sufficient number of charging stations here and there, electric car owners simply can’t...
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