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Who woulda thought that driving slower gets you better range. You might be surprised by how much, though. Source link
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Semi launch in Europe, mixed bag of EV sales, Chinese EVs in the US, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived…
The brand’s most efficient car to date is already rolling off the assembly line in Ingolstadt. Source link
Volkswagen has offered a first glimpse of a new electric concept designed with one goal in mind: using as little energy as possible. Called Mission Efficiency, the mysterious prototype appears to take aerodynamic efficiency to an extreme. The brief teaser does not reveal many details, but the few images already give us a good idea of what Volkswagen is working on. The concept has a long, teardrop-shaped roofline flowing into the rear that has a shape clearly designed to reduce aerodynamic drag. The attention to airflow continues around the wheels. The front wheels are covered by aerodynamic panels, while smooth…
Rendering: WeRecycleSolar Old solar panels contain valuable silver, copper, silicon, aluminum, and glass. A new Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover nearly all of it without sending partially processed materials overseas. We Recycle Solar (WRS) says it will open what it describes as the first US end-to-end critical-materials recovery plant dedicated to retired solar panels in Q3 2027. The 10-acre facility outside Dallas will process one panel per minute and recover up to 96% of its materials, according to the Yuma, Arizona-based company. Those materials will then be cleaned and prepared for sale back into US supply chains. That…
The purpose-built robotaxi won’t be able to slow charge from a plug like other Teslas. Source link
From sea to shining sea, Amazon is serious about electrifying its delivery fleet – now, the company is taking that seriousness across the pond, announcing plans to deploy 50 of Mercedes-Benz’ new battery-electric eActros semi trucks before the end of 2026. Amazon says the deployment of the big battery Benzes marks a “milestone” in the brand’s push to decarbonize and electrify its global transportation network. The first 26 of the trucks from its largest-ever order – more than 200 Mercedes eActros 600s – are now on the road. “The handover of these vehicles is a milestone for the electrification of our…
The engine electronics, along with changes to the spring and active damper rates combine to calm the Amalfi Spider when introducing it to some tighter turns or a road that never straightens and requires constant driver input. It dives into corners cleanly, settles smartly and you can drive out of each turn with little or no shock to the system. Any nervousness or spikiness that Roma customers were weary off is no more. Not that this means the Amalfi has gone soft, because in Sport and Race it remains a full-bodied son of Maranello. The fixed roof is gone but…
A little known Croatian startup backed by Rimac is leading the way for robotaxis in Europe, with help from a Chinese AV company. Source link
Among all of the Corvettes, the C4 is almost universally seen as the least loved. It’s too digital and slab-like to have the undeniable collector-car aura of its three predecessors, and despite being banned by the SCCA back in the day for being too good, it’s also a bit too archaic to serve as an effective track toy in 2026. And, according to Hagerty, the C4’s residual values reflect this. As a child of the ’90s, however, I always had a soft spot for it. My dad bought me a 1:18-scale diecast of a yellow C4 ZR-1 when I was…