Hamburger Hochbahn AG operates the city bus system of Hamburg, and they have recently placed an order with Daimler Buses for 350 fully electric Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses to be delivered to the northern German city for use as zero-emission public transport. Hamburger Hochbahn AG becomes the latest bus operator to place a large order from …

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Electric appliances from XCMG can now be ordered with flexible battery replacement technology, allowing heavy trucks and construction equipment to swap out their BYD-developed, 400 kWh packs in just three minutes, and deliver as fast as a diesel. Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (XCMG, for short) may not be a household name here in …

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A new company called DRYFT1 is entering the electric road with a new hybrid product that mixes a BMX bike with a skateboard. The DRYFT Board is a hybrid cross board (HBX) that combines the best features of BMX and skateboarding into one electric product that gives riders the freedom to freewheel on the streets …

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As powerful electric motorcycles such as those from brands like Sur Ron and Talaria become popular, especially among young people, police departments in the US are increasingly banning their use on public roads. One of the most recent examples comes to us from the Manhattan Beach Police Department in Los Angeles County. MBPD has seen …

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Porsche made a name for itself with internal combustion sports cars, but in the early 20th century Ferdinand Porsche, whose son Ferry would later start the sports car brand, electric motors installed-includes in-wheel hub motors. The first electric car boom occurred in the early 20th century, before internal combustion established itself as the dominant technology. …

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Portable toilet company Diamond Environmental showed off its new, all-electric RIZON mid-size truck at a San Marcos, California travel event last month – and the verdict is in: these electric trucks don't stink! San Marcos city officials attended the electric vehicle and sustainability event, including San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones, San Diego Land Policy Advisor …

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Developed by Indian company Farmrobo Technologies, the iMog is an autonomous, multi-functional electric farm tractor designed to be a cost-effective solution to support smallholder farming and hobby farms. In continuous development as of 2019, the Farmrobo iMog weighs “just” 550 lbs., and is just two feet wide and four feet tall. That's small enough to …

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What would you get if you created an illegitimate child of a Mercedes G-Wagon and a Brinks armored truck (and maybe if the Mercedes chain smoked during pregnancy)? I guess you could end up with something like the weird looking electric car that has earned the dubious honor of being named Alibaba's Awesomely Weird Electric …

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Photo: Mullen Automotive Yes, Mullen Automotive [Nasdaq: MULN] you're still there! And the EV company is defying the naysayers, reporting progress in EV sales, and lowering its monthly burn rate. Following Mullen Automotive's significant steps in expanding its EV presence and improving its financial health over the past few weeks, Electrek caught up with David …

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Although sales of the Toyota bZ4X nearly doubled last year, the auto giant is still lagging behind in the US EV market. Foreign competitors such as Hyundai and Kia have overtaken Toyota. Even other Japanese automakers, including Honda and Nissan, sell more EVs in the US than Toyota. Toyota bZ4X sales lag behind US EV …

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