Chip Ganassi Racing commits to Extreme E
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has today announced its entry into Extreme E, becoming the second major American team to commit to the pioneering new electric SUV off-road racing series. Founded and helmed by former racer Chip Ganassi, the eponymously-named Chip Ganassi Racing celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Chip Ganassi, Team Owner, Chip Ganassi Racing, said: “Extreme […]
Check out Tesla Model X that will transport NASA astronauts to SpaceX missions
Tesla Model X has become the new official vehicle to transport NASA astronauts on the upcoming SpaceX missions to the International Space Station. You can read the original post about the announcement below, but NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has now released a series of pictures of the Tesla Model X that is going to be […]
The Formula 1 Versus Formula E Debate
How can EV fans ever win this argument? Here are some tips. Like anything relatively new, Formula E has taken a little while to establish an audience. Now that popularity continues to increase for this electrifying series of motor racing, there’s inevitably plenty of Formula One purists happy to take aim, critical that it’ll never […]
Kia’s Europe boss says the car will be a response to people’s increasing avoidance of public transport.
Kia Motors is developing an ultra-compact electric car to rival existing models such as the Citroen Ami, in an effort to provide people with affordable alternatives to public transport in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. In an interview with Auto Express, Kia Motors’ Europe COO, Emilio Herrera, said the South Korean carmaker had noted the rise in the use of […]
Formula E Driver Disqualified After Cheating in Virtual Race
Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified after finishing third in a virtual race after it turned out he had been cheating by using a stand-in driver. Like most sports, Formula E events had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the organization turned to virtual races using some of its drivers. Saturday’s Formula E “Race At […]
Electric oil tankers: A slick use of renewable energy?
https://youtu.be/JLDTYzr3Jt0 This isn’t the first maritime project to awkwardly mash up the past in the future. In 2017, a Chinese shipyard announced that it had built an electric cargo ship—to transport coal. Regardless of the cargo, shipping is a major source of carbon emissions. A 2009 report found that one oceangoing cargo ship polluted the […]
ACCIONA 100% ECOPOWERED REACHES NEW MILESTONE WITHOUT FUEL
The Company was a pioneer in manufacturing the first zero-emissions vehicle to compete in the 2015 Dakar Rally, powered 100% by clean energy: that is electric batteries. Second time around, the car made a further leap forward in completing 10 out of the 13 stages that make up the rally and becoming the fifth most media-followed vehicle […]
Scania To Deliver Up To 75 Electric Trucks To ASKO In 2020-2022
Scania boasted that the Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO intends to order, under a framework agreement, up to 75 electric trucks within three years (2020-2022). The first two were already delivered in February 2020, and recently ASKO selected ABB to build charging infrastructure for its electric fleet. Besides the all-electric trucks, since the start of 2020, ASKO has been testing […]
Volkswagen confirms plans for R-badged high-performance electric cars
Last week, VW Group board member Jürgen Stackmann told TopGear: The future of R needs to be and will be electric. We’re still working on what we started two and a half years ago – which was obviously not electric, though exciting – but the work going forward is and will be electrified. Volkswagen R is […]
Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?
As cities look to reduce air pollution, some are equipping their police forces with electric cars. The Hyundai Kona Electric is proving to be a popular choice, in Europe at least. Police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom currently use Kona Electric patrol cars, Hyundai said earlier this month in a press release. […]