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Workhorse is already redesigning its new electric van

Ohio-based startup Workhorse says it has to redesign its flagship electric van to meet customer needs, after finally getting the vehicle into production this past quarter following years of struggles. The company announced Monday morning that it needs to “revise the design [of] the vehicle” to increase the payload capacity, which has been reported to …

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Nikola shows its truck going uphill, for a change

Just five days after Nikola founder Trevor Milton was indicted, in part, for allegedly misleading investors with footage of a moving truck that was secretly rolling downhill, the hydrogen-trucking startup released footage of a newer prototype driving uphill. The startup showed the video during a presentation of its second quarter financial results on Tuesday. (It …

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The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good for EVs, bad for the climate

If it’s approved, the bipartisan infrastructure deal announced this week will make it easier for Americans to buy and own an electric car. But it won’t help meet President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. Experts in urban policy and electrification told The Verge that the money authorized for …

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Chevy Bolts recalled again for fire risk, as GM admits battery defects

General Motors is recalling 2017-2019 model year Chevy Bolts a second time because of a risk that the battery packs could catch fire. The new recall comes after two Bolts recently caught fire despite having received the purported software fix from the previous recall, which was first announced in November 2020. GM has also finally …

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Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles

The US is slowing moving toward adopting policies that would put more electric vehicles on the road, but for Toyota, it’s not slow enough. The Japanese automaker, which is the largest car company in the world, has been quietly lobbying policymakers in Washington, DC to resist the urge to transition to an all-electric future — …

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