Tag: Electric
Tesla recalls some electric semi trucks just months after they hit the road
Tesla recalled some of its semi trucks this week. Andy Alfaro/The Modesto Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Tesla recalled 35 of its Semis over a rollaway risk related to a potential emergency brake failure. The electric carmaker first began delivering the trucks in December. It is unclear how many Tesla Semis have been delivered.
Yes to electric cars—but not the Hummer EV
For electric cars, bigger is not necessarily better. In fact, it can be decidedly worse. Such is the case with the Hummer EV, the new and electrified reincarnation of the vehicle that brought a military aesthetic to American roadways 30 years ago. The revamped Hummer no longer emits tailpipe emissions, but it’s still an environmental
Vroom Vroom (With ‘V’ As In Volts)! The Rise, Fall And Reignition Of The Electric Car—And What Its History Tells Us
Start your day with LAist Sign up for How To LA, delivered weekday mornings. Danielle Cordova and her daughter Alena are from a car family. They come from generations of lowrider and sports car enthusiasts and skilled mechanics. When 14-year-old Alena is old enough for her own ride, Danielle said one will be waiting for
Morgan’s electric future – why it’ll be ready for the future of sports cars
Of all the UK’s specialist car makers, Morgan is far and away the oldest and most celebrated. It was founded in 1909 by HFS Morgan, a motoring pioneer who designed a light and inexpensive three-wheeler as transport for the masses that sustained the company well into the 1930s. By then, HFS recognised it was time
If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter?
By Erica D. Walker, Brown University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. If all of the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter? – Joseph, age 10, Chatham, New Jersey
Electric cars won’t overload the power grid — and they could even help modernize our aging infrastructure
Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger. George Rose/Getty Images Electric cars won’t overwhelm the US grid anytime soon, energy and transportation experts say. EVs don’t consume a lot of energy now, and it will be decades before electric cars take over fully. EVs can be charged when it’s best for the grid and may
Subsidizing electric vehicles is bad policy making
Electric cars are often marketed as a solution to carbon emissions by vehicles. Due to both emissions during production and fossil fuels burned to power them, electric cars are not much better for the environment than standard cars. Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash. Electric vehicles are often to be portrayed as the transportation of
VW ID.7 electric sedan shown (in camo) for first time, to arrive in 2024
LAS VEGAS – Volkswagen is again preparing to expand its range of ID-branded EVs. The next addition to the family is a battery-powered sedan called ID.7 due to arrive in the United States in 2024, with sales in Europe theoretically starting at the end of this year (although we were told there’s a good chance