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Entering its trial third year to study the feasibility of battery-electric rail, UK’s Great Western Railway (GWR) has hit an encouraging milestone, traveling further in the region than any battery-electric train before it. Its latest treks surpassed expectations and offered further confidence toward a more sustainable future in train travel. Great Western Railway is a British mainstay in train travel. It was founded in 1833 and is credited with linking London to other regions of England and Wales.…

Tesla is no longer the world’s largest electric vehicle automaker by volume. BYD, which Elon Musk used to literally laugh at, overtook Tesla in overall battery-electric vehicle volume in Q4 2023. You might have seen a variation of that headline over a year ago, but it wasn’t as significant as it is today. Tesla has always been a pure electric, battery-electric, vehicle manufacturer, while most other automakers, including BYD, have dabbled with hybrids, plug-in or not. BYD’s own vehicle…

John Deere has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with EGO and its parent company Chervon. Under the agreement, EGO’s lineup of over 70 battery-powered lawn care products will soon become available at John Deere dealers. This is wonderful news for consumers looking to abandon gas-dependent lawn work, but there is a tinge of capitulation in this deal we can’t overlook. If you haven’t heard of John Deere, I’d wager you’re a visitor from another planet walking among the human race,…

A young tech company called Intramotev has developed zero-emissions freight mobility solutions that could help significantly decarbonize (and revitalize) a major industry in the US. Following a new $200,000 grant from the state of Michigan, Intramotev looks to deploy three of its self-propelled battery-electric railcars in the state later this year. Intramotev is a St. Louis-based group founded in 2020 that describes itself as a “high-technology company developing autonomous, zero-emission…

Ram 1500 Revolution on CES stage Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETOn Thursday at CES, Stellantis debuted the long-awaited Ram 1500 Revolution–the electric version of the popular 1500 pickup truck. The electric truck is part of Stellantis's efforts to electrify a majority of its segments by 2025, and all of its segments no later than 2030. The Ram 1500 Revolution is set to enter into production in 2024 and will push the boundaries in range, towing, payload and charge time, according to Stellantis.  RamThe…

The BMW Group sold around 100,000 fewer cars in 2022 at 2.4 million vehicles, but more than doubled the proportion of fully-electric cars sold to reach almost 10 percent of total sales, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The German automaker plans to raise the share of battery electric vehicles in total sales to 15 percent in 2023, the person added.Read Also The core BMW brand sold 2.1 million vehicles last year, down from a record 2.2 million in 2021, as COVID-19 lockdowns in China stymied supply and European inflation…

Lexus has unveiled a new all-electric vehicle model, the RZ. The luxury brand will offer the RZ to the global market, and its underpinnings will likely be the basis of more EV models to come. It's the first of Lexus’ planned electric vehicles, with a goal of all Lexus offerings being EV's by 2035.The Lexus RZ is designed on a new platform, the e-TNGA, made specifically for EV models. This platform was first showcased in December of 2021 when Toyota unveiled several concept models based on it, including hints at this new…