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Gunday Monday LVIII

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Contributed by Don’t mind me and Wild, wild West.

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For Grog, may your paranoia and delusions be put to rest.

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Electric Fakery

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Rose Gold Maserati GranCabrio Folgore convertible

Air-conditioned seats,range of 233 miles,top speed 180 MPH. $205,000First Drive (3min video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qvClkUFFA

The 2024 Nissan Versa is the cheapest car in the US, starting at $17,820. 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL RWD leases at $229 for 24 months.

Rivian video of Gen 2 R1T’s 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb run. (12 min.)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS9dWwNG3Wk

Maserati all-electric TRIDENTE

Fast and expensive. Bed room and kitchen below deck. $2.5 million Euros.(3 min video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1zpWyM6n1U

GMC Hummer EV SUV is one of the best EV’s says Doug Muro.-$110K ( review 4 Min. with ads)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JE5dE2ohKA&t=7s

American Airlines has committed to purchasing 100 hydrogen-electric plane engines from ZeroAvia for regional flights.

Electric Nascar Racer

First NASCAR high-performance (1300 HP) electric racer developed jointly 
by Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota and ABB made its debut at the Chicago Street Race

2012 to 2018 GM vehicles emitted 10% more CO2 than reported. GM mistakenly claimed 50 million metric tons of carbon allowances. Fined $145.8 million.

A study of 4 million electric commercial vehicles found an 81% EV increase in the US in 2023. South Africa (796%), Peru (289%) and Mexico (248%).

Heavy Duty Electric Forklifts

The Port of L.A. has 5 new electric forklifts capable of lifting 100,000 lb. containers and stacking them six high. They have 1 MW batteries that run 16 hours.

Norway has the highest EV adoption of any country. 82 % of 2023 car sales were electric. They have now installed their 2,000th Tesla Supercharger.

General Motors Mexico is partnering with Tesla to build 1,000 charging points in Mexico. 2025 GM cars will come with a Tesla charging connector.

RB-01 electric-powered semi trailer system

With an e-axle and a 300 kWh battery pack, it attaches to the tractor 
with a smart kingpin. The tractor towing the RB-01 got 18 mpg over 281 miles between Bakersfield and Las Vegas up a 2,000 ft grade with 105 temps.

Ionna, a new North American EV fast-charging network, plans 30,000 high-power fast-charging connectors across the U.S. and Canada.(sounds good!)

2025 Ram 1500 REV Electric truck, launching later this year, expects 500 mile range. It will have the same classy interior as the Ram 1500 ICE.

1.3 million EV’s sold in May.

20% of all cars sold globally in May were plug-in. 66% were BEV, up 17% from 2023. Mexico, Chile, and Malaysia doubled EV sales and Brazil tripled theirs.

California’s VPP network is a series of homeowners with Powerwalls that aid the grid during “emergency load” events. On July 10th, VPP supplied 100 MW to the grid eliminating the use of peaker power plants.

Tesla claims that it is now achieving “95% automated production” at Gigafactory Shanghai and producing a Model Y every 30 seconds.

Honda Prologue SUV.

Prologue is now available at most Honda dealerships. Almost 300 mile range and $40k with rebate. — A test drive with satire.
(7min) https://www.youtube.com/watcFromh?v=ABlgTNbA-18

Intersect Power ordered 15.3 GWh of Tesla Battery Megapacks in the next 5 years for use in Calif. and Texas. (1 GW supplies 876,000 households)

E1 Pilot Academy is open for new drivers to compete in Electric Boat Racing  Male or female can apply. — recruitmentpilotacademy@e1series.com These boats can Fly-  good documentary- https://www.youtube.com/@e1series

2024 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix.

Solar powered vehicles must complete 220 miles in a day to qualify 
for the cross-country race. –A 1,500+ mile journey from Tennessee to Wyoming.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a yearly event in West Sussex, England. Ford Electric Supervan beat them all. (10 Fastest cars in hill climb video.  8 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUUmE0S8PBI&t=459s

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