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Electric, To be or Not To Be, There is no Question.

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240-ton 793 BEV

Vale mining in Brazil will start using Electric trucks. Most cars and trucks in Brazil run on either pure ethyl alcohol/ethanol (E100) or “gasohol” (E25).One HUGE truck.(90 sec.video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt0k3TYFh3k

MPGe is how far an EV can go on a “gallon of electrons”.(EV’s vary between 

70-140 MPGe) In money, driving 15,000 miles in a 120 MPGe EV costs $600
a year. Gas for a 2023 Audi TT, @ 26 MPG driving 15,000 miles, costs $2,400.

The Fulin Sodium-ion Battery Energy Storage Station in China uses 210 Ah sodium-ion battery cells that charge to 90% in a 12 minutes. The station can support 35,000 homes

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV boasts 319 miles of range in front-wheel-drive 2LT for $43,295 (excluding destination) before the $7,500 EV tax credit.

Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat

Wake boats need high power along with specialized control surfaces 
and ballast control to help make a large, surf able wake behind the boat.

Bargersville, Indiana has a fleet of 13 Tesla police cars. Police Chief Todd Bertram says the fleet is saving taxpayers $80,000 a year in fuel costs.

Callum Skye off-road EV sports car

From the designer behind the Aston Martin Vanquish and Jaguar I-Pace.
170 miles range. Full charge in 10 minutes-0 to 60 mph in  4 seconds. ($100K)

There are 183,000 Level 2 and DC fast charging ports in the U.S. says the Office of Energy and Transportation. Double the chargers in 2021

The Denker Avenue truck charging depot covers LA’s 2 Ports and can charge 96 Semis.  Powered by Natural gas, Generators are “hydrogen ready”. So they still need a ‘fuel’ source to operate.

DEAP Trees

A bunch of new start-ups are now scrambling to install smart curbside 
chargers in N.Y. Google’s version claims a 200 mile charge in 5 minutes. (Wonder how long the copper will last in those…)

Rivian R1T is the only truck–electric or ICE–in the U.S.to earn the Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS).

The 320 kW FLO Ultra DC fast chargers can charge most EVs to 80% in 15 min. Made in Michigan and rolling off the assembly line now.

Aeromine bladeless wind turbines

These rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, produce 50 KW and can handle winds of between 120 and 158 mph.

Toyota has lobbied hard against EVs globally, now it’s finding new ways to add a gas engine to it’s EV models.

In mid 2025, the new Bolt EUV could start around $30,000 or less. Rumors suggest around 270 miles of range with LFP batteries.

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