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Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
Electric vehicles can catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater, so owners who live in the path of a major storm like Hurricane Helene should take precautions and prepare for the possibility that they'll be unable to charge their cars during a power outage. What can EV owners...
Edmunds Compares: 2024 Honda Prologue versus 2024 Toyota bZ4X Electric SUVs
While Honda has a long reputation for building fuel-efficient cars and trucks, it’s only now getting serious about EVs with its new 2024 Prologue. The Prologue is an all-electric SUV that seats five and is about the same length as a Honda Passport. Interestingly, Honda expedited its entry in the...
Efforts to build more electric vehicle charging stations in Nevada sputtering
At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov. Brian Sandoval demonstrated how easy it was to charge an electric Ford Focus. “This is the first electric highway in the United States,” the Republican then-governor said...
Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers. A rule proposed Wednesday by the Treasury Department would make credits worth up to $1,000 for individuals and...
GM offering adapters to help electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers
General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers, with the use of a GM approved NACS DC adapter. Customers in...
Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it. The realization came as she found herself back in South Central Los Angeles...
Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts. Generations later, a marine salvage crew is ready to write the next chapter in the history...
USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. “You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance...
A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop, a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands, a company developing the technology said Monday. A test vehicle was levitated...
Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?
The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah's largest city might be as simple as following a bus. Transportation officials have spent the past few years refining a system in which radio transmitters inside commuter buses talk directly to the traffic signals in the Salt...
