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Los Angeles’ Ash Problem

  • January 19, 2025
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When my family returned to our home in Santa Monica last Sunday night, we breathed a sigh of relief. Our house was fine, and the air quality was in the “good” category. Schools would reopen the next day. But as we unpacked, I noticed what looked like salt-and-pepper snow delicately dancing over the street. Ash […]

Go West, young brand – GreenPower Motor Company sells 11 more BEAST buses

  • January 19, 2025
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GreenPower Motor Company says it’s received three orders for 11 of its BEAST electric Type D school buses for western state school districts in Arizona, California, and Oregon. GreenPower hasn’t made the sort of headline-grabbing promises or big-money commitments that companies like Nikola and Lion Electric have, but while those companies are floundering GPM seems to be […]

Harbinger electric truck brand gets real with $100M Series B funding raise

  • January 19, 2025
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While some recent high-profile bankruptcies have cast doubt on the EV startup space recently, medium-duty electric truck maker Harbinger got a shot of credibility this week with a massive $100 million Series B funding round co-led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for fledgling EV brands like Lion Electric […]

Michigan State Police deploy their first electric patrol vehicle

  • January 19, 2025
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There is no state more associated with cars and car culture than Michigan – and the state that’s home to the Motor City has just taken a huge step into the future with the deployment of its first-ever all electric police vehicle. The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol vehicle is assigned to the Michigan State Police […]