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[Steadfast]

It looks like the Ford Fathom is going to be coming to Canada after all. I can see this eating into other sales like the RAV4 which only comes in a hybrid.

 

[Steadfast]

The No Tractor, Tractor Trailer

Humble Hauler autonomous trailer takes the truck out of trucking [update]​

Less than a year after its founding, truckless trucking brand Humble Robotics has secured more than $75 million after a $51 million Series A funding round that will fuel the company’s transition from prototype to preproduction.

Humble Hauler autonomous trailer takes the truck out of trucking [update]

This startup just showed off a fully driverless, cab-less, and truck-less battery-electric freight platform for container trailers.

electrek.co

 

[bwilson4web]

The biggest cost is the software. The motor/solonoid is pretty small and cheap. But writing and integrating the software (especially today) would be the biggest budget item. Possibly a load cell to measure the actual stress. We are talking about “Iron Man” technology.

Sorry, now I’m mentally sketching the system.

Bob Wilson

 

[Steadfast]

This Is Something Gas Pumps Can't Do!

There is no need to even get out of your car or truck.

 

[Steadfast]

I would like to see this at every station that sells gas and has chargers. What do you think?

Toowoomba Petrol Station Lists EV Charging at 35c/kWh, Exposing Real Fuel Costs​

November 12, 2026/Sam Evans

On a recent road trip covering over 3,000 kilometers from Newcastle to Melbourne, Phillip Island, and the Dandenongs in a Hyundai Ioniq 9, I noticed something missing at most petrol stations: the electric vehicle charging price displayed on the main sign. In Toowoomba, Queensland, however, one petrol station has added a new row to its price board—’electric, 35 cents’—making it easy to compare the cost of charging an EV with filling up on petrol or diesel.

EV Charging Price Now on the Board​

Toowoomba Petrol Station Lists EV Charging at 35c/kWh, Exposing Real Fuel Costs - The Electric Viking

A petrol station in Toowoomba, Queensland, now displays its public EV charging price—35 Australian cents per kilowatt hour—alongside petrol and diesel on its main sign. This clear comparison shows that charging an electric SUV at this station costs about a third as much as fueling a petrol SUV...

theelectricviking.com

 

[Steadfast]

Tesrolet

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Classic Chevrolet Bel Air Goes Electric With Tesla Supercharger Access - The Electric Viking

West Coast Customs built a Chevrolet Bel Air restomod, dubbed Project B-Zero, using a Tesla Model 3 powertrain for entrepreneur Troy Swope. It charges at up to 250 kW on Tesla Superchargers, going from 10% to 80% in about 25 to 30 minutes.

theelectricviking.com

 

[Steadfast]

EV's Are Terrible In Winter. Not So.

Battery-electric snow-clearing has been demonstrated in Norway; Sweden is adding hydrogen range extension to an already electric truck.

Norway’s Electric Snowplow Worked.​

Norway has already demonstrated battery-electric snowplowing on one of its toughest mountain highways. A Scania 45 R covered roughly 7,000 km on Hardangervidda, plowing, grading and spreading sand through a Norwegian winter. Its performance exceeded expectations.

Norway's Electric Snowplow Worked. Why Is Sweden Adding Hydrogen?

Norway has proven battery-electric highway snowplowing. Sweden's hydrogen range extender must beat batteries, charging and simpler reserve-fuel options.

cleantechnica.com

 

[insightman]

Classic Chevrolet Bel Air Goes Electric With Tesla Supercharger Access​

Five years after Rich Rebuilds presented his ICE T with a Chevy LS3 V-8 engine
"Dubbed Ice T, for, well, internal combustion engine (ICE) and T, for, um, Tesla"