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"Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds"
#Vehicles #Cars #Hybrids

🚗 A Buick GNX Merged With an El Camino to Create This 470-HP Masterpiece
https://www.thedrive.com/news/a-buick-gnx-merged-with-an-el-camino-to-create-this-470-hp-masterpiece

A Buick GNX Merged With an El Camino to Create This 470-HP Masterpiece
If you didn't know better, this could easily pass as a factory job. It's that clean.

Capitalism is the reason people become socialists.
Seriously, this is asinine. (If entirely unsurprising.)
#cars

"Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January"
#Norway #Cars #Vehicles

The black shit covering the snow? That's from #cars. But importantly, it's not just exhaust soot - it's also pieces of tire (as they wear down). Eg, #microplastics that will end up in the ocean and in our drinking water.

Anyone ever replace the main battery in your hybrid car? I’m planning to do this for my 12 year old Honda Accord hybrid.
#ev #battery #cars

"High gas prices are fuelling demand for electric vehicles as drivers seek to save money"
#Cars #Vehicles #ElectricVehicles

Would switching to an EV save you money as gas prices spike?
“Clean power and electrification combined is what provides the most security,” says Ember analyst Euan Graham.

"Microsoft and Stellantis want to use AI to help car owners"
H. E. L. P. is an interesting way to spell "hurt". 🤨
#Microsoft #Stellantis #cars #AI #LLM #sarcasm

"Fuel prices are driving more Australians to EVs ‑ and secondhand cars are in high demand"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles

Fuel prices are driving more Australians to EVs - and secondhand cars are in high demand
There’s been a surge of interest in EVs as the oil crisis hits – and secondhand EVs are especially in demand

First time attending the monthly Oily’s Breakfast Club car meet at #Weymouth FC on Sunday. Some cool cars there despite cool/wet weather. #WeirdCarMastodon #carspotting

🛻 Genesis Designed a Body-on-Frame Truck for the US
#cars

Genesis Designed a Body-on-Frame Truck for the US
Everybody knows the U.S. is fertile ground for trucks, but could a Genesis pickup sell?

"Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows"
#Finland #Cars #Vehicles

Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows
In Finland, the average age of passenger cars is among the highest in Europe, and the majority of traffic-related particle emissions are produced by ICE vehicles that are more than 15 years old. The worst polluters are old diesel cars without a diesel particulate filter.

Remember that time Elon said he was making a semi-truck? 😂😂
Anyway, here's a real company making a real-life truck.
Up to 600km range.
20-80% fill in 50-85min
six-speed transmission
13-tonne axle
GCW of up to 48T with payload of 28T.
These are the things we need to be doing for those “last mile" applications where electrified (catenary) rail is not possible.
The preview doesn't seem to be happening on the Inside EV website so I added a screenshot.
#Cars #EV #Truck #Trucking #Electrification

"Electric cars can make power grids more reliable (and earn owners money)—so why aren't we doing that?"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #cars

Electric cars can make power grids more reliable (and earn owners money)—so why aren't we doing that?
Electric vehicles (EVs) can effectively serve as mobile batteries that provide energy to the power grid when not being driven, improving the reliability of the grid, serving as a source of backup power and potentially reducing energy and EV ownership costs. So why have so few places adopted the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) model? A new study details the barriers to V2G adoption and outlines possible paths forward for this technology.

"Is tyre pollution causing mass deaths in vulnerable salmon populations?"
#Cars #Vehicles

Note: no Volvo semi-truck toot can be complete without a link to the Epic Split. #Enya #JCVD
#Cars #EV #Truck #Trucking #Electrification

"Do schools' car-free drop-offs really work?"
#Schools #Education #Cars #Vehicles

Do schools' car-free drop-offs really work?
It's a familiar sight at schools across the country: a line of slow-moving vehicles pulling up to the curb before a child jumps out. A similar scene plays out in the afternoons, only with children hopping into cars waiting to pick them up.

"How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets"
#France #Paris #Cars #Vehicles

the driveway is really growing!
driveways that grow are definitely the best!
#green #cars #altgrass
#spring #clover #poppies #wildflowers

"Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs"
#Australia #Sydney #Cars #Vehicles

"‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’: used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles

Am planning my drive to pick up The Son from #yyj on Friday and discovered that the BC Hydro charging app has a very nice and comprehensive session summary for past charges.
It's a 2.5hr drive from home or 1.5hr from work, either way Ill need to charge before heading home.
I was trying to remember how long I charged for or what my starting point was, and there it is in the summary: 40min, going from 36% to 79%.
Now I can figure out what time I need to leave home/work to get down there, charge, and grab him from the airport. ✈️
Need to be at YYJ around 11:10. The chargers are only 5min away in Sydney (literally at the end of the runway lol) so if I'm charged by 11:00 I should have lots of time. So... at the chargers by 10:15.
done.
#evLive #EV #cars #HyundaiKona #Victoria #PortAlberni #VancouverIsland #travel

"Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Cars #EV

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever - Carbon Brief
Sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) overtook petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025.

"Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals"
#Plastic #Plastics #MicroPlastics

Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals
Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from Germany for the first time: Around 4% of the particulate matter consists of plastic. Around two-thirds of this comes from tire abrasion.

So it's not about cars or EVs or jobs.
It's just plain old stupid racism, Doug.
#Canada #EV #China #Cars #Manufacturing #Jobs #DougFord

"Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Cars #Vehicles

"New EV registrations reach record high, reports SMMT"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

New EV registrations reach record high, reports SMMT
According to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), March marked the best month on record for EV uptake in the UK.

extremely relevant to the upcoming "Auto Strategy" being released by the Liberal Carney government.
make no mistake. Decades of Canadian, Ontarian, and Alberta governments are complicit in the Oil companies efforts to avoid the transition
#endfossilfuels #canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #ev #cars #jobs https://jacobin.com/2026/02/fossil-fuels-michigan-trump-lawsuit

It's wild how far behind North American, European, Japanese and Korean automakers are in the EV space. I submit it is *primarily* because fossil fuel interests are holding them back.
The new tech in China is stunning.
"The EVs were plugged in at 9% state of charge with 93 kilometers of range (57 miles). In 9 minutes and 51 seconds, they charged up to 97% with the range prediction in their gauge cluster displaying 1,008 kilometers (626 miles).
"The Commies” also seem to do capitalism better than "us”:
"The world’s largest EV maker saw its steepest sales plunge since the pandemic, with February sales falling 41% amid cut-throat competition in China's EV market. BYD is now hoping for a comeback by democratizing its cutting-edge new technology.”
#ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #Electric #Electrification #EV #Cars #Driving

"EVs can generate widespread economic benefits, new study says"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

EVs can generate widespread economic benefits, new study says
Putting more electric cars on the road doesn't just benefit those with enough money to buy the often-pricey vehicles, it also pushes down prices at the gas pump while strengthening U.S. energy security, according to new research from Georgia Tech's Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.