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Another day, another automaker deciding that hybrids are a better short-term solution than focusing solely on EVs. Ford, GM, and others made the call months ago, and now, it’s Hyundai’s turn. The South Korean automaker recently confirmed that it would boost hybrid production at its Georgia factory, which was previously destined for life building electric models.
We’ve all done it. You’re in line at a coffee shop but forgot your travel mug at the office. You wait to order, trying to decide between buying a new $40 reusable mug at the counter or walking out with a little paper cup in your hand and a pang of guilt in your heart.
Although Kia has said the Tasman will be its first global truck, it hasn't confirmed whether or not model will be sold in the United States. Officially, at least for now, it's only coming to South Korea, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. Interestingly, a new spy video shows the mid-size pickup undergoing testing on US soil. Wearing Michigan plates, a heavily camouflaged prototype has been caught in California.
New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network.
Alex Benigno has been going around Atlanta, Georgia with the admirable mission of removing dangerous refuse, like screws and nails, from thoroughfares. It's a quintessential «not all heroes wear capes» situation.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking spaces. From the passenger seat, driving instructor Nancy Gobran peered over large sunglasses at her student, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee woman who was driving for one of the first times in her life.
EVs could end up using a lot of electricity, but efficiency improvements to support them could significantly reduce the need for new grid infrastructure, cut energy usage, and potentially save consumers billions of dollars, according to a new study from research firm EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Hyundai has offered a pickup in the United States for a few years now, but its corporate cousin, Kia, has never dipped its toe into the truck market. The automaker won’t be without a ‘ute for long, however, as it recently confirmed the Tasman, a global pickup aimed at markets in South Korea, the Middle East, and elsewhere.