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Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there’s a catch

Electrek

We are in Nashville, Tennessee, where Scout Motors shared details of its first SUV, the Traveler, and its all-electric pickup truck, the Terra. The wait is officially over. Volkswagen Group’s revival of the Scout brand has finally unveiled production-intent concept versions of its two flagship EV models.

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Review: 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid feels at home with its range

Green Car Reports

On a 50-plus-mile loop of the bachelorette party capital of the south, Nashville, the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid gives aid and comfort to drivers who can’t yet commit to going battery-only. Are plug-in hybrids the training wheels of this transitional era?

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Stage 1 of the Electrek American Solar Challenge complete; here are the results

Electrek

Over the weekend, 16 teams that qualified from the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) departed from the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, TN, for an epic 8-day 1,550+ mile trek to Casper, WY, using nothing but energy from the sun.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

Green Car Congress

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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CIRCLES Consortium tests AI-equipped cruise control system for impact on fuel efficiency and traffic flow

Green Car Congress

Stretching four miles just southeast of downtown Nashville, the smart highway is equipped with 300 4K digital sensors capable of logging 260,000,000 vehicle-miles of data per year. On 16 November alone, the system recorded a total of 143,010 miles driven and 3,780 hours of driving.

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Joby Aviation completes a 523-mile flight in an eVTOL powered by hydrogen-electric tech

Baua Electric

By using hydrogen-electric propulsion developed by its subsidiary H2FLY, Joby recently completed a 523-mile eVTOL flight in California. Imagine being able to fly from San Francisco to San Diego, Boston to Baltimore, or Nashville to New Orleans without the need to go to an airport and with no emissions except water.

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Scout Unveils the Traveler SUV and Terra Pickup Truck

The Truth About Cars

Scout took to the stage in Nashville, TN, yesterday to debut two electric concept vehicles – an SUV and a pickup. Basic EV models promise up to 350 miles of range, while variants with the small gas-powered range-extending engine could travel more than 500 miles on a charge.

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