Electric vehicles offset oil demand, electric garbage trucks with wheels, Mach-E recalled: Car News Today
The adoption of EVs has helped avoid 3% of global oil demand. Shoppers don’t trust Tesla as much as traditional automakers, but still lack electric vehicle options. We review a recycling truck that’s powered by electricity, of course. And the Mach-E recall is another testament to the effectiveness of over-the-air updates. This and more, here at Green Car Report.
Ford is recalling a small number of Mach-E electric SUVs because of software problems related to some of its safety systems. But by the time Ford sends out traditional recall notices, many owners’ cars will have Withdrawal remedy, through the air.
In the US, Europe and elsewhere, the adoption of electric vehicles has been helping to ease the pain caused by sanctions that have restricted Russia’s oil exports, following the invasion of Ukraine. Electric vehicles have helped avoid 3% of global oil demandwith electric two and three wheelers and part thereof.
British company Lunaz, known for its outstanding electrical restoration works on classic Jaguar, Bentley and Rolls-Royce models, has unveiled what it calls the world’s most advanced wheeled electric vehicle — and it is a electric garbage truck. It claims an 80% reduction in embedded carbon due to manufacturing processes, while performance can be comparable to a new electric truck.
And according to a survey from a leading consulting firm, general market shoppers are more likely to trust automakers older than Tesla or newer EV startups like Rivian. That said, the current crop of electric vehicle products is not as expected.
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