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FedEx plans for an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040 FedEx will replace its current delivery trucks with electric models until its entire fleet is made up of zero—emission vehicles by 2040. The company is making the transition as a way to help it achieve its goal to reach carbon neutral status in the same year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/fed-ex-all-electric-delivery-fleet-2040-182248046.html

Does this Make Sense? Gasoline Delivered to Your Car Some California drivers no longer go to the gas station—and it’s not because they drive electric cars. Gasoline increasingly is being delivered into the fuel tanks of cars while their owners work or as they spend time at home. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-this-make-sense-gasoline-delivered-to-your-car/

Fiat Chrysler teams with startup Archer to build an electric air taxi Archer Aviation is one of many startups trying to build an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, among Volocopter, Hyundai, Lilium and many others. The startup just boosted its standing, however, as it has announced a partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/fiat-chrysler-teams-with-archer-to-build-an-allelectric-passenger-plane-130001850.html

EVs made up more than half of car sales in Norway last year More than half of all cars sold in Norway are now electric, claims new data from the country’s Road Federation. Reuters is reporting that, across 2020, EVs made up 54 percent of all new car sales, a figure that jumps even higher if you include plug-in and hybrid vehicles as well. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/evs-outsell-traditional-engines-in-norway-for-all-of-2020-115746618.html

Volkswagen teases an electric car-charging robot with eyes Volkswagen says it’s made a prototype of the electric vehicle charging robot concept it first showed off in proof-of-concept form in late 2019, and that it plans to keep developing the idea. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/28/22202913/volkswagen-charging-robot-electric-cars-vw

'Cyberpunk 2077' is riddled with bugs and rogue penises Warning: this post includes NSWF images. There’s plenty of junk on show in Cyberpunk 2077 and we’re not only talking about the garbage strewn around Night City. Now that players finally have their hands on the long-awaited RPG, a ton of images and videos of glitches have popped up. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/cyberpunk-2077-glitch-penis-breasts-170449946.html

UK may pay drivers to replace combustion cars with EVs The UK car market has taken a bruising due to COVID-19, like much of Europe, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be counting on electric vehicles to bring it back. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/uk-ev-car-swap-plan-leak-031151072.html

It wouldn't be CES without companies showing off wildly ambitious tech, and Hyundai plans to accommodate. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/20/hyundai-flying-car-concept-ces-2020/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-12%252F4115c4d0-2346-11ea-b67b-461f86105677%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D24f1fd477b42b4059820b6c289e935a304bea897&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=07fee5be85c64de2e7c8d017947bfb3cd489b208

Cars like these are why we love the Geneva Motor Show. Sure, only one lucky person will get to own this bespoke Bugatti, but man is it cool to know this is out there somewhere. It's called the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, which literally translates to, Bugatti The Black Car. from https://www.autoblog.com/2019/03/05/bugatti-la-voiture-noire-most-expensive-new-car-lf5h77kd9/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png