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We finally got to test drive the Lucid Gravity which just nabbed an EPA range of 450 miles

It’s been a four-plus-year journey for Gravity – Lucid Motors’ second flagship SUV. Since it was first unveiled, I’ve followed Gravity’s development closely, itching to get behind the wheel of a full-fledged production version to test drive – and that day has finally come, my friends. Last week, I took a trip to Lucid’s design studio, where I had my most intimate encounter with the Gravity SUV to date, including a brief but informative test drive around the Bay Area. There, I also learned that the official range of the Lucid Gravity is an impressive 450 miles. Check out images and a video of my experience below. Read more…

I got a $1,000 electric boat from China two years ago. Here’s what it looks like now

My regular readers may remember that two years ago, I was winning so hard at life that I bought myself a brand-spankin’ new boat as a treat. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still on an independent journalist’s salary here though, so when I say that I had “boat money”, I mean I scraped together enough to buy a $1,000 electric boat directly from China. It’s now been two years since that Alibaba delivery, so let’s see how it’s held up and what it looks like now. Read more…

Trump administration looks to back out of USPS contracts


Donald Trump’s transition team is considering cancelling the US Postal Service’s (USPS) contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, according to three sources familiar with the plans. Inside sources have told Reuters news agency that Trump’s transition team is currently looking at how to terminate the Postal Service’s contracts with Oshkosh and Ford, among others, for tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles and charging stations. Read more…