Swedish-Chinese car and bus maker Volvo’s electric buses will be the first to operate north of the Arctic Circle starting this northern summer.
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Month: May 2021
Wildcat ramps up its focus on EV Supercell breakthroughs
The lithium-ion battery has proven to be an excellent fuel tank for EVs, but there remains much room for improvement. We’re still far from what’s theoretically achievable in terms of Li-ion capacity, safety, cost and charge times. As battery manufacturers continue their quest for improved chemistry and material combinations, they rely on applied researchers like… Read more »
Tesla’s Elon Musk thanks Brandenburg Minister for supporting Giga Berlin
Recently, Elon Musk thanked Jörg Steinbach—the Minister of Economy, Labor, and Energy for the state of Brandenburg in Germany—for supporting Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin. Musk visited Giga Berlin’s construction site over the weekend to check up on its progress. Steinbach tweeted about his informal “catch-up” with Elon Musk at Giga Berlin earlier in the day. He […]
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Fisker Ocean added to Onto electric car subscription service
Fisker Inc. announced a partnership with Onto, the UK-based all-inclusive electric car subscription service for private and business users. The agreement, the first multi-vehicle reservation for Fisker in the UK market, supports the delivery of up to 7…
Knowles develops next-generation safety capacitors to meet the growing demand for 800-volt EV systems
As EV-makers continue to upgrade from 400 V to 800 V systems, parts suppliers have been hustling to keep up with the new specs. Knowles Precision Devices, for example, specializes in high-voltage capacitors—it’s a market leader in multi-layer ceramic capacitors rated from about 200 V up to 12,000 V. Looking back just 10 or 15… Read more »
Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing
Formula E, the FIA-sanctioned electric racing series, has been a powerful ambassador for the EV revolution—and a damn fine sporting event—since its opening season in 2014. Now some of the same team behind Formula E, including Alejandro Agag, Chairman of Formula E and now CEO of Extreme E, have gone off-road and off the chain… Read more »
BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs
The EV ecosystem is a work in progress, and when it comes to charging infrastructure, there are some key pieces missing from the puzzle. There will surely be a need for some form of portable charging on demand, and this is the niche that SparkCharge is looking to fill with its new app platform, BoostEV…. Read more »
Canoo opens pre-orders up for electric “lifestyle vehicle”, van and ute
California-based Canoo opens pre-orders for three electric models – its Lifestyle Vehicle, a delivery van, and a ute.
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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards
Q&A with former EPA exec Margo Oge Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. Under President Obama,… Read more »
California environmental lawyer forecasts the future of state and federal emissions regulations
Q&A with environmental lawyer Maureen Gorsen California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. The state has consistently implemented clean-air rules that are stricter than those imposed at the federal level, including the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which requires automakers to produce a certain number of electric vehicles. The Trump administration attempted… Read more »
