Daimler, through its subsidiaries Deutsche ACCUmotive and Mercedes-Benz Energy, partnered with The Mobility House and GETEC ENERGIE in a project to convert a coal-fired power station (built in 1912 and recently shut down) into an energy storage system …
Watch How One Driver Controls Nissan LEAF Battery Temps On 376-Mile Trip
A Nissan Leaf owner documents charge speeds and battery temperatures on his drive from Scotland to the UK for Fully Charged Live. James of the YouTube channel Lemon-Tea Leaf recently put his Nissan Leaf to the test on a nearly 400 mile (643 km) trip fr…
F1’s Massa Signs 3-Year Deal With Formula E Team Venturi
Former Sauber, Ferrari and Williams Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa will join the Venturi Formula E team from the 2018/19 season. Massa, who won 11 grands prix during his 16-year career in F1, has previously tested for the Jaguar FE squad and recently vi…
EPA loses 10 percent of enforcement staff under Trump
If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California’s environmental waiver. It could just quit enforcing the law. That is already happening to a degree, ac…
How Waymo May Limit Consumer Tax Credits On Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Waymo may purchase as many as 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids, which will account for $465 million in federal EV tax credits. Whether or not Waymo chooses to claim the tax credits, every Pacifica Hybrid the company purchases will count against FCAR…
First Tesla Model S P100D stripped-down and race-ready is delivered to Electric GT team
After a few delays and setback over the last year, Electric GT, the Tesla racing championship, is now pushing ahead for the first season to start at the end of the year.
Now they have delivered the first Tesla Model S P100D stripped-down and race-ready…
Hyundai And Audi Partner On Fuel Cell Vehicles
Hyundai Motor Group and AUDI AG have entered into a multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement, covering a broad range of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) components and technologies. Under the new partnership, the world’s fifth-largest auto-making g…
Schaeffler packs 1,184 hp Formula E powertrain into a 4-door sedan
What would happen if you took four motors from a Formula E race car and used them to power a four-door sedan? Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi and Schaeffler CTO Prof. Peter Gutzmer just had to find out, and the result is the Audi 4ePerformance concept. This “Frankenstein-like” supercar sports four electric motors, one… Read more »
Ecotricity part of V2G gamification trial
A new project has been launched to discover whether gamification could help electric vehicle owners boost the UK’s smart energy grid. The new £400,000 trial has been backed by government funding, and brings together Ecotricity, Newcastle Universi…
Tesla will introduce setting to lower Autopilot alerts for Model S, Model X
In a recent update on Twitter, Elon Musk stated that Tesla would introduce a feature that would allow Model S and Model X drivers to lower the Autopilot alerts displayed in the electric cars’ instrument cluster. Musk’s update came as a response to complaints from several Tesla owners on Twitter about the placement of the […]
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