Today’s electric grid won’t be able to keep up with increasing demand from electrified fleets without significant upgrades. Given that grid upgrades can take years to implement, however, fleets, charging networks, transportation planners, utilities, and other stakeholders need to collaborate closely to ensure that fleet electrification continues to advance. In this webinar from the clean… Read more…
Donut Lab offers modular EV development platform
Donut Lab, a subsidiary of electric motorcycle company Verge Motorcycles, has created a modular electric vehicle development platform for applications on land, sea and air. The platform provides manufacturers with a library of compatible components they can use to produce EVs such as supercars, buses, drones or SUVs that are light and affordable to manufacture…. Read more…
Tesla Is Screwing Over Dozens Of App Developers
Tesla is pulling a Twitter as it prepares to charge third-party software developers huge sums of cash. Read more…
Nissan EV Drivers Are About To Get Supercharger Access, With A Big Exception
Owners of Nissan’s latest long-range EV will have better charging access starting next week. But a larger group is getting left behind. Read more…
The Pope’s New Ride Is This Electric G-Class
Mercedes just gave the Pope a new set of all-electric wheels. Read more…
Effortless ‘Plug And Charge’ Is Coming For All EVs Soon
A universal electric vehicle charging protocol will make the EV ownership experience a whole lot easier. Read more…
Would You Turn Your Classic Mazda Miata Into An EV With This Kit?
This EV conversion kit will elevate the NA Miata’s performance considerably while still keeping the car light. Read more…
Lake Tahoe to link 14 ski resorts with Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil ferry
Lake Tahoe, the largest Alpine lake in North America, became a transportation hub after the 1848 California Gold Rush. Mail delivery then took place via a sailboat that visited each community, and steamboats began plying the river in 1863. The advent of automobiles in the 20th century diminished the steamers’ popularity, but the pendulum might… Read more…
Optimizing AI systems with TIM 1.5 thermal solutions (download now)
Sponsored by Honeywell. In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), optimizing system performance and reliability is crucial for meeting the demands of complex computational workloads. As AI applications grow in complexity, the thermal management of high-performance processors is becoming more challenging. In this application note, we explore the role thermal interface material (TIM)… Read more…
UrbanLink expands its eVTOL arsenal, partnering with CRISALION for services in Europe
Advanced air mobility (AAM) operator UrbanLink continues to make big moves in establishing a fleet of eVTOL aircraft for air taxi and other aerial mobility applications. Most recently, the company signed a new partnership with CRISALION Mobility out of Spain, committing to purchase 20 of the latter’s Integrity eVTOL aircraft as UrbanLink expands beyond its native state of Florida and overseas to at least two markets in Europe. Read more…
No apps, no swipes – every EV will get Supercharger-like charging in 2025
Universal Plug & Charge – the ability for any EV to just plug in and start charging without having to open an app, swipe a card or press any buttons first – will be ready in 2025 and promises to make EV charging much easier, thanks to an effort between the Society of Automotive Engineers, the auto industry, and the Biden Admin’s Joint Office of Energy & Transportation. Read more…
Hiboy early Christmas sale offers new EV lows at $900 off, Goal Zero Alta fridge and freezer lows, UGREEN power bank station, more
Leading today’s Green Deals is Hiboy’s newly launched early Christmas sale that is continuing Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing while also increasing savings on some select models, like the 2024 P7 Commuter e-bike that hit a new $800 low. Next, we have Goal Zero’s Alta 50 and Alta 80 Portable Fridge/Freezers that were skipped over in last month’s seasonal savings but return to their lowest rates today, starting from $550. For camping enthusiasts, we spotted UGREEN’s Nexode 48,000mAh Portable Charger Power Bank Station down at $140, as well as Greenworks’ 80V Venture Commuter e-bike that has dropped to $1,550. Lastly, there’s VEVOR’s Tesla Charging Station Enclosure that fell to a new $140 low. Plus, all the hangover Green Deals from Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales are in the links at the bottom of the page, collected together in our dedicated shopping hub for you – but there’s no telling how long they’ll last. Read more…
Nissan EV drivers will be able to use Tesla’s Supercharger network next week
Nissan EV drivers, or more specifically Ariya drivers, will be able to use Tesla’s Supercharger network starting next week. Read more…
The Chinese EV Market Is Now Unbeatable
New subsidies, dizzying variety for consumers and sluggish demand for EVs in other parts of the world is helping China further its lead. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz gives Pope Francis the first electric Popemobile
The Mercedes G 580 with EQ Technology is the first electric Popemobile Fisker was supposed to supply an Ocean as the first electric Popemobile While the electric G-Class is the first electric Popemobile, it’s not the first EV in the Vatican’s fleet Mercedes-Benz G-Class Popemobiles have been a fixture of the Vatican vehicle fleet for decades, so… Read more…
Why General Motors Just Took A $5 Billion Hit In China
Also on today’s Critical Materials roundup: how Stellantis’ ex-CEO made “enemies with everybody.” Read more…
The Honda Prologue Is Becoming America’s Sweetheart EV
Honda sold more Prologue EVs in November than Volvo sold EX40s and C40s in the first 11 months of this year. Read more…
2026 Jaguar Electric Fastback: Everything We Know
Jaguar’s rebranding has been ridiculed, but likely nobody will be laughing when the first of its new EVs comes out. Read more…
Genesis Will First Add Hybrids To Its Lineup, Then Range Extenders
The company is backtracking on its previously announced plan to only introduce electric vehicles after 2025. Read more…
When will we have a standard for reserving truck charging stations?
The EVRoaming Foundation has launched an initiative called HDV Booking, which is working on a standard for a reservation system for truck charging stations. In this interview, Michel Bayings, Director of the EVRoaming Foundation, reveals which companies participate in HDV Booking and when the standard will be rolled out. Read more…