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Toshiba and partners testing electric buses with rapid pantograph charging system


Multinational electronics company Toshiba is partnering with Japanese bus operator Rinko Bus and Swiss electric bus equipment manufacturer Drive Electro Technology on a demonstration project to test the effectiveness of a rapid-charging battery powered by a pantograph to charge an electric bus in 10 minutes. Drive Electro Technology will produce the pantograph charging system and… Read more…

48,000 electric Range Rover buyers can’t be wrong

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The excitement for the first-ever all-electric Range Rover is contagious. Jaguar Land Rover announced that over 48,000 customers have already joined the waiting list for the SUV, even before its official debut. JLR’s first-half results for fiscal 2025 revealed the growing demand for its electric vehicles. The Range Rover Electric, as it’s currently known, is spearheading this charge, leading the… Read more…

Black Friday sales take 55% off Bluetti power stations and new releases, Special sales on EVs from Electric Bike Co., NIU, more

It’s another day of amazing seasonal savings in our Green Deals today, with Bluetti’s early access Black Friday sale taking up 50% off its backup power units – including new releases – with tons of bonus savings like member pricing, an additional sitewide 5% off promo code, and more. Next we have an early bird Black Friday special from Electric Bike Company that can score you up to $897 in savings across its e-bike lineup, as well as NIU’s pre-Black Friday sale that is taking up to 64% off the brand’s KQi series of e-scooters. Lastly, we’re getting the first of EcoFlow’s Black Friday flash sales that is offering up to $1,347 off DELTA Pro and DELTA 2 Max bundles starting from $1,139. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Black Friday savings from EcoFlow, ENGWE, and more. Read more…

American Battery Solutions unveils series and parallel configurations for its Proliance series


Battery technology manufacturer American Battery Solutions (ABS) has released series and parallel configurations for its Proliance high-voltage line of lithium-ion battery pack designs for the fleet, commercial and off-highway vehicle markets, as well as the emerging marine EV market. The T350-50 series connection allows for increased overall system voltage while keeping the same capacity. The… Read more…

PPG develops new application method for battery pack fire protection coatings


US-based paint and specialty materials manufacturer PPG has developed a new method for applying battery fire protection coatings, called Intelligent Dynamic Non-Masking Airless Application (IDNMAA). PPG says the battery fire protection coatings they developed are highly adaptable, enabling them to accommodate any battery pack design—an essential feature as packs become increasingly complicated. IDNMAA technology merges… Read more…

XPeng to launch an EREV platform in pivot away from pure electric cars

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XPeng is a company that has only released fully electric vehicles in its entire existence, but its recent announcement signals it wants to branch out. It plans to introduce an entirely new EREV system that promises to revolutionize the segment. While EREVs are mainly popular in China and have tiny market share elsewhere Xpeng hopes to change that. The new… Read more…

XPeng 2024 Tech Day: AI chips, L4 autonomy, eVTOLs, humanoid robots, and… range extenders?

XPeng Motors celebrated its annual Tech Day event in China earlier today, which was renamed “AI Day” for good reason. The topic of artificial intelligence dominated the Chinese mobility company’s incoming technologies, which were abundant. We got updates on a new in-house AI computing chip, a new Xpeng platform to support Level 4 autonomous robotaxis, flying cars, and eVTOLs, a new humanoid robot called “Iron,” complete with an existential launch video, and a surprising adoption of combustion-powered extenders that deliver up to 970 miles of additional range. Read more…