InductEV, a pioneer in inductive wireless vehicle charging, has announced that its technology has been named as a TIME Best Invention for 2024. TIME’s editors selected the Pennsylvania-based company’s technology for its annual list of 200 groundbreaking inventions, based on a number of factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition and impact. It’s common for consumer publications… Read more…
Kia’s Off-Road Van And EV9 Are The Perfect Electric Escape
Kia unveiled two electric overlander concepts at SEMA, and oh how I wish they were production cars. Read more…
New Honda battery electric lawn mowers will be made in the USA
Honda is set to introduce a full line of battery electric walk-behind consumer and zero turn electric riding lawnmowers to its US power equipment dealers for 2025. Read more…
Why repowering wind farms is wind power’s next big thing
Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry. Read more…
Lucid (LCID) is gaining momentum in Europe’s largest auto market with its luxury EVs
Home to luxury automakers like Porsche and BWM, Lucid Motors (LCID) is making a name for itself in Germany. Lucid just had its second consecutive month of record EV registrations in Europe’s largest auto market. Read more…
Tesla plans mini Oasis Supercharger with solar and batteries near its giant project
Tesla appears to be doubling down on its new “Oasis” Supercharger station concept, which consists of larger stations powered by solar and a microgrid battery system. Read more…
Volvo EX90 interior, design and features review
When people think of a Volvo car, chances are they either picture a big wagon or a big SUV, namely the iconic XC90 – a luxury family hauler that came to be in the early 2000s. As Volvo announced it’s shifting its entire lineup toward electrification, people across the globe began clamoring for an electric version of the XC90. Now,… Read more…
24M Technologies reports battery separator innovations that can reduce battery fires
Lithium-ion battery technology developer 24M has released new testing data for its Impervio battery separator. The testing was related to the issue of battery-fire risk in EVs, energy storage systems and consumer applications. The company’s Impervio battery separator was designed to reduce the risk of overcharging that can cause metallic dendrite formation and internal shorts,… Read more…
General Motors to invest $625 million in new Lithium Americas JV
General Motors (GM) has entered into a new investment agreement with Lithium Americas to establish a joint venture (JV) to fund, develop, construct and operate the Thacker Pass lithium carbonate project in Humboldt County, Nevada. GM will provide $430 million of direct cash funding and a $195 million letter of credit facility to support the… Read more…
Ford BlueCruise 1.3 Review: Seriously Capable, But Not Perfect
Ford’s BlueCruise advanced driver assistance system takes the stress out of driving. But it’s not a license for complacency. Read more…
Inside BMW’s Next-Generation EV And Battery Plant In Mexico
BMW will start building its “Neue Klasse” EVs in Mexico in 2027. We chatted with the plant’s CEO for a peek behind the curtain. Read more…
These EVs are a steal with lease prices under $300 a month this November
With big discounts and lower-priced models hitting the market, electric vehicles are getting more and more affordable. Here are the EVs you can drive off in this November with lease prices under $300 a month. Read more…
Zero unveils plan for cheaper electric motorcycles, shows off first models
Zero Motorcycles, the leading premium electric motorcycle maker, has just unveiled at EICMA its bold new plan to enter the more affordable end of the e-motorcycle market. Read more…
Range Rover has over 48,000 buyers waiting on its first electric SUV
The first all-electric Range Rover is almost here. Although its official debut is just around the corner, the Range Rover Electric has already secured over 48,000 clients on the waitlist. Read more…
Someone built a Tesla Cybertruck dually – dope or nope?
Tesla Cybertruck has caught the attention of many people, including modders who have now built the first Cybertruck dually. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Begin In Canada As U.S. Demand Cools
Tesla made the Cybertruck available for preorder in Canada in August starting, at $137,990 CAD. Read more…
Cybertruck deliveries start in Canada as US demand cools further
The Cybertruck has officially landed in Canada. After opening reservations in August, Tesla has started deliveries of the initial units to Canadian customers. With a starting price of CAD 138,000 (approximately €89,200), it likely won’t be a mainstream vehicle though. Canadian buyers are currently limited to the Foundation Series, the higher-priced variant of the Cybertruck. For those seeking the top-of-the-line… Read more…
Seven cities form North American Electric Construction Coalition
Government officials from six cities in the US as well as Montreal, Canada have made a commitment to use more electric construction equipment in North America. Leaders in the municipalities of Austin, Texas; Boulder County, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; Montréal, Canada; New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and San Diego, California pledged to support pursuing programs… Read more…
Rincon Power launches energy-dense contactor for EVs
Rincon Power has introduced its RXX50 Series compact, energy-dense contactor for electric vehicles, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and aviation applications. The 500 A contactor offers a 3 MW interrupt rating (1,000 VDC/3,000 A), fast-break actuation technology and a hermetic ceramic seal with gas fill rated up to 170° C. The RXX50 operates in… Read more…
First Deutschlandnetz site opened at unmanaged motorway service area
The first of 200 planned fast-charging parks at unmanaged motorway service areas has been put into operation at the Depenauer Moor service area (A21) in Germany. This means that the first four of the 1,000 planned fast-charging points are now available at Depenauer Moor. Read more…
