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This clever system taps basement temps to cool your home, and now it can heat, too

New York-based Cool Down makes a thermal transfer system that moves naturally cool air from your basement into your living space while sending excess heat back down below to cool homes more efficiently. By dispersing that heat into the ground, Cool Down helps keep homes comfortable during hot summer months and cuts electricity bills in the process. Read more…

InstaVolt launches GPS tracking system to combat EV charger cable theft


Cable theft from EV chargers is a frustrating trend for the EV charging industry. Bringing a damaged EV charger back into service isn’t as simple as replacing a broken window or a stolen street sign. In many cases, the chargers must be recertified and recommissioned, a time-consuming and money-losing process. To combat the criminal cable-cutters,… Read more…

Oerlikon provides safety components for EV battery packs


Switzerland-based Oerlikon offers a full portfolio of customized safety components for EVs, including thermoelectrical barriers, SafeVent gas guidance systems, cell separators and high-voltage arcing protection. The portfolio covers all critical parts from heat shields and gas guidance components to cell separators. They are highly heat-resistant, mechanically durable, ultra-light and thin. In the event of a… Read more…

Daimler Buses’ new public EV charging stations enable electric coaches to serve more remote travel destinations


Starting in 2026, Daimler Buses will install its own public charging stations for electric buses and coaches, focusing on high-traffic European tourist destinations such as bus parking lots at amusement parks or in cities. The company aims to drive the expansion of high-performance charging infrastructure away from highways, enabling electric buses and coaches to serve… Read more…

Prime Day-2 Green Deals: Greenworks electric mini-bike + tools, EGO equipment, Navee sale, Aventon e-bikes, and much more

It’s the second day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, and we’ve got another jam-packed edition of Green Deals for you, led by a rare price cut on the Greenworks 80V STEALTH Electric Mini-Bike to $1,440. Right behind it is a more sizeable collection of EGO electric tools and equipment getting discounts than we usually see at once, with the brand’s EGO Z6 52-inch Cordless Electric Zero-Turn Riding Lawn Mower coming with six 12.0Ah batteries at $5,600. There’s also Navee’s increased Autumn EV Sale savings starting from $266, and so much more waiting for you below – plus, all the other eco-friendly discounts we couldn’t stuff in here are available within our Prime Day Green Deals hub. And don’t forget to check out yesterday’s edition with the first-day favorites.. Read more…

Pickering launches new 5A PXI battery simulator module for advanced BMS testing


Pickering Interfaces has launched the PXI and PXI Express (PXIe) battery simulator modules, models 41-754 (PXI) and 43-754 (PXIe), which are designed for testing and verification of battery management systems. These modules are available in a single-slot form factor and provide either two or four channels, each capable of supplying up to 8 volts and… Read more…

10 most common transporting mistakes for large-format Li-ion batteries


Sponsored by DGeo. Transporting Li-ion batteries? Make room for mastery, not mistakes. Transporting very large format lithium batteries—for electric vehicles, solar power storage, data center backup and other purposes—is a major undertaking. Navigating the process safely, compliantly and efficiently is an ongoing challenge, and it’s not uncommon for mistakes to happen. These mistakes are costly…. Read more…