Month: May 2021

Electric bicycles have exploded in popularity in the US and around the world.  They provide the same personal mobility convenience as a bicycle, yet use an electric motor to help riders travel faster, farther, up steep hills and without the same level of exhaustion.  While some low-cost electric bikes have sacrificed quality and longevity for
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The Hyundai Xcient is on its way to becoming the first mass-produced hydrogen-powered, heavy-duty truck. Design and performance improvements have made it more competitive with those expected from Mercedes-Benz, Toyota-Hino, and Nikola. “Leveraging more than 20 years of experience in fuel cell technology, Hyundai Motor furthers its vision of an eco-friendly hydrogen society,” said Jaehoon
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ABB will supply electric vehicle charging stations for Bornes Québec’scustomers across the province ABB has entered into an agreement with charging solution provider Bornes Québec to ensure wider availability of fast and convenient electric vehicles (EV) charging stations in the province of Quebec and to accelerate Canada’s move towards sustainable transportation. The future is looking
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Commercial EV specialist Endera has acquired Metro Titan, a school and shuttle bus manufacturing company.  The acquisition gives Endera the capability to deliver electric commercial vehicles in all 50 states. From its Ohio-based facility, Endera will manufacture electric Type A school buses, shuttle buses, and paratransit vehicles for the DOT, healthcare, airport, university, corporate, municipal
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A Montana cryptocurrency miner wants to use solar to power its energy-draining business. Can emission-free electric (and hydrogen) airplanes replace fossil-fuel-powered planes? UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s
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Joint research project: Advanced machine-vision software from Volkswagen to help optimize traffic flow, support disaster management and provide first responder data from existing public cameras Privacy safeguards built into software Herndon, VA and Carmel, IN — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) and the City of Carmel, IN, have joined together on a research project
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SSC’s been busy. In January it set a production-vehicle land-speed record of 282.9 mph. Now the automaker’s ready to expand the Tuatara lineup. On Thursday, the Washington-based supercar maker announced the Tuatara Striker and Tuatara Aggressor. The new models evolve the hypercar with more downforce, more power, and more customizable options. SSC Tuatara Striker—Image credit
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Eli Burton from My Tesla Adventure is here to tell us why Tesla Model Y is the first electric car that can widely appeal to non-EV drivers around the world in his weekly segment Supercharged with Eli Burton! The Adventures of Starman Kickstarter page: http://TheAdventuresOfStarman.com Check out Eli’s YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/myteslaadventure OUR SPONSOR: ❤️ Reserve
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The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 ultra-fast charging crossover utility vehicle was revealed yesterday, highlighting its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Ioniq 5’s 300-mile range, and 10-to-80 percent ultra-fast charging in 18 minutes showcases E-GMP technology. Outside, the ’45’ EV concept influenced the Ioniq 5’s design, while the chassis design adds more interior space. Ioniq 5 has
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EconCore has developed new honeycomb cores for laminated sandwich panels made with SABIC’s NORYL GTX resin. The new honeycomb core is designed to provide higher heat performance, better dimensional stability and lower water absorption compared to honeycomb structures made with traditional thermoplastics. SABIC says the new core material can be used in EV applications and,
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+++BMW Group continues to expand manufacturing capacity at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing +++ Extensive in-house drive train expertise: Start of production for fifth-generation high-voltage batteries in Germany Munich/Dingolfing. Production of fifth-generation high-voltage batteries and battery modules for use in the BMW iX* and BMW i4 is now underway at the Competence Centre
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WIMA, a maker of film capacitors, employs Wevo potting compounds in its supercapacitor PowerBlock—a cascaded, double-layer capacitor module whose capacitance, rated voltage and dimensions can be individually adapted to a desired application. This allows a range of mobility applications, such as engine starter modules in large construction and agricultural machinery, ships, locomotives, trams and buses,
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EV charging management provider AMPLY Power will announce a collaboration with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions focused on charging fleets of electric buses by means of solar-powered overhead charging stations. AMPLY CEO Vic Shao will introduce this solution at the VERGE Electrify virtual conference today, but he spoke with Electrek beforehand about its potential. AMPLY is
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