Month: November 2022

Three Common Errors That Can Sink an Insurance Claim This article may contain affiliate links. As commercial trucks are very large in size, collisions with trucks might result in severe injuries. If you’re injured in a truck accident, the process can be stressful, painful and overwhelming. Many truck accidents are fatal. In such situations, assuming
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Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, outlining a partnership to offer a Truck as a Service package that includes software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance. Siemens will oversee the technical infrastructure of the charging installations, including the hardware
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There’s something fun about trademark infringement reproducing retro-looking vehicles in an electric form factor. You get all of the exciting, old school design vibes that today’s automotive culture is sorely lacking, yet in a modern vehicle that doesn’t require two hours of wrenching for every hour of driving. And this awesome-looking reproduction of a 60’s
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Opinion: Building Critical Public EV Infrastructure Had Benjamin Disraeli been alive during the era of electric vehicles he would have encountered plenty of fodder for his reliable maxim–“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” The EV industry is awash with statistics both ardently in favor, and vehemently against, the inevitability of
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A new all-electric premium model is entering the North American market – meet the Genesis Electrified GV70. As the name indicates, it’s an electrified version of the Genesis GV70 model. The South Korean manufacturer recently held a special media event in Los Angeles to present the Electrified GV70, ahead of the public premiere at the
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Daimler Truck and precision machining company Gehring Technologies have signed a strategic partnership agreement to work together on process development for—and prototype construction of—electric motors for commercial vehicles, to set up R&D facilities, and to open a joint technical center at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau, Germany. Daimler Truck says it will open InnoLabs for
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Test and measurement technology company Keysight Technologies has introduced a new DC emulator product series, which is designed for EV fast charging applications. “Our next-generation high-power DC emulators, based on silicon-carbide technology, are greater than 96% efficient and provide more power and higher voltages in less space, when compared to similar systems,” says Keysight VP
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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Commercial Zero-Emission Vehicle Investors Challenged, But Industry Moves On Globally, countries have fast-tracked their electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing to combat rising emissions and meet the 2 C standard of the Paris Climate Agreement. Then Nikola’s Founder’s fraudulent activity was uncovered, and the conversation surrounding EVs has changed for better or worse. Now they’re rolling under
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Tesla does not slow down in China, where its production and wholesale shipments (local sales and export) continue to increase at a healthy rate. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), in October, Tesla‘s total Made-in-China (MIC) sales volume amounted to 71,704, which is 31.8% more than a year ago. * CPCA reports wholesale shipments,
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In 1900, Rolls-Royce co-founder Charles Rolls predicted an electric future for the motor car. After driving an EV called the Columbia Electric Carriage, he said, “The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or vibration. They should become very useful when fixed charging stations can be arranged.” It took a while,
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes a new best-bang-for-your-buck electric bike known as the Lectric XP 3.0, Gates unveiled a new belt drive system, SONDORS is headed for an IPO, test rides of two upcoming
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Battery cell producer Ionblox (previously known as Zenlabs Energy) has closed a $24-million Series B funding round with investors including Applied Ventures, Catalus Capital, and Lilium, the developer of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company will use the investment to continue scaling operations and increasing manufacturing capabilities. Earlier this year, Ionblox
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) analyzed roughly 2.8 million residential rooftop solar systems installed through 2021, representing 86% of all US systems. Here are the latest trends based on income among American solar adopters, according to the data. LBL’s annual report, “Residential Solar-Adopter Income and Demographic Trends,” looks at solar adopter trends in such categories as
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