Month: April 2024

US-based NovaCHARGE, which provides utility-grade EV charging solutions, has expanded its fleet management software to help effectively dispatch drivers and optimize off-site charging. NovaCHARGE Fleet Director combines vehicle management, a charging station locater, and worker management to efficiently dispatch drivers to move vehicles as needed, reducing costs by making use of existing offsite charging facilities
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The first Lotus Formula 1 car will be among the featured lots at a Bonhams auction scheduled for May 10 in Monaco. The original Team Lotus dissolved in the early 1990s (other unrelated teams subsequently used the Lotus name), but it was once an F1 powerhouse, winning seven Constructors’ and six Drivers’ Championships with innovative
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By Zachary Visconti Posted on April 20, 2024 Tesla has already started fixing Cybertruck units following a recent recall due to an issue with the accelerator pedal. After Tesla put a pause on Cybertruck deliveries and canceled customer appointments last weekend, a recall notice was issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due
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The Earth-Friendly Off-Road Subaru The 2024 all-electric Subaru Solterra, introduced in 2023, has received upgrades to its charging speed and charging efficiency in cold and hot temperatures as well as driving range (for the lowest trim level due to its smaller tires). In a very hot EV market, improvements each model year are crucial to
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Disneyland will replace gasoline vehicles at its Autopia ride with EVs in 2026, the Los Angeles Times confirmed this week. Autopia is one of the longer-running attractions at the Anaheim, California, Walt Disney Co. theme park and it undoubtedly has a role in nurturing auto enthusiasm for kids. With clarification that these vehicles will be
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California-based EV and industrial charging equipment producer AMPURE has introduced, under the PosiCharge brand, a cloud-based data management platform, PosiLink, designed for electric material-handling fleet operations. AMPURE was formerly known as Webasto Charging Systems, and was acquired recently by Transom Capital Group. The company says its new software, which transitions from its legacy PosiNet platform,
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Volvo CE, the Volvo Group’s construction equipment subsidiary, and Volvo Trucks have partnered with France-based logistics firm Capelle Transports to pilot an electric shuttle service that carries out the initial transport of construction machines from the Volvo CE factory in Belley, France, and optimizes the loading of truck trailers.  The program is part of Volvo
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ReElement Technologies, a rare earth element and critical battery metal producer, has partnered with EDP Renewables North America, a renewable energy supplier, to recycle rare earth materials for wind turbines and EV motors. The partnership aims to develop a circular supply chain for renewable energy equipment and inputs by efficiently and sustainably recycling neodymium-based permanent
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 18, 2024 Elon Musk has provided some insight on the Tesla Cybertruck’s accelerator issue, which resulted in the all-electric pickup truck’s deliveries being paused. As per Musk, the delivery pause on the vehicle was done with caution in mind.  Resent observations from Tesla customers have indicated that the electric vehicle maker temporarily stopped Cybertruck
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Building in Resilience for the EV Ecosystem An essential prerequisite for the wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles is the availability and reliability of EV infrastructure. This need becomes even more pronounced during times of natural disasters. As these incidents become increasingly prevalent, EV manufacturers and stakeholders must design resilient systems and frameworks to withstand such
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New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network. Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast
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The first batch of Daimler Truck’s electric RIZON models to be delivered in the US was recently supplied to customers in California, and more units are scheduled to follow.  Manufactured in Japan, RIZON trucks are designed for urban and last-mile delivery applications and routes of up to 160 miles per day. Available configurations include box
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Hot EV Hatch Shakes Things Up Hot hatches are a blast to drive, but no one has ever had the opportunity to drive one powered by electricity—until now. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is a purpose-built performance EV, based on the Ioniq 5. We reviewed the Ioniq 5 when it was all-new in 2022
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