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Spotted this Amazon all electric delivery truck made by Rivian in the city of Austin, TX where I’m hanging out for the rest of the week. Got to see it inside too – very cool!
In this ‘Great EV Giveaway’ update Robert is joined by Jordan Brompton from myenergi and Mike Potter from DriveElectric to announce the winner of our first prize – a MyEnergi Zappi charger! We are also excited to share that the second prize, when we reach 800,000 subscribers, will be a 1 month lease of a
The Tesla Cybertruck is set to come to market soon, but we still don’t have official details from Tesla about the final design or the price. There was talk about making the production electric truck a bit smaller than what was revealed years ago, but it seemed Tesla may have decided against that. Now, spy
Shoppers get some clarity on tax-credit price caps and SUVs like the Tesla Model Y. Volvo aims more EVs for China. VW reportedly approved a smaller EV for the U.S. And Ford is aiming to keep it simple and scale up with its EVs. Sound familiar? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford
The Nissan Leaf is a historic and much-loved vehicle. First-generation (2011-2016) Leafs lack the range that current EV buyers expect, but thousands of owners (including your correspondent) still find them to be delightful daily drivers. One of the many nifty things about EVs is that it’s possible to replace a degraded or damaged battery pack
Newport Vessels is showing off its latest electric motor kit, this time designed to turn kayaks into electric boats. The easy-to-use NK300 motor is designed for fishermen, outdoors enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to go further on their kayaks than their arms will take them. Newport is known for their electric trolling motors, but the
By Eric Ralph Posted on February 2, 2023 SpaceX is preparing for a surge of geostationary communications satellite launches after several slow years. In the late 2010s, orders of large geostationary commsats plummeted. Formerly a mainstay of the commercial launch industry, western geostationary satellite launches became much rarer in 2019 and the early 2020s. That
Some European feathers have recently been ruffled by the “Buy American” provisions of the US Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Some say the EU needs to respond by increasing its own support of the EV industry in order to meet the threat from Chinese automakers. So it’s encouraging to see two high-tech companies
The Ford F-150 has the Raptor, and the Ram 1500 has the TRX, but when it comes to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 there’s still no high-performance option to be found. Some years back, Houston, Texas-based PaxPower stepped in to fill that void with its original Jackal. The conversion added the rugged suspension and flared wheel
Ampd Energy, a pioneer of urban construction battery storage, is powering large tower cranes for global construction giant Laing O’Rourke on a huge project in central London. The Enertainer Hong Kong-based Ampd’s flagship product is called the Enertainer – “energy” and “container,” geddit? – which is an all-electric lithium-ion battery storage system designed specifically for
Tips for Basic Road Safety Driving Safer and Smarter This article may contain affiliate links. The roads are bustling places with many drivers and pedestrians out to get from one destination to another. With growing traffic, it has become all the more critical for drivers to practice basic road safety. Whether you’re a beginner or
Volvo Cars is reportedly planning a massive EV offensive that will see all its core models be converted into electric vehicles by 2026. According to two people with knowledge of the plans cited by Reuters, Volvo aims to convert the next generations of the S60 and S90 sedans into EVs, as well as the XC40,
A group helps map out the federal EV charging network. Kansas looks at taxing charging. And will EV range keep getting longer as batteries improve? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Will future EVs keep offering longer range than previous models? Consider the CEO of Mazda in the U.S. as among many executives
EverCharge, an SK Group company, will deploy “a significant number” of EV charging stations at Houston’s George Bush International Airport for Avis Budget Group. The stations will power Avis and Budget’s rental fleet of plug-in vehicles at the airport. Intelligent load balancing allows fleet operators to install more charging stations without straining the existing electrical
Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors officially launched two new models in Europe today – the long anticipated G9 SUV, and an optimized P7 sedan featuring added range and faster charging. Both XPeng EV models are on display at the eCar Expo in Stockholm this weekend and will begin deliveries in four countries throughout Europe later
By Eric Ralph Posted on February 1, 2023 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship is extraordinarily ambitious. Even before considering the unproven concepts of orbital propellant refilling and full, rapid reusability that are central to the full system, Starship is a
The greatest barrier to EV adoption is the steep price premium relative to legacy vehicles—and for the past couple of years, prices have been moving in the wrong direction, thanks to supply-chain constraints and general post-COVID inflation. When Tesla recently announced price cuts of up to 20 percent, the boo-birds crowed about softening demand, but
BMW has filed a patent application for grilles that include headlights and other lighting elements, Auto Express reported on Monday, citing information found in patent documents. Documents filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization show designs that could incorporate headlights, as well as sensors for driver-assist features, into BMW’s signature twin-kidney grille, the report said.
EVs are making their way into every crevice of the economy. The latest is armored electric vehicles, as the cash-handling industry moves to reduce emissions. Cash delivery giant Loomis says it’s expanding its partnership with Xos, ordering an additional 150 armored EVs to use for US operations. Loomis orders 150 armored electric vehicles from Xos
This week in electric car news: Tesla ups the price of one of its most popular features, a couple of Hummer EV teasers, Dyson unveils its electric car, electric oil tanker and many other EV stories! Support this channel on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/eforelectric! Follow Tom Moloughney at: https://insideevs.com/info/team/tom-moloughney/ Tweets by tommolog Check out Eli Burton’s
Your brain is processing 11 MILLION bits of information every second, but us mere mortals are aware of a measly 80, a teeny tiny fraction of the total. So what’s going on with the remaining 10,999,920 and what has this got to do with transport?! Pearl, a mysterious lab in East London has made it
Pick a Tech Winner! TechForce Contest To Pick Top Students Here’s an opportunity that doesn’t come up everyday. You can nominate a future rock star in the tech world. The FutureTechs Rock Awards are designed to celebrate student technicians. Nominations are open now and close on Friday, Feb. 10. This video highlights the program: [embedded
Bianchi has long been a popular name in the world of cycling, primarily because of its massive success in racing. Apart, of course, from its high-end race-derived road and mountain bikes, Bianchi also has a lineup of city-focused bikes with an emphasis on practicality and versatility. This has been amplified by the integration of an
GM has built a strong argument around the idea that one specific battery cell format, co-developed with LG, is a key for the company realizing certain economies of scale as it ramps up EV production. But recent reports have suggested that GM is shopping around, and may be considering a shift to cylindrical cells for
Dutch electric bus and charging infrastructure manufacturer Ebusco has announced its new Ebusco 3.0 18-meter electric bus. The company has used lightweight composite materials to keep the 3.0 18-meter’s starting weight down to 14,500 kg (32,000 lbs). In combination with 350 and 500 kWh LFP battery packs, such a lightweight frame should give the new
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
By Eric Ralph Posted on January 31, 2023 SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. The company has been building the second of several planned Starship launch sites for more than three years. Ironically, work on that pad
Bidirectional charging and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) are two of the buzziest terms in the EV world these days—but the two aren’t quite the same thing. The former is an enabling technology for the latter, which is a package of applications that include using an EV as a backup power source and providing services to electric utilities
Last December, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the new 911 Dakar might not be a one-off, but rather the first of several off-road sports cars. After two days of sliding across gravel expanses and kicking up huge sand plumes in the Moroccan desert, all I can say is, please—pretty please—bring it on! The Porsche 911