With more eyes turning to emergency preparedness, there are great options appearing in the clean energy sector. While gas generators can help to keep the lights on when the power goes out, sound, fumes, and fossil fuels aren’t favorable to many people. Enter the Bluetti EP500. Launching on Kickstarter, we got to take a hands-on
Rivian plans to launch a nationwide charging network for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV, but the electric car startup is taking a different approach than Tesla and its Supercharger network. Instead of highway rest stops and shopping centers, the Rivian Adventure Network will cluster around mountains and other recreational areas. The
Despite Volkswagen having snatched away MEB development duties planned for SEAT, it’s apparently happy to give the Spanish brand an opportunity to head projects for the MEB-Lite platform for the majority of VW Group. The resulting vehicles should all be compact battery electric or hybrid cars, and potentially very low in fat, sugar, or carbs
Sponsored by Elektro-Automatik Growing demands placed on modern batteries and accumulator systems present manufacturers with major challenges. On one hand, their systems have to provide more performance, service life and safety; on the other hand, end consumers expect products that have an attractive purchase price and energy-efficient operation. Changing market The market for batteries and
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By Duncan Forrester Volta Trucks, the leading full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched its latest customer and media website, as it transitions from a start-up and the launch of the Volta Zero, to a scale-up company with Pilot Fleet vehicles being evaluated by customers on European roads later this year. The new website reflects the
By Maria Merano Posted on March 22, 2021 Miami Mayor Francis Suarez paid a visit to The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop in Sin City over the weekend. “Today I had the opportunity to visit @boringcompany tunnels in Las Vegas. After seeing the innovative & outstanding work @elonmusk & his team have
Join us in the Tesla Crash Lab for a rare glimpse behind the scenes. The work our engineers do here is one of the reasons why Tesla vehicles are among the safest on the road. https://ts.la/2MIsjBB The Model 3 has already earned a 5-star safety rating in every category and sub-category from safety authorities on
Subaru’s built its reputation as the king of all-wheel-drive wagons, but it hasn’t always been the king of fuel economy. That sticking point has led to this. It’s the first Subaru gas-electric car, the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid. The Crosstrek has been a strong seller in its first year, but does it get the gas
Sandy Munro is here to discuss Tesla’s biggest flaw which is its build quality and why Tesla is not able to achieve a better quality even with the newer Model Y which is supposed to share 75% parts with the Model 3. Check out Sandy’s Model Y Sample Report at: https://munrolive.com/support-%2F-store/ols/products/model-y-sample-reports Support us on Patreon
Mike Levine, Ford’s North America Product Communications Manager, has been active on Twitter these days. This makes sense because he’s working to promote the brand-new all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, among other things. In promoting the electric crossover, he’s mentioned Tesla many times, and not in a positive light. He’s also engaged in some back-and-forth with a
Could the Biden Administration set a date for the retirement of internal combustion passenger vehicles? Although that’s an unlikely move, as the new administration grapples with how to restore tighter standards for gas mileage and emissions, two senators are reportedly rooting for that deadline. In a letter from seen by Reuters, Senators Alex Padilla and
Chakratec, a provider of kinetic energy storage technology for EV charging, has completed a project with British hotel chain Premier Inn, enabling guests at the hotel’s Leipzig, Germany location to charge their EVs throughout their stay. Premier Inn is the first to deploy Chakratec’s charging technology in Germany, and Chakratec says this is the first
Tesla is about to launch its own in-house insurance program in more states after running it in California for the last year. In 2019, Tesla launched its own insurance program, starting with availability in California, where the automaker claims up to 30% cheaper premiums than the competition. It’s Tesla’s second entry in the insurance industry after
Kia has revealed the first images of the exterior and interior design of EV6, the automaker’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle, ahead of the car’s world premiere scheduled for later this month. The new model is based on Kia’s new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), and features “a distinctive crossover-inspired design.” It’s the result of a
Alternet Systems (ALYI) has finally released the first video of its BMW R71-inspired electric motorcycle, and it looks exactly nothing like what we had expected. If there’s a BMW R71 in its roots, then it is deep down there. First, a bit of background here: Alternet been threatening to produce an electric motorcycle for years
Pilot episode for Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged LIKE Fully Charged on Facebook @ http://www.fb.me/FullyChargedShow Fully Charged Podcast on iTunes @ http://bit.ly/fullchargediTunes Fully Charged is an online show hosted by Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge, Carpool), which looks at why we need to change how we think about energy consumption now. From looking behind the
In order to prioritize water conservation measures in a targeted manner, Audi uses a site-specific water value that puts the water withdrawal at the locations in relation to regional availability. Taking the regional circumstances into account allows measures to be implemented in areas where water is particularly valuable. This way, the ecologically weighted water consumption
By Maria Merano Posted on March 21, 2021 Tesla has started installing its IDRA Giga Press casting machines in Gigafactory Berlin, shortly after it received another early approval permitting machine installation at the production plant from the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment. Drone operator, Tobias Lindh captured the installation process of Tesla’s Giga Press
EVgo has announced a new partnership with Meijer, a Midwestern retailer, to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its supercenters. According to the EVgo, the installations of 100-350 kW chargers will begin this summer, but there are no details about the number of sites. Meijer has more than 250 supercenters across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
Colorado’s 42 state parks, remote as they might be, will all soon be getting at least a couple of Level 2 electric-vehicle charging connectors. The Colorado sites, though compatible with all modern EVs, will be part of a so-called Rivian Waypoints network, including a total of more than 10,000 Level 2 charging connectors to be
Bus manufacturer ARBOC Specialty Vehicles has introduced a new battery-electric low-floor purpose-built bus. The Equess CHARGE, which is available in 30-foot and 35-foot models, builds on ARBOC’s proven Equess transit bus platform, and uses EV technology from fellow NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer of America. The Equess platform offers an enhanced level of accessibility—it has
An official Ford spokesperson called Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ package ‘vaporware’ in a spat with a Tesla investor over the Mustang Mach-E. Press relations and communication people at legacy automakers are generally pretty careful about what they say, especially when it is about the competition, because they are official representatives of the company. That’s why we
The Ford Mustang GT-based Shelby Super Snake delivers a meaty 825 hp, and now it’s available with a speedster body. If you’re interested you had better be quick, as just 98 examples will be built for the 2021 model year. Pagani Huayra R A car even more exclusive than the Super Snake speedster is the
CASE Construction Equipment has delivered two CASE 580 EV backhoes to New York State Gas & Electric (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E), both subsidiaries of Avangrid. CASE began the development of its electric backhoe in March of 2020, and has been working with each utility to refine the machines ahead of delivery and
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By Joey Klender Posted on March 20, 2021 It is tough being Tesla. In a world where cars are becoming electric, just as the company initially intended when its mission began 18 years ago, Tesla is the top dog at the moment. Every car company in the world is nipping at its heels in an
The final installment of our Cross Country Rally film series finds Team Tesla in fragments. A gasoline support vehicle had broken down in the middle of the night in South Dakota, leaving a third of the team stranded. Through it all, the team remains set on one clear goal: “New York or bust!” Follow Tesla
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