10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed … Continue reading “What are the fastest-charging EVs?”
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Many of us have heard of the supposed boogeyman of electric doping in the cycling world, where riders have sometimes been accused of electric ‘juicing’ by hiding electric motors in their bicycles. But what if I told you that electric motors could also help track runners go even faster? It’s true, but perhaps not how … Continue reading “Olympic sprinters are using this electric go-kart to run even faster”
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In this exciting, extra-long episode of Quick Charge, Zeem Solutions’ CEO Paul Gioupis stops by to explain how a managed “fleet as a service” solution helps take the uncertainty out of electrifying a commercial vehicle fleet while I talk up the new Cadillac Sollei and Hyundai plans some big updates for its IONIQ 6 (yes, … Continue reading “Jaw-dropping Cadillac concept, new Hyundai IONIQ, and Zeem CEO stops by”
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Elon Musk says that he would be ‘surprised’ if Tesla doesn’t have “unsupervised” self-driving next year. Though, like most of Musk’s self-driving timeline, you should probably ignore. Musk has famously predicted that Tesla would achieve self-driving “by the end of the year” every year since 2019. Lately, the CEO has been more careful regarding those … Continue reading “Elon Musk would be ‘surprised’ if Tesla doesn’t have ‘unsupervised self-driving’ next year”
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Photo: Vermont Agency of Transportation Vermont is now offering its residents up to $6,000 in incentives to replace their flood-damaged, scrapped cars with EVs. On July 16, 2024 – barely over a year after 2023’s devastating floods – Governor Phil Scott (R-VT) announced updated state BEV and PHEV incentive programs in response to flood damage … Continue reading “Vermonters get up to $6K to swap flood-damaged cars for EVs”
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GM’s Orion Assembly Plant won’t build electric trucks until mid-2026 Buick’s EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built vehicle General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via Autoblog). Manufacturing … Continue reading “GM delays electric truck plant, punts Buick EV”
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Robotics and AI specialist Vayu has unveiled a new delivery robot called the One today, which was designed to autonomously navigate stores and streets at speeds up to 20 mph. The company also secured its first order for a massive amount of robots to put into commercial operations. Vayu Robotics is a team of engineers … Continue reading “Vayu unveils ‘first-of-its-kind’ LiDAR-free delivery robot that can drive 20 mph on city streets”
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GM’s Orion Assembly Plant won’t build electric trucks until mid-2026 Buick’s EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built vehicle General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via Autoblog). Manufacturing … Continue reading “GM delays electric truck plant, punts Buick EV”
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Kodiak Robotics is touting its latest milestone in fully autonomous commercial vehicles today after completing a driverless truck delivery to partner and customer Atlas Energy Solutions in Texas. The delivery marks a key step in beginning commercialized autonomous operations as early as next year. Kodiak Robotics was founded in 2018 to develop an autonomous technology stack … Continue reading “Kodiak Robotics completes first driverless semi truck delivery ahead of commercial operations”
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The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components. Volvo Technology of America will receive $208 to upgrade facilities at the Volvo Group’s Lehigh Valley Operations truck assembly site in Macungie, … Continue reading “Volvo, ZF, Cummins win $441 million in DOE funding to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production”