Popular US flight operator American Airlines is continuing its venture into more sustainable air travel by increasing its investment in Hydrogen-electric aviation technology developer ZeroAvia. Building off a previous Memorandum of Understanding, American has also (conditionally) committed to purchasing 100 hydrogen-electric plane engines from ZeroAvia for regional flights. Over the last decade, ZeroAvia has grown from … Continue reading “American Airlines invests more in ZeroAvia, commits to purchase 100 hydrogen-electric engines”
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It sounds a bit out of left field, but there’s not really any other way to interpret a new teaser posted by drone maker DJI on the brand’s Instagram. It looks like DJI has an electric bicycle in the works. And not just any e-bike, but a mid-drive electric bike, at that. Mid-drive electric bicycles, … Continue reading “Drone maker DJI shows teaser for first electric bike”
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CASE CE is responding to government regulations that are pushing industries towards a zero-emission future by developing a new line of all-electric equipment – which now includes a new, 3.8 ton compact wheel loader. Last week, CASE Construction Equipment introduced the 12EV, an all-electric 3.8 ton compact wheel loader with a 1.5 ton payload capacity … Continue reading “CASE CE launches all-new, 3.8 ton electric wheel loader (but wait, there’s more!)”
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Fifty million miles. Eighty million kilometers. Two thousand laps around Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot. However you measure it, there’s no denying it: Volvo Trucks have driven a whole lot of battery-electric miles! Since Volvo Trucks began delivering its first generation of all-electric semi trucks to customers in 2019, the trucks have dramatically reduced fleets’ … Continue reading “Volvo Trucks have logged over 50 million battery electric miles (!)”
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Tesla’s robotaxis could have a self-cleaning feature, electric semi trucks are taking off in Canada, NIO is busting sales records globally, and ExxonMobil is mining 100,000 metric tons of lithium. All this and more on today’s episode of Quick Charge! I packed 15 minutes of opinions into 9 minutes of content today, so here’s hoping … Continue reading “Tesla self-cleaning robotaxi, electric semis go autonomous, and can we trust Exxon?”
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As the leader of the over 120-year-old automaker, Ford CEO Jim Farley has an essential job of steering it into the future. Farley said smaller EVs, which Ford is shifting toward, are “super important for our society.” Meanwhile, Farley addressed the love for larger, “monster vehicles” in the US. Although Ford is known for its … Continue reading “Ford CEO calls out America’s love for ‘monster vehicles’ with smaller $30,000 EV coming”
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Happy July friends! We’re kicking off the month alongside this week’s Green Deals with Lectric’s 4th of July sale that is taking up to $405 off e-bike bundles, with the biggest savings happening on the XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes at $1,199. This official sale is joined by an unofficial one from ALLPOWERS that is taking … Continue reading “Save $405 in Lectric July 4th e-bike sale, ALLPOWERS power stations up to $1,300 off, 1-day Worx chainsaw deal, more”
Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials
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Wildcat Discovery Technologies uses proprietary high-throughput testing platforms to rapidly evaluate battery materials and chemistries for customers. Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is considered a safer and longer-lasting cathode material compared to NMC chemistries, but in the past, its lower cell-level … Continue reading “Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials”
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Over the years, Tesla has accustomed us to being rather silent about technical details related to its batteries. Even the battery capacity of particular EV models isn’t shown on the company’s website. But we found an interesting exception. In the 2023 Impact Report on page 109, Tesla showed the Cybertruck’s battery passport with neat details of … Continue reading “Here's What The Tesla Cybertruck's Battery Passport Reveals”
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Kia’s new low-cost electric SUV has already secured over 10,000 reservations in its home market. Kia sees the EV3 as a potential “game changer” with climbing demand for affordable electric options. Kia EV3 gets 10,000 reservations in under a month Despite its compact size, Kia’s new EV3 is expected to have a significant impact on … Continue reading “Kia’s new EV3 secures over 10,000 reservations: Is this the affordable EV game changer?”