Photo: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County. Wild Springs is a 128-megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the central US’s electric grid and wholesale power market. The solar farm has a 114 MW power purchase agreement with the utility … Continue reading “South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online”
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Today’s Green Deals are full of new and return low prices, headlined by the first discount on Jackery’s new Explorer 240 v2 Portable Power Station at $199. It is joined by a Best Buy sale on Traeger pellet grills and smokers that can save you hundreds on your next backyard BBQ savior, the Pro 34 … Continue reading “First deal on Jackery Explorer 240 v2 LiFePO4 power station, Traeger grill/smoker sale, Anker SOLIX C1000 back at $599, more”
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Ford is cutting its EU leadership team as the automaker struggles to keep up with the market’s shift to EVs. After losing its European boss to Volkswagen, Ford is reorganizing its business to get the brand back on track. Ford’s European top executive, Martin Sander, left the company earlier this month to join Volkswagen. Sander … Continue reading “Ford trims EU leadership as it struggles to keep pace in the shift to EVs”
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A fascinating new test highlights the impressive difference EV-specific tires can make on the efficiency of a Tesla Model 3 – though it would also apply to other vehicles. Electric vehicles have had an interesting impact on the tire industry. Like many other aspects of cars, electric vehicles have pushed tires toward efficiency optimizations. Several … Continue reading “Here’s how big of a difference tires can make on Tesla Model 3”
Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion in Rivian over the next 2 years, companies will share software
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The Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in US EV maker Rivian in a complex deal under which the two companies will form an equally controlled joint venture to share EV architecture and software. As reported by Reuters, Volkswagen will immediately invest $1 billion in Rivian through a convertible note, and also pledges … Continue reading “Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion in Rivian over the next 2 years, companies will share software”
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For a couple of years, two of the leading driving systems pushing the limits of automotive autonomy have been Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) and XPeng Motors’ Navigation Guided Pilot (XNGP). Both EV automakers are leading the race in their respective markets, but neither technology is available in the opposite country (at least for now). In … Continue reading “XPeng’s founder tested out Tesla FSD in the US to see how it compares to XNGP [Video]”
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It comes in two colors – white or gray Honda has announced lease pricing for its upcoming CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell plug in hybrid, which operates either on electricity or hydrogen. Honda first announced the CR-V e:FCEV earlier this year, and we got a chance to drive it at Honda’s California R&D center. It’s an … Continue reading “Honda releases lease details for its interesting CR-V fuel cell plug-in hybrid”
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Where BEV conversions are going, we don’t need roads… Actually, we still very much need roads, but we no longer need to look at the original DeLorean DMC-12, considered by many as a design far ahead of its time, as a dated combustion classic. The EV conversion experts at Electrogenic have introduced a new “plug … Continue reading “Electrogenic brings the DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future with a ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kit”
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Tern, one of the leading innovators in cargo electric bike design, has just announced its newest model. Get ready to stretch, because here comes the Quick Haul Long. Tern’s electric cargo bikes have always been known for two things: high-quality heavy-hauling designs and relatively smaller footprints, at least as far as cargo e-bikes go. Years … Continue reading “Tern’s new Quick Haul Long electric cargo bike shows it’s not the size that matters”
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On top of Rivian’s big VW partnership news today, we also got a look at what some of Rivian’s future plans might include – including some vehicles that we haven’t heard anything about before. To recap the news, VW will invest up to $5 billion into Rivian and form a joint venture giving VW access to … Continue reading “What are these hidden vehicles in Rivian’s shareholder letter?”