Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! By Kurt Conway, as told to David Waterworth (with any further notes from me in italics). Continuing our series of owner reviews. You can read about my own impressions of the BYD Dolphin here. Kurt tells me: I have … Continue reading “6 Months with a BYD Dolphin Premium”
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Elon’s NVIDIA deal could spell big trouble for Tesla, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands into the Bahamas (along with 10 other developing markets). All this and more on today’s Quick Charge! Source Links Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple … Continue reading “Elon’s NVIDIA, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands”
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Photo: SolarEdge Thomas Edison’s birthplace and museum in Milan, Ohio, is now officially powered by a donated rooftop solar system. SolarEdge donated the inverter and Power Optimizer solution, Meyer Burger provided the rooftop solar panels, and Unirac donated the racking system. National Renewable Energy Partners provided their expertise and labor to install the rooftop solar … Continue reading “Thomas Edison’s birthplace is now powered by solar”
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China’s leading EV maker, BYD, is quickly gaining ground in overseas markets. BYD opened its first store in the Caribbean as its global expansion heats up. The EV leader plans to enter ten new markets by the end of the year. After setting a new weekly sales record in early May, BYD nearly topped its … Continue reading “BYD opens shop in the Caribbean with 10 new markets planned by the end of 2024”
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Join this webinar at next week’s Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, where we will demonstrate the Onsemi Elite SiC Simulator used to select SiC modules for DC fast chargers. The system uses 60 kW Power Building Blocks and parallel multiple modules (2-6) to deliver 120 kW to 360 kW for the PFC front end and … Continue reading “Using online simulators to select SiC modules for DC fast chargers (Webinar)”
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A recently surfaced patent application from Ford envisions a new type of EV battery swapping system. EV battery swapping generally involves removing a depleted battery pack from underneath the vehicle and sliding in a fully charged one. But in this patent application, the automaker discusses drive-up docking stations that would use a vehicle’s own power … Continue reading “Ford considers EV battery swapping via drive-up docking stations”
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Despite a recent pullback on its electric vehicle strategy amid “slower-than-expected” demand, Ford’s EV sales continued surging in May. All Ford electric models, including the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, saw double-digit sales growth last month. Ford’s EV sales grow 65% in May 2024 Although Ford is the number two EV maker in the US … Continue reading “Ford’s electric vehicle sales continue surging in May despite shifting EV plans”
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EV Connect, a charging management software developer, and bp pulse, a UK-based supplier of EV charging infrastructure, have announced a collaboration to bring key capabilities of Omega, bp pulse’s EV charge management software, to the EV Connect platform. The new offering is designed to meet the diverse charging requirements and duty cycles of EV fleets … Continue reading “EV Connect and bp pulse integrate EV charging management software capabilities”
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The Biden administration funded a $7.5 billion national EV charging network as part of the 2021 infrastructure law, but despite the investment new charging stations are rolling out at a slow pace, reports Automotive News. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program calls for 500,000 charging stations nationwide, but to date only eight stations in six … Continue reading “Here's why the federal EV charging network is rolling out so slowly”
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In what should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody, Lectric Ebikes has done it again. North America’s leading value e-bike brand has just unveiled another doozy, this time upgrading the popular XP Lite model with some serious value-added features. Meet the new Lectric XP Lite 2.0, complete with Gates carbon belt drive and hydraulic … Continue reading “Lectric XP Lite 2.0 unveiled as new $799 best-bang-for-your-buck folding electric bike”