Chinese shipyard Jiangsu SOHO Marine Heavy Industry has agreed to construct a new dry cargo vessel for Norwegian short-sea shipping company Arriva Shipping. The vessel, designated with building number SH008, is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2026. It will have a 2 MW hybrid battery system and a cargo capacity of 8,000 … Continue reading “Arriva Shipping expands its fleet with hybrid dry cargo vessel”
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Hyundai and Kia likely won’t have solid-state batteries ready for electric vehicles before the end of the decade, an executive said in an interview with Automotive News published Thursday. “I don’t think we can commercialize these batteries before 2030,” Spencer Cho, head of global product planning for Kia, said Feb. 24 at the automaker’s EV … Continue reading “Solid-state batteries aren't likely for Hyundai or Kia before 2030”
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Is Ford’s electric pickup in trouble? Sales have been down for months, and February showed no relief. What’s going on with the Ford F-150 Lightning? Ford F-150 Lightning sales drop again in February 2025 Ford’s US sales dropped by 9% last month. Although electrified vehicles, including EVs and hybrids, both notched double-digit growth, sales of … Continue reading “Ford F-150 Lightning sales have been falling for months: What’s going on with the EV pickup?”
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Lyten, which is developing lithium-sulfur battery manufacturing, has signed agreements with California Sulphur at the Port of Los Angeles and a Port of Stockton company for the supply of domestically sourced, industrial-grade sulfur for its manufacturing facilities in San Jose and San Leandro in California as well as its recently-announced gigafactory in Reno, Nevada. Lyten … Continue reading “Lyten secures US-produced sulfur to supply its lithium-sulfur manufacturing facilities”
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“We are at a point in transition where we have to get even more precise,” said Delurey. “That precision is crucial for affordability. How do we make sure we build exactly what we need? No more, no less.” Transmission, storage, and efficiency Last year, companies hoping to build new high-voltage transmission in Illinois backed a proposal for creating … Continue reading “After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid”
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Florida’s politics are the polar opposite of California’s. Yet the home state of President Trump is second only to California in EV sales. That sales growth, leaving Florida solidly in the top position after California, based on cumulative EV registrations, was driven not by incentives but primarily by EV enthusiasm in the populous central region … Continue reading “Florida is second only to California in EV sales: How'd that happen?”
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Chevy is resurrecting both the Spark and EUV nameplates with the all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV. GM hopes its new, 249-mile range EV will be a “game changer” that helps accelerate the company’s EV transition in export markets. There’s an old saying that goes, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” And to that end … Continue reading “Chevy Spark returns for 2026 as affordable electric crossover with 220 mile range”
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Dutch charge point operators Fastned have opened their first DC fast-charging station with up to 400 kW chargers in Italy, marking the eighth nation the company has built stations in. Fastned’s new EV charging location was built into the existing Truck Park Brescia Est service plaxa on the busy A4 motorway roughly between Milan and … Continue reading “Fastned goes online in Italy with 400 kW DCFC station”
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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will hold a hearing on March 13 on Fifth Amendment claims by several witnesses who previously refused to answer questions under oath. Regulatory staff says the witnesses might now agree to answer if ordered by the PUCO. An outstanding question has been whether an Ohio law granting immunity would cover … Continue reading “In Ohio, another attempt to repeal HB 6 coal subsidies”
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Velotric has continued to regularly update its popular e-bike models, with the latest launch today bringing us the Nomad 2. This fat tire adventure bike carries a host of new features and components, offering a powerful yet comfortable ride on both city streets and off-road trails. The Velotric Nomad 2 sports a 750W nominally-rated motor … Continue reading “Velotric Nomad 2 launched as an ultra-comfortable fat tire adventure e-bike”