Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I was a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for 30 years. I retired in 2005. While I was at NASA, I had ample time to see the evidence of global warming. With satellite imagery, we … Continue reading “10+ Years of Family Clean Energy Actions”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
The Canadian home improvement chain picked up a pair of Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks, and it’s putting them to work on last-mile delivery routes in the Greater Toronto Area. This month, the Canadian home improvement retailer Home Hardware began operating two Volvo electric semi trucks out of its St. Jacobs, Ontario truck depot. The … Continue reading “Home Hardware adds Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks to its fleet”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
A study found Tesla drivers are distracted while using Autopilot Tesla’s Autopilot is a hands-on driver-assist system, not a hands-off system The study notes more robust safeguards are needed to prevent misuse Driver-assist systems like Tesla Autopilot are meant to reduce the frequency of crashes, but drivers are more likely to become distracted as they … Continue reading “Study: Drivers misusing and abusing Tesla Autopilot system”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
The all-electric Cadillac LYRIQ was an Electrek favorite when it first made its debut two years ago. Now, LYRIQ buyers who have been waiting for a deal can score more than $10,500 in discounts on the Ultium-based Caddy. Our own Seth Weintraub said that GM had come in, “a year early and dollar long at … Continue reading “2024 Cadillac LYRIQ buyers could score $10,500 in discounts”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Following successful inbound implementations in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Mexico, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is expanding the reach of its electric semi fleet into Arizona with long-time associate JB Hunt. JB Hunt will add the new Freightliner eCascadia electric semi to its Arizona fleet immediately, and put it to work delivering aftermarket truck parts from … Continue reading “JB Hunt launches first electric aftermarket semi truck route in Arizona”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
A study found the average EV battery degrades 1.8% per year That means EV batteries could last over 20 years, or longer than the EV itself New methods are being found to reduce degradation even further Battery degradation can be a concern for potential electric vehicle owners, but new data indicates most batteries will outlast … Continue reading “Study: Never mind degradation, batteries will outlast EVs in most cases”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s the 5-year anniversary of buying my Tesla Model 3 SR+. (Wow, time flies!) So, how is the lowest priced Tesla Model 3 doing after 5 years? What do I still love and like about it? What not so … Continue reading “5-Year Review of Our Tesla Model 3 SR+”
![Italian DC fast charger maker Alpitronic enters the US market [video]](https://ev-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1726880861_Italian-DC-fast-charger-maker-Alpitronic-enters-the-US-market.jpg)
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Photo: Alpitronic Electrek‘s Seth Weintraub went to Alpitronic America’s new HQ to speak with CEO Mike Doucleff about its plans to roll out its ultra-fast chargers across the US. Bolzano, Italy-based Alpitronic was founded in 2009, and it specializes in the development and production of DC fast chargers. The global company’s best-known product line is … Continue reading “Italian DC fast charger maker Alpitronic enters the US market [video]“
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Texas-headquartered power conversion technology company Ideal Power, developer of the B-TRAN bidirectional semiconductor power switch, is collaborating with its third global automaker on the use of B-TRAN-enabled contactors to potentially replace electromechanical contactors in the automaker’s EVs. Contactors play a critical role in isolating the battery, inverter and onboard charger to ensure safety when an … Continue reading “Global automaker to use Ideal Power’s solid-state contactors in its EVs”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Public charging stations don’t just drive EV adoption; they also increase consumer spending at nearby businesses, a new MIT study found. The study is based on data from over 4,000 charging stations in California and 140,000 businesses, using anonymized credit and debit card transactions to track changes in spending. Researchers used data from 2019 through … Continue reading “EV charging stations give bump to nearby businesses, research confirms”