Dodge is preparing its next-gen cop car Dodge teased what appears to be a police-spec Charger Daytona EV The old gas-powered Charger was popular with police fleets The outgoing gasoline Dodge Charger sedan has become a staple of police fleets, but will that also be the case for the all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona? An … Continue reading “Dodge Charger Daytona possibly preparing for police duty”
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The legendary GT-R is going electric and will likely be Nissan’s first to use solid-state batteries. As the new tech develops, Nissan hinted that solid-state batteries could give the electric GT-R even more power. We got our first look at the electric GT-R after Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept last October. Nissan claimed … Continue reading “Nissan’s Electric GT-R will be its first with solid-state batteries for over 1,000 kW of power”
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UK rapid EV charging network InstaVolt is introducing off-peak pricing to encourage drivers to charge their vehicles during low-demand periods when electricity is cheaper. Under the initial rate schedule, drivers will be able to charge for 54 pence (p) per kWh between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am across InstaVolt’s network of more … Continue reading “InstaVolt introduces off-peak pricing for EV charging”
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The 2025 Cadillac Lyriq drops the previous Tech base trim, and but lower prices for the remaining trim levels help counteract that move. The Lyriq Tech started at $58,590 for the 2024 model year but lacked many of the standard features on the Luxury 1 grade that is now the base model for 2025. Thanks … Continue reading “2025 Cadillac Lyriq drops prices and base trim”
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Kia EV9 high-voltage battery pack teardown by Munro & Associates reveals engineers likely thought about repairability when designing it. There are two access plates underneath for serviceable items. If a battery module needs to be replaced, the whole pack is very easy to take out of the vehicle and disassemble. The 99.8-kilowatt-hour high-voltage battery pack … Continue reading “Kia EV9 Battery Pack Teardown: ’A Wonderful Design’”
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Commercial leasing company Volt Mobility boasts clients that include UPS, DHL, and FedEx. And now, they’ll be able to boast about having one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the world – because they just ordered 3,000 electric trucks from Mullen. Volt Mobility placed a $210 million order for 3,000 class 1 and class 3 … Continue reading “Mullen scores a solid, 3,000 unit electric truck order from Volt Mobility”
CASE’s new 580EV electric backhoe loader delivers instant torque and silent, emission-free operation
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Yellow machines are going electric. CASE Construction Equipment debuted its Project Zeus electric backhoe concept at CONEXPO in 2020. Since then, the company has used customer feedback to guide the development of a production electric model: the 580EV electric backhoe loader. CASE’s next-generation EV offers a zero-emission, low-noise solution suitable for work in urban centers … Continue reading “CASE’s new 580EV electric backhoe loader delivers instant torque and silent, emission-free operation”
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“Industrial heat accounts for one-quarter of the global energy consumption and is a massive, $450 billion market,” Juha Lindfors, a partner at Lifeline Ventures, said on Monday in a statement. “Decarbonizing industrial heat presents a huge opportunity.” Meskanen, a Finnish entrepreneur, said she first met her co-founder, Nate Weger, in 2023 through a DOE-funded program called Cradle to Commerce, which aims … Continue reading “This startup has a plan to clean up industry: electrified bricks”
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Porsche EVs won’t pretend to be gas-powered cars The automaker explored the idea of fake shift points Porsche has two EVs in its lineup and a third en route Porsche seemingly won’t follow Hyundai’s lead. Porsche development driver Lars Kern told Drive that the automaker doesn’t see a need to put fake shift points in … Continue reading “Porsche won't make EVs with simulated shifts”
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The first such application is at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase campus, where Brenmiller worked with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to install a bGen system alongside a combined heat and power (CHP) system at the university’s gym. CHP systems, also known as cogeneration systems, are fairly common at university and corporate … Continue reading “Heat-based batteries are a surprisingly versatile tool”