Uber Eats customers in Los Angeles may have their next Shake Shack order delivered to them via an autonomous robot. Autonomous sidewalk delivery company Serve Robotics has announced a new partnership with the fast-food chain and will deploy the robots around LA to hand off orders for Uber Eats. Serve Robotics ($SERV) is a developer … Continue reading “Burger bots! Serve Robotics and Uber Eats to roll out autonomous robot deliveries for Shake Shack”
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This northwest Georgia community got in early on the national boom in cleantech manufacturing spurred by the climate law, and it’s reaping the benefits. DALTON, Ga. — Growing up in Cartersville, Georgia, Lisa Nash saw what happens to communities when factory jobs disappear. It was the 1980s and corporations were offshoring production to reduce costs … Continue reading “How Dalton, Georgia, went from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USA”
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Mazda on Tuesday announced that the EZ-6 electric sedan will be its first global-market EV. Mazda revealed this sedan in April in China, and at that time it didn’t provide information about whether it would be offered for any other markets. But in a press release Mazda said the EZ-6 will be “officially launched in … Continue reading “Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan confirmed as brand's first global EV”
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Zeekr claims to have the quickest charging EV battery in the world, with a 10-80% charge in 10.5 minutes. These speeds were achieved on Zeekr’s new V3 fast chargers, which are rated for up to 800kW. The updated battery will be available on the 2025 Zeekr 007 sedan in China in the next few weeks. … Continue reading “Zeekr Claims New LFP Battery Is The Fastest Charging In The World”
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Tesla should make this electric van, rendered by a visual artist, based on the Tesla Semi right now. In fact, it should have made it four years ago. A Tesla electric van, minibus, or people-mover has been in the works for a long time. In the “Tesla Master Plan Part 2,” CEO Elon Musk talked about two … Continue reading “Tesla should make this electric camper van right now”
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Maintaining precise control of humidity is essential for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, and the most efficient way to do that is with desiccant dehumidification. While dehumidifiers may look similar on the outside, it’s what’s inside that counts. In fact, not all components and construction methods are alike, and those differences can have a significant operations impact … Continue reading “Download the battery dry room dehumidifier design and construction guide”
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It’s crucial to add more tools such as Hydronic Shell’s tech to the building-decarbonization toolbox, Rodriguez noted. Buildings account for about a third of the nation’s annual carbon emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and space heating is the biggest source of onsite climate pollution. While Hydronic Shell’s innovation isn’t for every large building … Continue reading “This startup aims to decarbonize big buildings without hassling tenants”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ask where Tesla’s million buyers went as the wait time on Cybertruck drops to zero. Meanwhile, Ford EVs charge free in Texas, Hyundai’s 7 passenger Ioniq 9 heads towards production, and we recap the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024. We also talk through the $16,000, permanent range-extender that … Continue reading “Tesla might be running out of Cybertruck buyers, Fords charge free, and solar GP”
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A new three-row electric SUV is about to hit the US market. Hyundai’s larger IONIQ 9 will finally show its face in November as testing and final quality inspections conclude. It’s been almost three years since Hyundai unveiled its first three-row electric SUV concept. The concept, called SEVEN, is now expected to go by the … Continue reading “Hyundai’s larger IONIQ 9 electric SUV coming soon as final testing wraps up”
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Across the U.S. East Coast, nuclear power plant owners are proposing marriages to tech giants who are both desperate for electricity to fuel their massive data-center expansion plans and publicly committed to using clean energy. The proposals go like this: Build data centers that connect directly to our round-the-clock, carbon-free nuclear power, and secure long-term … Continue reading “Data centers want to tap existing nuclear power. Is that good or bad?”