Happy July friends! We’re kicking off the month alongside this week’s Green Deals with Lectric’s 4th of July sale that is taking up to $405 off e-bike bundles, with the biggest savings happening on the XP 3.0 Long-Range e-bikes at $1,199. This official sale is joined by an unofficial one from ALLPOWERS that is taking … Continue reading “Save $405 in Lectric July 4th e-bike sale, ALLPOWERS power stations up to $1,300 off, 1-day Worx chainsaw deal, more”
Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials
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Wildcat Discovery Technologies uses proprietary high-throughput testing platforms to rapidly evaluate battery materials and chemistries for customers. Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is considered a safer and longer-lasting cathode material compared to NMC chemistries, but in the past, its lower cell-level … Continue reading “Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials”
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Over the years, Tesla has accustomed us to being rather silent about technical details related to its batteries. Even the battery capacity of particular EV models isn’t shown on the company’s website. But we found an interesting exception. In the 2023 Impact Report on page 109, Tesla showed the Cybertruck’s battery passport with neat details of … Continue reading “Here's What The Tesla Cybertruck's Battery Passport Reveals”
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Kia’s new low-cost electric SUV has already secured over 10,000 reservations in its home market. Kia sees the EV3 as a potential “game changer” with climbing demand for affordable electric options. Kia EV3 gets 10,000 reservations in under a month Despite its compact size, Kia’s new EV3 is expected to have a significant impact on … Continue reading “Kia’s new EV3 secures over 10,000 reservations: Is this the affordable EV game changer?”
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WattEV’s Emil Youssefzadeh (left) and Shell’s Selda Gunsel discuss the energy transition for commercial trucks during a panel discussion at ACT Expo 2024. (ACT Expo) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] LAS VEGAS — Wider adoption of low- and zero-emission commercial trucks will depend on the development of new fueling … Continue reading “Trucking’s Clean Power Transition Hinges on Infrastructure”
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Chinese battery suppliers are making their wares cheaper and faster. Two of the country’s largest battery-makers have announced plans to release EV batteries supporting 6C fast charging this year. CarNewsChina reports that BYD will launch its Blade 2.0 battery in the second half of the year, and CATL will launch its Qilin 2.0 battery by … Continue reading “BYD and CATL to release EV batteries supporting 6C fast charging this year”
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We’ve already brought you vehicles like the Acura ZDX, Honda Prologue, and Chevrolet Equinox EV. We’ve driven them, but now it’s time to preview vehicles we know to be in the pipeline, but haven’t had hands-on time with just yet. These vehicles due in the next two model years represent the next wave: Those planned before $7,500 … Continue reading “New electric cars coming in 2025-2026”
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Four minutes and 37 seconds. That’s how much time it took for Nyobolt’s working EV prototype to top up its batteries from 10% to 80% charge using a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. That’s roughly the same time it takes to fill up an internal combustion car’s empty gas tank—a large one, at least–making it pretty … Continue reading “This EV Prototype Can Charge To 80% In Under Five Minutes”
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As much as I love the nicer and more refined electric bikes that use higher quality parts and better construction for years of worry-free riding, I understand how important the entry-level market is for making electric bicycles as accessible as possible. And e-bikes like the $799 Engwe L20 2.0 are putting more butts on seats … Continue reading “Engwe L20 2.0 review: A 52V electric bike that’s surprisingly good for $799!”
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Ten brand-new Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks will be supporting food and beverage deliveries to select McDonald’s restaurants in the greater Montreal and Toronto areas in the coming weeks. Martin Brower is a supply chain solutions provider for global restaurant chains, and it’s actually Martin Brower, as McDonald’s logistical partner, that’s taking delivery of the … Continue reading “McDonald’s puts 10 Volvo VNR Electric class 8 semi trucks to work”