Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have discovered a means to achieve crack-free, robust nanocellular graphene (NCG) to use in a sodium-ion battery (SIB). NCG is a specialized form of graphene that achieves a large specific surface area by stacking multiple layers of graphene and controlling its internal structure with a nanoscale cellular morphology. However, … Continue reading “Researchers develop mechanically robust nanocellular graphene for sodium-ion batteries”
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An International RH battery-electric truck sporting Continental Ecoplus HTL2 tires at a recent industry show. (Keiron Greenhalgh/Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Retreading is a key instrument in a fleet manager’s cost management toolbox, but what happens after tires reach the end of their life span? Tires, specifically … Continue reading “Focus on Tire Recycling Renews as BEV Numbers Swell”
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Volkswagen is bringing a $22,000 electric car to market, how Kia going all in on EVs is impacting its sales, and Mexico still thinks it’s getting a Tesla gigafactory. All this and more on Quick Charge (by Electrek). Source Links And, of course, there’s a new host of Electrek Daily – yours, truly! I’ll be bringing … Continue reading “$20,000 VW, Kia sets sales records, and Tesla in Mexico | Quick Charge”
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An autonomous Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell truck on display at ACT EXPO 2024 in Las Vegas. (Keiron Greenhalgh/Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Hyundai Motor Co. and autonomous driving software specialist Plus unveiled what they say is the first Level 4 autonomous Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric … Continue reading “Hyundai, Plus Team Up on Self-Driving Class 8 FCEV Truck”
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Tesla has successfully reassured a Delaware judge that its attempted incorporation move to Texas won’t affect Elon Musk’s CEO compensation case. In a new letter, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the judge who canceled Elon Musk’s $55 billion compensation package after she concluded Tesla’s board misled investors, said that Tesla’s lawyers reassured her that the company won’t … Continue reading “Tesla reassures judge that move to Texas won’t affect Elon’s compensation case”
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Photo: Elevate Renewables New York City’s largest battery storage facility will replace a natural gas peaker plant unit retiring in 2025. Utility-scale battery energy storage developer Elevate Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners will install a 15 MW/60 MWh distribution-level battery storage facility at the Arthur Kill Power Station in the borough of Staten Island (pictured … Continue reading “New York City is about to get its largest battery storage project”
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There are two things everyone in the EV industry seems to agree on: (1) we need more charging infrastructure; and (2) installing that infrastructure often takes much too long. The delays very often have to do with getting a site connected to power, but it isn’t (always) the fault of the local utilities—they must contend … Continue reading “Pii’s EV chargers are designed for sites without 480 V electrical service”
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Photo: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Volkswagen just shared the first design details of the seventh generation of BEV and PHEV Transporter van – here’s what we learned. The new Volkswagen Transporter – what the German automaker says is a “near-production concept vehicle” – is the latest iteration of VW’s Bulli family of vans that recall the … Continue reading “Volkswagen just teased us with design details of the new Transporter van”
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When Tesla’s CEO chose to disband the company’s Supercharger team, EV industry pundits predicted that many of those experts would soon be snapped up by other firms. Now we learn that rideshare/charging provider Revel has hired Edward Noseworthy to lead the company’s EV infrastructure design and construction team. Noseworthy, a seven-year Tesla veteran who oversaw … Continue reading “Charging/rideshare provider Revel hires former Tesla Supercharger exec”
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A Volvo VNR Electric at an industry show. Volvo on Demand is expected to initially offer 25 VNR Electric trucks to allow fleets to defer upfront investment in battery-electric trucks. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Volvo Trucks North America is launching a term-based program … Continue reading “VTNA Launches Volvo on Demand for Class 8 VNR Electric”