COVID-19 Rebuild: Scaling Electric Mobility in India

Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Anjali Jaiswal  A diverse group of business, civil society, and academic leaders came together to introduce coalition letters that support advancing electric mobility in India. The coalition letters […]

Why Electric Vehicles Can be a Solution To The Increasing Demand on Electricity Networks

EVS PROVIDE A NATIONWIDE BATTERY STORAGE RESOURCE WHICH CAN FEED ELECTRICITY BACK INTO THE GRID DURING TIMES OF PEAK DEMAND EV OWNERS COULD BE REWARDED FOR PROVIDING SUCH A SERVICE TO THE GRID WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (WPD) […]

Former Tesla Exec Electrifies Mass Transit as Head of Electric Bus Maker Proterra

Originally published by EV Annex. by Charles Morris When it comes to electric vehicles, passenger cars grab most of the headlines—especially fast and glamorous ones made by a certain California company. However, electric buses represent one of […]

Aral to build more than 100 Ultra-Fast Charging Points at retail sites in Germany

Bochum, 24 July 2020 – Aral, bp’s market leading fuel retail brand in Germany, is set to invest in a network of ultra-fast charging infrastructure across the country. Following a successful 12-month pilot project at five of […]

No Bones About It: Ford Experiments with Four-Legged Robots, to Scout Factories, Saving Time, Money

Ford is tapping four-legged robots at its Van Dyke Transmission Plant in early August to laser scan the plant, helping engineers update the original computer-aided design which is used when we are getting ready to retool […]

EU Agrees Historic Recovery Plan but Without Significant Climate Safeguards

No one can deny the historic value of the recovery plan agreed by EU leaders today, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) has said. But despite a welcome reference to the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality, the […]

EVs Three Times better for Environment when Ride-Hailing

Replacing a traditional ride-hailing car with an electric vehicle would deliver three times the environmental benefits and emission reductions, according to a new study. The finding comes as a new cost analysis by T&E shows that […]

Electric Cars as part of the Energy Transition: Audi is Researching Bidirectional Charging Technology

Intelligent use of electric cars offers great potential for the energy transition Temporary storage of domestic PV electricity possible thanks to bidirectional charging Cost-optimization and domestic electricity supply provide financial incentives Ingolstadt, July 23, 2020 – Increasing network stability, […]

SCE Announces 2030 Goals for Electrifying Its Vehicle Fleet

Originally published on Southern California Edison, Energized, Edison By Paul Griffo Energized by Edison Writer By 2030, every passenger car and small-to-midsize SUV in Southern California Edison’s fleet will be electric, the company recently announced. Additionally, the […]

World’s First Validated & Registered Carbon Offset Project For Electric Vehicle Chargers Announced

EMERYVILLE, Calif. , Jul 22, 2020 SCS Global Services (SCS), Electrify America and Verra are proud to announce the first-ever validation of a carbon offset project under a new methodology for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems. Electrify America’s achievement (for its […]

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Nearly $53.4 Million in Small Business Research & Development

Originally published on ENERGY.GOV The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will fund 49 new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects across […]

Breakthrough in Battery Industry: LeydenJar Boosts Battery Energy by 70%

Originally published by LeydenJar Technologies LeydenJar Technologies, a Dutch spin-out of the applied research institute TNO, has developed a new anode that will drastically change the battery industry. For the first time, anodes in lithium-ion batteries can […]