Electric Cars

Charged EVs | Samsung SDI and BMW to collaborate on solid-state battery validation project

Samsung SDI, BMW and US battery technology company Solid Power have signed an agreement to work together on establishing global value chains for...

As states push DER initiatives, $4,500 PG&E rebate leads the way

Rather than straining the grid, the batteries in EVs can actually help to stabilize the energy grid under heavy loads. PG&E gets that,...

Charged EVs | Operando X-ray tomography reveals silicon-electrolyte interface dynamics in solid-state batteries

Silicon anodes can greatly boost the energy density of all-solid-state batteries, but their large volume changes often cause contact loss with solid electrolytes....

The electric crossover that could save Nissan: meet the NX8 

After images of an the new mid-sized electric crossover were leaked by the Chinese MIIT, Nissan pulled the wraps off its all-new NX8...

Charged EVs | Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany

The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One...

I bought a 5-ton electric tractor from China. Here’s what showed up

When a 40-foot container rolled up to my property and the doors swung open, I finally got to meet a machine I’d only...

Charged EVs | Vianode to build synthetic graphite plant in Ontario

Norwegian battery materials developer Vianode has chosen Ontario, Canada, for its first large-scale production facility for low-emission synthetic anode graphite.  The project is structured...

city is recording drivers that AI says are bad

CTA bus; via Volvo Trucks. In a high-tech move that we can all get behind and isn’t dystopian at all, the City of Barcelona...