Tesla states New york city reward for non-proprietary battery chargers is...
Enlarge / A double charging station with a "CCS plug" and a "CHAdeMO plug." Last week, Tesla formally asked the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to reconsider a February 7 order that would give utilities incentives for installing "publicly accessible" electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The problem, Tesla says, is that NYPSC defined "publicly accessible"…
Electric SUVs racing in the Mountain ranges and the Amazon? Meet...
Enlarge / The RMS St Helena is docked on the Thames next to HMS Belfast, for the global launch of Extreme E. The vessel is to be transformed into a “floating paddock” for the new motorsport series, which will see electric SUVs racing in some of the world’s most extreme locations. (Yes, I know I'm…
Strong Tesla sales push Norway to 58% zero-emission share in March
Jonathan Gitlin Over 58 percent of passenger cars sold in Norway in March were zero-emission vehicles, according to Norway's Road Traffic Information Office (OFV). That's a new record for the small Scandinavian country that has long led the world in adoption of zero-emission vehicles. The strong sales reflected pent-up demand for Tesla's new Model 3,…
GM offered 200,000 electrical lorries by Q4 2018, Reuters source states
A source speaking to Reuters on Wednesday said that General Motors sold its 200,000th electric vehicle (EV) in Q4 2018, triggering a 15-month phaseout of the Federal Tax Credit that has benefitted GM's EV buyers for years. GM is expected to announce this information during its Q4 2018 financial call on Thursday. The company indicated previously…
Short-selling firm accuses Lordstown of exaggerating truck pre-orders
Aurich Lawson / Getty Images The short-selling firm Hindenburg Research has published a new report alleging that startup electric truckmaker Lordstown Motors has been exaggerating customer demand to aid in fundraising. CEO Steve Burns has claimed that Lordstown already has more than 100,000 pre-orders—enough to keep its Ohio factory busy for more than a year…
Battery charging meets machine learning
Enlarge / The seemingly simple act of charging is getting increasingly complex. Batteries tend to involve lots of trade-offs. You can have high capacity, but it means more weight and a slower charge. Or you can charge quickly and see the lifetime of your battery drop with each cycle. There are ways to optimize performance—figuring…
New York Governor vetoes bill that would have made electric scooters...
Enlarge / An example of electric scooters left in Berlin city on Thursday, November 7, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images On Thursday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a widely supported bill that would have legalized electric bicycles and scooters. The bill was the result of extensive negotiations and compromises…
General Motors announces new battery platform, claims $100/kWh soon
This is one of the potential layouts for GM's new Ultium battery platform and BEV3 vehicle architecture. You can tell from the tires it's a truck frame, and if you click on the image to enlarge it, you might be able to see that the cells are aligned vertically, which GM says allows for better…
Disappointed by Formula E’s plan for its next car? Here’s an...
Enlarge / The future Formula E car will look almost nothing like this. Matthias Kulka/Getty Images Formula E only adopted its second-generation electric race car at the beginning of last season, but the motorsport is finalizing plans for the next iteration—called Gen3—set to debut in season nine (2022/2023). The plan is to make the car…
Using machine learning to figure out how to charge your gadget’s...
Enlarge / The seemingly simple act of charing is getting increasingly complex. Batteries tend to involve lots of trade-offs. You can have high capacity, but it means more weight and a slower charge. Or you can charge quickly, and see the lifetime of your battery drop with each cycle. There are ways to optimize this—figure…