Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:09:48 +0000
Interest in kei trucks indicates there is a market for rugged small vehicles that are inexpensive to buy and operate.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:30 +0000
Leveraging the ATLAS platform, Eonix will accelerate battery materials discovery focused on powering Directed Energy, C-sUAS, and e-VTOL systems Knoxville, TN — Eonix, a pioneer in next-generation battery technology, has been selected by AFWERX for a PHASE II STTR contract with the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:57:49 +0000
A recent article at The Autopian raised an interesting point about the Kia EV9’s electric motor. Unlike most electric motors, it can change its winding configuration on the fly, effectively doing the same thing as shifting gears in an ICE vehicle. But, to explain how amazing this technology is, we … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:50:22 +0000
We’ve been waiting for Waymo’s Zeekr next-gen robotaxis for a while now. And it’s a beautiful combo. I use images of Zeekr Waymo robotaxis every chance I get. Here’s another pair: The problem is that Zeekr is a Chinese EV company, and Chinese EV companies are facing extreme blockage in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:06:52 +0000
I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our lives, has been predicted to be transformational — so it is … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:22:29 +0000
It makes sense that consumers become much more calm once they have a chance to get up-close-and-personal with a plug-in electric vehicle. Consumer fears about EVs seem to nearly evaporate, in fact, once a driver has owned or leased an electric vehicle. That, among other interesting changes, is revealed in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:08:09 +0000
We published an article the other day portraying Ford CEO Jim Farley as having just woken up after a long multi-year nap, particularly regarding Chinese electric vehicles and the EV transition. Having covered Ford quite closely over the past several years, and having talked to Ford reps about these and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:45:33 +0000
The UK firm Zircotec is adapting a high tech ceramic coating to reduce the weight and cost of an EV battery pack, leveraging its experience in Formula One racing and other motorsports.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:19:22 +0000
GM electric car drivers are now able to charge at many Tesla Supercharger locations in the US and later in Canada.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:41:15 +0000
If you have ever been to Mombasa, Kenya, and other towns in the coastal regions, such as Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, and Diani, you may have noticed that 3-wheelers are an integral part of the transport ecosystem in the coastal region. Currently, Mombasa on its own has close to 15,000 passenger … [continued]
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