Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:16:31 +0000
Ford wants the U.S. to be a bit loose in determining whether EVs comply with new EV tax credit requirements. Read on for what’s going on here. Some Background Rare-earth minerals are a big deal. By mining rare-earth minerals, we are then able to obtain the rare-earth elements needed for renewable energy, mobile devices, and […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 01:00:29 +0000
Aptera is doing things very differently from other vehicle manufacturers. It doesn’t take a deep dive on the vehicle’s design and technology to know this, because Aptera’s vehicles are obviously very different. They look a lot more like an airplane than a car, and they’re covered in solar panels, which gives you a big clue […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:00:16 +0000
Companies that make electric components for cars are sitting pretty right now, and that includes DENSO manufacturing. At its largest factory facility in Maryville, Tennessee, the company makes things like alternators, which are useful for regular cars and hybrids. Some of the other things it builds, like inverters, are only good for hybrids and EVs. […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:55:35 +0000
We want to personify things. It helps us to understand — or think we understand — something when we can put a human face on it. In the case of large and complex institutions, we are prone to putting far more weight than is logical on one single face of the institution. For example, the […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:50 +0000
ZF has produced two million electric motors, a significant milestone. The tech firm offers a variety of electric motors to automobile manufacturers, including hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars and electric central drives for commercial vehicles. The two million units that were generated made a substantial dent in CO2 emissions reduction. The […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 22:00:56 +0000
Nissan recently chose JATCO and Hitachi Astemo to provide something very important for future cars: the drivetrain. After I cover the basics, I want to place this in historical perspective and industry trends and then explain why it shows something new, too. The Nissan/Jatco/Hitachi Astemo Deal The short version of this story: Hitachi Astemo, known […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:00:42 +0000
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) a $35 million climate-smart grant to invest in the desert shrub guayule in order to increase natural rubber production in the United States and provide growers with a crop that is more environmentally friendly while also tackling the ongoing water crisis in the Southwest. […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:00:28 +0000
A term contract was signed between General Motors Co. and Vale Canada Limited for the long-term supply of battery-grade nickel sulfate from Vale’s planned factory in Bécancour, Québec, Canada. With the cooperation of this agreement, GM will have access to nickel sulfate from a US free-trade partner to meet its rapidly expanding EV production requirements […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:22 +0000
Fellten is a combination of Zero EV, located in Bristol, UK, and Jaunt Motors, based in Melbourne, Australia, two of the world’s leading technology firms for transforming conventional gasoline and diesel cars into electric vehicles. With operations on three continents, the new business has emerged as the industry leader in the production of electric conversion […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 15:00:49 +0000
BrightDrop shared with investors today that it expected to cross the $1 billion sales mark in 2023, making it one of the fastest businesses to do so. By the end of the decade, the company expects to reach 20% profit margins and up to $10 billion in revenue. The BrightDrop Zevo lineup of electric delivery […]