A Tesla Senior Staff Software Engineer has confirmed that the remarkable new demonstration of Optimus’s new hand was teleoperated. The new demonstration stunned many in social media, partly due to the dexterity and smoothness of Optimus’ hand movements. The demonstration was posted by the official Tesla Optimus account on social Read more
We have a special Black Friday edition of Green Deals for you today. With so many of the best brands delivering amazing deals, we are highlighting a selection of the most notable that we have tracked throughout the entire month of November, while the full extent of seasonal savings we’ve Read more
Los Angeles-headquartered TimeTick, a developer of behavioral testing and monitoring platforms for EVSE systems, has introduced its IoT diagnostics platform, which is designed to test the reliability of EV charging networks. TimeTick cites industry research that indicates nearly 25% of charging stations experience undetected operational issues. The new platform addresses Read more
AMPECO offers a white-label, hardware-agnostic EV charging management platform that covers public, private and home charging and currently serves over 160 clients across 60 markets and powers some 120,000 charging stations on all 6 continents. The customer list includes (in Europe) E.ON Drive Infrastructure, ChargeGuru, INDIGO Group, Wattif and Elaway; Read more
Florida-headquartered electric boat manufacturer VOLTARI has started production of its Patrol 26 RIB electric patrol boat designed for government, military and security applications. The boat has a carbon fiber hull and a 24-degree deadrise deep-V oceangoing design. It features 740 hp of power, 1,007 lb⋅ft of torque, a dual-prop drive, Read more
Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX has signed a binding offtake agreement with PowerCo for a minimum of 32,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite material over a five-year term starting in 2027. German automaker Volkswagen established PowerCo in 2022 to ramp up its global battery cell production. PowerCo oversees international factory Read more
Wireless charging provider Electreon is partnering with UCLA to install inductive charging coils beneath a portion of Charles E. Young Drive on the UCLA campus, allowing electric passenger shuttles and buses to charge while in motion. The project follows Electreon’s installation of such a roadway in Detroit, launched in November Read more
The City of Szczecinin, Poland has signed an agreement with Polish electric bus manufacturer Solaris to purchase four 12-meter Urbino 12 and 10 articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. The vehicles will increase Szczecin’s fleet of Solaris buses to a total of 30. They will be operated by the city’s public Read more
The US is on track for another record-breaking year for solar, with over 32 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale installations expected in 2024, according to the inaugural Solar Market Monitor from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and S&P Global Commodity Insights. more…
A business selling anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers is providing some insight into Tesla owners turning against the company’s CEO. more…