British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries) has selected Corvus Energy to supply the battery systems for four new hybrid-electric passenger and car ferries, part of the operator’s new Summit Class. Corvus will deliver 40 MWh of installed capacity, or 10 MWh per vessel, which it says places the ships among Read more
The public EV charging experience has long been a sore point among users. EV drivers have complained about malfunctioning or out-of-service chargers and unnecessarily complicated apps and payment systems. More recently, there’s a sense that things have greatly improved, and—coincidentally or not—the number of available charging sites continues to expand. Read more
Massachusetts EV drivers who choose to participate in a V2X pilot could receive a free “smart energy station,” enabling them to supply their homes and EVs with solar power, and use vehicle-to-home tech to power their homes in case of outages. dcbel, in collaboration with partners TMH, Resource Innovation and Read more
Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) has won an $80-million award from the Army Contracting Command to set up US Army-controlled production of electric motor stator assemblies for unmanned aircraft systems. The award carries a 12-month performance period and covers what SGT describes as an integrated digital and physical advanced manufacturing environment. Read more
Behind every high-performing battery is a carefully engineered thermal management strategy. But what if the materials holding your battery together could also help keep it cool, protected, and safe? Join Mekiyah Bailey and Jeremy Chang from H.B. Fuller for an engaging introduction to the world of battery thermal management. Learn Read more
Tesla has been kicking the HW3 can down the road for nearly two years. One owner got tired of waiting around.
Colorado’s school districts seem to be engaged in a healthy competition—who can deploy the most electric school buses? Boulder Valley School District has 13 electric buses; Cherry Creek is about to deploy its first six; Aurora Public Schools has seven and is about to receive six more. However, it’s only Read more
Einride is putting 500 Tesla Semis on US roads, the largest commitment to Tesla’s electric truck that anyone has made public. That will takes the Swedish freight company from roughly 250 deployed electric trucks to about 750. First deliveries start next month, with the rest arriving in phases over 24 Read more
California could turn parked EVs into one of its largest sources of energy storage – but utilities need to make it a lot easier for EV owners to participate.
Ride1Up’s Portola has been one of those e-bikes that make a lot of sense on paper: a compact folding design, useful cargo capability, and the kind of pricing that helped Ride1Up build its reputation for high-value e-bikes in the first place.