The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats.
The French company TEMO just landed a €6 million Series A…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 17, 2024
January 19, 2024
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Stardust Power, a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma.
The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of…
Two months after first introducing its first-ever lease program for the R1T pickup, Rivian has expanded the offers to now include its other flagship EV – the R1S SUV. Additionally, the American automaker has extended the lease program to additional territories in the US.
Rivian ($RIVN) looks to continue its momentum in 2024 following a relatively strong second half of 2023 and looks to do so on…
Electric vehicles in the US with over 300 miles range have nearly doubled over the past two years. With over 25 models exceeding the 300-mile mark, there’s an EV for everyone. These are the EVs offering the longest range in 2024.
A record 1.2 million EVs were handed…
6 ways to get the best range from your EV in winter
January 19, 2024
Much of the US is in a deep freeze, so here are six quick tips for how to get the best range from your EV in the winter.
EVs in winter
Cold weather impacts your EV’s range and performance because ions flow through battery cells more slowly. Here’s how to get the best…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 16, 2024
January 18, 2024
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QuantumScape unveils beating heart of its solid-state battery tech: the FlexFrame cell [Video]
January 18, 2024
Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has provided further evidence that it’s the real deal in eventually achieving scaled cell production that could one day enable EV modules that are safer, charge faster, and go farther. In the YouTube video below, QuantumScape…
The wireless charging experts at Ideanomics’ WAVE division want you to remember that high-speed inductive EV charging is ready for prime time – even in extremely cold weather conditions.
WAVE uses a charging “plate” that’s embedded beneath the surface of the…
Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) got the single largest order of electric school buses to date from the second-largest public school system in the US.
The Los Angeles Unified School District ordered 180 electric school buses, adding to the 26 Blue Bird electric school buses it already has in its fleet. The unprecedented order will help the school district transition the first of several…
