Mercury’s recently unveiled electric outboard motors are now on their way to customers after the company announced the beginning of shipments of the Avator 7.5e. And new performance testing shows just what boaters can expect from the motor.
The compact Avator 7.5e is the first of five upcoming electric outboards from Mercury, with the already-named Avator 20e and 35e to be unveiled later this…
Swedish mobility company Vässla has become well known over several years for its electric scooters and mopeds, but last year it joined the e-bike party when it launched a highly acclaimed electric bike known as the Vässla Pedal. Now the company has brought that model to…
Einride’s commercial EVs enter UK, will cover 750,000 miles of routes with new partner PepsiCo
April 20, 2023
Autonomous EV freight developer Einride continues to expand its global footprint of commercial vehicles, announcing plans to sustainably transport goods in the UK. Together with the Walkers brand under the PepsiCo umbrella, Einride’s electric vehicles are expected to…
Lowe’s is putting rooftop solar on 174 of its stores
April 20, 2023
Lowe’s announced today that it’s going to put rooftop solar on 174 of its stores and distribution centers in the US, including 20 sites currently in operation.
Lowe’s installs rooftop solar
Once each site is completed, the solar panels will provide around 90% of the energy usage at each location. Here’s how the installations at the 174 locations are going to play out:
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Rivian (RIVN) plans to bolster its Adventure Network EV chargers with headwinds from the IRA bill. The EV maker is taking a page from Tesla’s playbook in opening up its charging network to non-Rivian drivers as early as next year.
After several years of rumors and…
CATL announces ultra energy-dense battery that will soon power electric passenger planes
April 20, 2023
The world’s largest battery maker continues to showcase why it’s the name to beat in its given segment. During the Shanghai Auto Show, CATL launched a new condensed battery that delivers the proper safety and energy density to enable the flight of electric passenger…
Now’s your chance to buy a Lightyear 0 prototype as the start-up auctions off all its assets
April 20, 2023
As part of a recently announced restructuring plan in which defunct start-up Atlas Technologies (Lightyear) rose from the ashes of bankruptcy, it is auctioning off hundreds of assets to pay back its creditors and transition into a new business entity. Today, you can buy one of several Lightyear 0 prototypes as well as a bunch of other components used to assemble the solar EVs.
This past…
Jaguar will break its own speed limit with a 430-mile range EV that will be a ‘copy of nothing’
April 20, 2023
Jaguar Land Rover is going to launch a four-door GT EV that will be its fastest car ever, as the first of three luxury electric cars.
The ultraluxury four-door GT will be built in Solihull in the UK. Jaguar Land Rover says the GT will have more power output than any…
Autel, a Chinese company long known for making solid automotive supplies and diagnostic tools (and drones) recently jumped into the residential EV charger market with its ($459). As an auto company with technology in its DNA, we hoped to see some innovation. And we did…
A new fully electric SUV is due out from the Italian luxury performance brand marking Maserati’s second EV. The Maserati Grecale Folgore electric SUV was introduced to the world Tuesday at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show.
Maserati, under parent company Stellantis, is transitioning its lineup to include an electric version of every model by 2025.
As part of Stellantis’s “Dare Forward…
