The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico that will have the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly 3 million homes.
Wind energy is coming to the Gulf of Mexico
Map: BOEM
The first area is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. This area totals 508,265 acres…
Ford’s electric vehicles are winning over the hearts of long-time Ford fans with an upgraded driving experience and new capabilities. EV owners are using their vehicles’ frunks and added technology such as vehicle-to-load (V2L) to upgrade their Halloween festivities…
Panasonic aims for at least 30 GWh of batteries at new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla
October 31, 2022
Panasonic announced today that it aims to produce 30 GWh of battery cells during the first phase of its new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla’s vehicle production.
Earlier this summer, Panasonic announced plans to build a new battery cell factory in Kansas to…
CATL expands deal with Vinfast to provide skateboard chassis for EVs and ‘enhance global footprint’
October 31, 2022
Global battery giant CATL and Vietnamese EV automaker Vinfast announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to expand upon their current battery supply agreement. With this new “strategic cooperation,” the companies will explore CIIC skateboard platforms for EVs and “other areas” surrounding EV and battery technology.
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, better known as…
Formula E racing chips will power future Jaguar Land Rover EVs
October 31, 2022
Jaguar Land Rover has entered into a new strategic partnership with semiconductor maker Wolfspeed (WOLF) to use its chips to power its next generation of EVs.
This is not the first business partnership between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Wolfspeed. The chip maker has been…
Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s former head of artificial intelligence, said that he could return to Tesla, especially to work on the Optimus robot and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Karpathy joined Tesla more than five years ago as a neural net and computer vision…
Months after announcing plans to terminate its Jeep joint venture in China with GAC Group, the Stellantis JV has officially filed for bankruptcy. Following the approval by GAC, Stellantis’ Jeep production overseas will cease, putting an end to a joint venture that began in 2010.
Stellantis ($STLA) is a top-ten global automotive manufacturer that is currently riding record earnings in the…
Montgomery County, Maryland, is on a roll. Earlier this month, it deployed the single largest electric school bus fleet – 86 – in the US. Now 70 of the county’s electric buses will be powered at a solar-powered, microgrid energy storage depot in Brookville.
The…
GMC announces HUMMER EV electric bike with all-wheel-drive to complement electric supertruck
October 31, 2022
The massively excessive GMC HUMMER EV is known as a “supertruck,” and now the automaker is announcing a “super e-bike” to go with it. The newly unveiled GMC HUMMER EV ALL-WHEEL DRIVE EBIKE will serve as a companion vehicle for the massive electric truck.
The new…
Blink Charging creates an effortless EV charging experience with new Plug&Charge tech
October 31, 2022
Blink Charging (BLNK), one of the leading EV charging companies across North America and Europe, is unleashing Plug&Charge technology to make an effortless experience, prompting further zero-emission adoption.
Since its foundation in 2009, Blink Charging has grown into an EV charging powerhouse. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle adoption over the past several years has led to rapid…
