Gogoro, the company behind what has become the de facto standard for swappable batteries in light electric vehicles, has just unveiled the world’s first swappable solid state EV battery prototype.
The battery was co-developed with ProLogium Technology, a solid state battery industry leader with expertise in Lithium Ceramic Batteries (LCBs).
As Gogoro CEO and founder Horace Luke explained in a…
Tesla’s February numbers in China are out and it confirms that Gigafactory Shanghai is maintaining an incredible output of more than 600,000 electric vehicles per year.
With upcoming improvements, Tesla could soon push production to over 1 million units per year and…
Yadea KS5 Pro electric scooter review: China’s biggest electric scooter manufacturer nails it
March 8, 2022
The Yadea KS5 Pro electric scooter isn’t some low-performance, toss-it-after-a-month-type of electric scooter. The largest electric scooter company in China made sure to pack it full of performance, features, and value. I spent several weeks testing the KS5 Pro electric…
Elon Musk says drill for oil, but he should worry more about nickel prices skyrocketing
March 8, 2022
Elon Musk recently made a call for the world to drill for more oil as prices are surging amid anticipated shortages due to the situation between Russia and Ukraine.
It’s surprising coming from someone who is trying to get the world off oil. But on top of it, he and Tesla should worry more about nickel prices, which are skyrocketing right now.
Nickel is a critical resource when it comes to…
Environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben wrote about an innovative idea that would help curb Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and the Biden administration might actually implement the plan.
March 8 update: The Washington Post reports that as…
Elon Musk has now officially asked the court to change his 2018 settlement with the SEC in order to terminate the SEC’s policing of his Tesla tweets.
The situation between the SEC, Elon Musk, and Tesla has escalated significantly over the last few weeks.
The SEC and a…
Electric scooter company NIU’s Q4 earnings report shows continued growth, but stock drops on missed earnings goal
March 8, 2022
Leading smart electric scooter company NIU has seen a rollercoaster ride of stock prices over the last year, not unlike many other electric vehicle companies. However, NIU’s overall downward trend in stock price over the last year wasn’t abated by its recent 2021 Q4 earnings report.
The earnings report showed several positive figures, such as increasing year-over-year sales volume by 58.3%.
Arcimoto recently unveiled a fascinating new electric bicycle-like vehicle known as the Mean Lean Machine, or MLM for short. The unveiling left us with plenty of questions about the radical new electric three-wheeler, and Arcimoto has delivered again in the form of a video…
The US Department of Energy today released a study showing that by 2035, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will cost the same as or less than diesel trucks.
And by 2030, nearly half of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be cheaper to buy, operate, and…
Power plant developers and operators are expected to add 51 gigawatts (GW) of new solar and battery storage projects to the US power grid from 2022 to 2023, which will make up 60% of new generating capacity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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