The utility company National Grid has leveraged an electric school bus to help meet peak demand for electricity for the first time, in Beverly, Massachusetts. The National Grid supplies electricity to Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
Vehicle-to-grid school bus
The Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus equipped with a Proterra bidirectional battery charging…
Tesla cofounder JB Straubel sends warning to automakers going all-electric: ‘Do the supply chain math’
October 13, 2021
Tesla cofounder and longtime CTO JB Straubel sent a warning to automakers that are making announcements about timelines to go all-electric: “Make sure you do the math when it comes to your supply chain.”
In a new episode of “This Week in Startups,” Straubel…
Tesla has been spotted deploying the first Megacharger to charge its upcoming Tesla Semi electric truck at Gigafactory Nevada.
With the unveiling of the Tesla Semi in 2017, Tesla unveiled its plan to deploy ‘Megachargers,’ a more powerful version of its Supercharger…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 12, 2021
October 13, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent.
The Solar Energy Industries Association launches a new diversity certification program.
The Argonne National Laboratory is offering a free…
GM and LG announced that they came to an agreement over who is going to take on most of the cost of the battery recall over potential fire risk for the Bolt EV.
LG is going to be left with almost the entire cost.
For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure…
VanMoof unveils 31 mph ‘hyperbike’ electric bicycle with two motors and full suspension
October 13, 2021
VanMoof has just announced a new high-speed electric bicycle model known as the VanMoof V, which will reach speeds of up to 31 mph (50 km/h). The company is referring to it as a “hyperbike,” which makes sense considering it is faster than just about any other e-bike available in the US or Europe.
VanMoof is largely known as an elegant, tech-forward electric bicycle brand. The Dutch…
CATL, the leading battery manufacturer in China, has shared new plans to create a $5 billion facility to recycle used batteries for their earth materials such as cobalt and lithium. The facility will be erected as a joint venture at a time when EVs are becoming more and more…
Lucid details DreamDrive ADAS platform, with ‘conditional automated driving in coming years’
October 13, 2021
Following the start of production of its Air sedan, Lucid Motors has now shared new details of DreamDrive, its Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) with over 30 features. Additionally, the American automaker shared details of a DreamDrive Pro option, which includes…
ELMS announces collaboration with Ample to bring battery swaps to its commercial EVs
October 13, 2021
Commercial EV manufacturer Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) has announced plans to offer a bundled commercial EV option that features Ample’s modular battery swap capabilities on ELMS’ commercial EVs. With different service options planned, customers will soon be able to choose the best option to support their fleet efficiency.
Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) is a Michigan-based…
