Electrify America just launched its first EV charging station in North Dakota – here’s why that’s kind of a big deal.
There are a lot more oil pump jacks than EV charging stations in North Dakota. As of December 2022, North Dakota had only 600 registered EVs, putting the state at No. 50 in the US for EV registrations. (For context, 614,300 gas cars were registered there in the same…
Nikola's recall was costly in Q3, but does rising orders signal the worst is behind it?
November 2, 2023
After recalling all of its battery electric trucks that it had delivered, Nikola’s losses widened in the third quarter. However, with orders rising for its hydrogen fuel cell truck, is Nikola turning the page?
Nikola CEO Steve Girsky, said the company is…
ZEEKR 001 and 009 first drives: Quality EVs offering proof this automaker is just getting started
November 2, 2023
After over two years of consistent coverage of Geely’s young, all-electric ZEEKR brand, I finally got the opportunity to see its first two EV models up close and take them both for a spin. As a bonus, ZEEKR also had its purpose-built EV designed for Waymo on display before…
It's a table! It's a solar power plant! It's both!
November 2, 2023
You can generate clean power for your home with this “solar table power plant” and eat your lunch on it too.
It’s a solar table power plant
German startup Technaxx’s 400 W plug-and-play solar table seats up to eight people. It can also feed electricity into a 230V household grid and cover a home’s base load during the day.
The preassembled microinverter allows for 400 W output, and…
In its latest effort to improve the EV ownership experience, Ford has acquired Auto Motive Power (AMP). Ford will use the energy solutions providers’ tech to improve EV charging and battery management.
Founded in 2017, LA-based AMP provides hardware and software for…
RadRunner 3 Plus review: A utility e-bike that blurs the line between budget & premium
November 2, 2023
The RadRunner 3 Plus is an electric utility/cargo bike that deserves a serious second look because of its unique place in the market, straddling the line between value-oriented and premium-focused. It comes from Rad Power Bikes, one of the leading budget-minded e-bike brands…
EVs are not only emission-free ways of getting around town but also potential energy reservoirs sitting right in your garage, capable of powering up homes and appliances or giving back to the energy grid – at least, that is the dream for the bidirectional charging dreamers among us. And Volvo is looking to tap into that potential in a bigger way.
Today, the automaker announced the launch of a…
Chery Automotive claims its new concept EV inspired by tuna fish is world’s most aerodynamic car
November 2, 2023
Yes, you read that right. An EV inspired by the sleek, hydrodynamic maneuvering of the tuna fish. What a time to be alive. Chinese automotive brand Chery has unveiled a new concept it claims to be the world’s most aerodynamic car, designed using AI simulation. Do you see…
As Chinese automakers like BYD steal Toyota’s limelight in Thailand, the automaker is planning a counteroffensive. Toyota is set to test a new electric pickup to fend off the incoming competition.
Toyota unveiled its first electric pickup, the HiLux BEV, nearly a year…
When mechanical engineers accustomed to building one-of-a-kind spacecraft turn that focus to pumpkins, the results can be hauntingly good. The annual Halloween pumpkin-carving contest at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California may be all in good fun, but to the 200 or so participants, it’s also serious business. Power tools are involved.
Dioramas can incorporate…
