WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army shop for everything electronic warfare and battlefield situational awareness is getting a new leader.
Brig. Gen. Ed Barker was named the new boss of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, according to an April 24 announcement from the Pentagon.
Barker has served as the office’s deputy since July 2021. He will…
Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck
April 24, 2023
The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck.
Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and two Volvo Penta Batteries totaling 132 kWh of power. It has…
Polaris has just announced that shipments have begun for its revolutionary new Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic UTV (utility terrain vehicle). The first shipments of the high-power electric side-by-side are headed to dealers this week for customer pickup.
Ever since I first got…
Boston kicks off rollout of 750 electric school buses with first of the fleet transporting students
April 24, 2023
Boston Public Schools has kicked off an ambitious new program to eventually convert its entire fleet of 750 vehicles to electric. The first Blue Bird Vision electric school buses are now in service, transporting thousands of students daily in what local government officials are calling the largest electric bus deployment in the Northeast.
Blue Bird Corporation ($BLBD) is a recognizable name in…
Volkswagen Group’s battery electric vehicle deliveries saw a large increase of 42% year-over-year in Q1 2023.
In Q1 2023, Volkswagen Group handed over 141,000 battery electric vehicles to customers globally – an increase from 99,200 in Q1 2022.
BEVs made up 6.9% of…
This electric autonomous drone is paving the way for sustainable farming after FAA-first approval
April 24, 2023
After receiving approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Monday, Guardian Agriculture has become the first commercially authorized eVTOL to operate across the US. Guardian’s electric autonomous drones will be used to spray crops, paving the way for…
Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter/X super app
April 24, 2023
Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter or the new X company the social media platform is now operating under – something he promised would happen to Tesla shareholders last year.
Financially speaking, Tesla shareholders are those who suffered the most from Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition.
The CEO had to sell tens of billions of dollars’ worth of Tesla…
China’s largest EV maker BYD is entering a new segment with its electric truck as it continues expanding its brand lineup. The electric truck was spotted ahead of its expected official release later this year.
BYD unveiled several new models at the 2023 Auto Show in…
Siemens just opened an EV charger factory in Texas
April 24, 2023
Siemens has officially opened its newest EV charger factory, outside of Dallas, to make EV chargers for the US market.
It’s Siemens’ second US EV charging factory, and it’s part of the company’s plan to make 1 million EV chargers for the US market.
Siemens’ new…
VinFast receives 3,000 orders for its newly released $23K VF 5 Plus electric SUV within nine hours
April 24, 2023
VinFast released its most affordable EV yet on Friday, the VF 5 Plus electric SUV, starting at around $23,000. According to VinFast, the electric SUV received 3,000 reservations within nine hours of opening orders.
VinFast has made a name for itself after producing and delivering the first fully electric vehicle sold in Vietnam.
The EV maker followed it up by vowing to end gas-powered vehicle…
