LONDON — Britain’s Royal Air Force has set a goal of becoming the first military service in the world to register and certify a zero-carbon aircraft.
The service has already tapped industry for exploitable technology to start replacing a fleet of RAF light training aircraft. If the program goes as planned, Britain could have their first zero-carbon platform flying by around 2027, according…
The Canon EOS R3 is on its way. We know quite a bit about it already, but very few individuals have gone hands-on with Canon’s upcoming pro-grade mirrorless camera. However, several photographers are testing the unreleased camera at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
One such…
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Metallic Glass Gears Up for ‘Cobots,’ Coatings, and More
Bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D printed metals.
Where are the robot assistants we were…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 29, 2021
July 30, 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):
London trials on-street EV chargers that sit flush with the sidewalk.
Royal Dutch Shell buys Inspire Clean Energy to grow its clean energy business.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Nikola founder Trevor Milton charged with fraud over false claims about electric/hydrogen trucks
July 30, 2021
Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of Nikola, a company working on electric and fuel cell trucks, was indicted today by a grand jury on three counts of criminal fraud over false claims he made about the company.
Milton became a billionaire after taking Nikola public…
To enable a future transition to electric, it’s vital that we look beyond electric cars and focus on electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
[This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek.]
Volta Zero
The Volta Zero electric truck is the world’s first purpose-built, fully electric 16 tonne delivery truck designed for urban and last-mile deliveries. It’s…
During its “Tech Zone” online launch event, global battery maker CATL introduced its first-generation sodium-ion battery, as well as an AB solution that integrates both sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells into one pack. While this first generation of sodium-ion cells is not…
Mercedes-Benz has announced several new electric vehicle premieres at the upcoming IAA mobility show in Munich.
IAA Mobility Show is positioning itself as the new major mobility/car show in Europe, and several automakers, bike companies, and more are expected to unveil…
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Indonesia to manufacture BEV batteries in the country through a new joint venture (JV). As part of the JV, Hyundai and LG will invest a total of $1.1 billion in the construction of a battery plant in Karawang, near the country’s capital of Jakarta.
Hyundai Motor Group is the…
