HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — International demand for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System is growing, driven partly by the war in Ukraine, according to manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
The Army originally developed IBCS as the brains of a future air and missile defense system. The service intended to link it with a new 360-degree radar and potentially new launchers, replacing the aging…
It looks like Taiwanese motorbike maker KYMCO is ready to take its battery-swapping IONEX electric scooter platform global, starting with Thailand. The news comes to us in the form of a recently announced Thai partnership set up around the company’s battery-swapping…
Waymo received final approval to operate its driverless taxis in California last week and will start charging for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco starting Monday, August 21.
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission issued its final approval…
Rivian’s new Dual-Motor R1S and R1T earn over 350 miles of EPA range with additional large battery pack
August 16, 2023
EV maker Rivian’s new Dual-Motor R1T and R1S finally received official Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ratings. And compared to the Quad-Motor, the numbers are impressive.
Rivian revealed it was working on a cheaper Dual-Motor configuration and LFP battery last March. The idea is to help speed up production to meet the growing backlog while lowering costs.
The EV maker began producing…
Texas officially forces Tesla’s NACS on charging stations to get access to $400 million in subsidies
August 16, 2023
Texas has officially approved an initiative that would force charging stations to be equipped with Tesla’s NACS connector in order to get access to over $400 million in subsidies.
After the first wave of automakers announced that they would adopt NACS, a connector that…
Wind turbine blades and nacelles have arrived for South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
South Fork’s wind turbine components have landed at the port of New London, Connecticut, and installation is expected to start this…
SKIL's 40V cordless electric leaf blower drops to $87, AeroGarden veggie grower $35, more
August 16, 2023
Today’s best green-energy deals are on tap for Wednesday, offering the best price ever on from SKIL at . It’s joined by much of the same all-time low on the , as well as some . Just don’t forget about our massive list of e-bike discounts now live, too.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check…
New York City has announced that it will now require EV rideshare fleets by 2030 – the world’s first large city to do so.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) commissioner David Do today announced the newly proposed rules for…
In what it’s calling the world’s first, battery giant CATL (and major Tesla supplier) revealed its new “Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery” at a product launch event Wednesday. CATL says its new fast-charging LFP battery is capable of adding 248 miles range (400km)…
The darling of India’s electric scooter industry, Ola Electric, just held a major product unveiling as part of its Customer Day event. In addition to launching its impressively updated electric scooter line with new models, the company also showed off four electric motorcycle concepts.
The electric motorcycles are certainly eye-catching, especially the flagship-looking supersport Diamondhead…
