Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have created a series of maps showing land-surface temperatures in the Phoenix area in July 2023, when the city experienced a record-breaking run of hot weather. The images reveal the cumulative effect – overnight and across the month – of relentless daytime heating.
The data was captured during overnight hours (around 2 a.m.) on several days…
GM to expand vehicle-to-home (V2H) bi-directional charging capabilities to all Ultium-based EVs
August 9, 2023
Just over a month after unveiling its lineup of Ultium Home energy management bundles, GM has shared new details, pertaining specifically to vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities, and how that technology will affect its EV lineup going forward. Soon, all GM EV’s on…
WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Heath Collins spent the last year managing some of the United States’ largest homeland and regional defense programs. Now, he’s poised to lead the Missile Defense Agency, where he would oversee key modernization programs, some of which will…
As one would expect, Russia’s war in Ukraine has fueled international growth for defense products as nations seek to protect their borders and those of NATO, as well as support allies. Security is now front and center of political discussions around the world, and governments have responded by allocating several hundred-billion dollars for equipment and supplies to combat this threat. Though…
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles, especially now that a slew of new credits have been reinstated to US consumers (alongside their fair share of…
WASHINGTON —U.S. Marine Corps officials have met with defense industry representatives in Arkansas to discuss a potential facility to build air defense missiles pivotal to the service’s modernization plans.
The Corps’ Program Executive Office Land Systems has worked…
Aventon has jut announced today, and I’ve been secretly riding around on one for a few weeks to give it a solid review ahead of the big debut. In the ultra-competitive field of sub $1,500 commuter e-bikes, the Soltera.2 does something that has proven to be so elusive: It stands out.
A year and a half ago during the launch of the first-generation Aventon Soltera, I described it as the “most…
Motiv Power Systems, a 14-year veteran of the electric truck industry, has just announced Argo, a new medium-duty Class 4-6 truck designed from the ground up to be electric, available in 2024.
Electric trucking is a hot sector right now due to new rules adopted by…
GM’s BrightDrop continues North American expansion by bringing its electric vans to Mexico
August 9, 2023
GM’s all-electric, last-mile delivery business BrightDrop has added a third North American territory to its coverage map – Mexico. The e-delivery specialist shared details of its latest market expansion this evening, which will soon include sales of its two all-electric…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 7, 2023
August 9, 2023
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…