October 21, 2020
Chargefox has completed a network of ultrarapid electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across seven sites in regional Victoria. The completion of works at Horsham connects the Western Highway route between Melbourne and Adelaide. With $3 million in funding from the Victorian Government, ultrarapid Chargefox sites are now operating at Airport West, Euroa, Barnawartha North, Moe, Torquay, Ballarat and
...October 13, 2020
San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit Elizabeth Stampe Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:22 San José is rolling out the green carpet for biking, thanks to the city council’s unanimous passage of the Better Bike Plan 2025. With the plan’s adoption, the city commits to building a 550-mile network of bike lanes, boulevards and trails to help thousands more people ride
...September 30, 2020
Due to the requirements of social distancing and its person-dense nature, there’s a clear hesitation for people to use public transport. People are instead looking at other modes of transport. Active transit is seeing a massive rise — even to the casual observer, bike stores and cycleways have never been busier. It’s interesting seeing that shift, and I’m intrigued to see whether
...September 30, 2020
5 things to know about California's gas car sales ban Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 09/30/2020 - 00:00 Last week — as historic wildfires ravaged the forests of California — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a history-making executive order: The state will ban the sales of new gas-powered cars within the next 15 years. It's a huge move, and the strategy
...August 28, 2020
Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date Katie Fehrenbacher Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00 German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. The deal shows how companies are increasingly paying attention to ways to decarbonize
...August 25, 2020
New sparks for the electric vehicle industry Zoé Bezpalko Tue, 08/25/2020 - 01:45 Thinking back to the beginning of 2020 can seem like a lifetime ago. Before the pandemic took root on a global level, the transportation industry was already in the midst of a great and exciting transition. The move to electric vehicles (EVs) was intensifying. Take General Motors, for example. In early
...August 2, 2020
A new facility for electric vehicle chargers is being developed by ABB in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy. The $30 million, 16,000 m2 facility will serve as a global Centre of Excellence and production site for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2021. The project follows a $10 million investment in a new fully sustainable, global e-mobility headquarters
...July 21, 2020
Researchers at Berkeley Lab and Carnegie Mellon University have designed a new class of solid electrolytes that could facilitate the wider electrification of transportation, including electric aircraft and long-range electric cars. Battery endeavours and the dendrite dilemma To design a rechargeable battery that can power electric vehicles (EVs) for hundreds of kilometres on a single charge,
...July 13, 2020
The purchase is an “important baby step” that could help boost demand for sustainable aviation fuels.
July 6, 2020
True million-mile batteries are likely to outlast whatever cars they’re built for, meaning their arrival could dramatically impact both second-use markets and battery recycling.