Tag: Batteries
Will the end of electric-vehicle subsidies hurt London-area manufacturers?
The end of federal government cash subsidies for electric vehicle purchases will likely have little effect in London and region, the hub of EV production in Canada, say automotive industry observers.
Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 4 of 4
A closer look at the best-selling PEV automotive groups — edition 4 of 4 This is the fourth and final edition of a series looking at the top selling OEMs in terms of plugin vehicle sales. To check out the other ones, please click here, here, and here. In this … [continued]
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Re-X Before Recycling Prize To Extend the Lifetimes of Manufactured Products
Ten teams receive a collective $1.5 million and Phase 3 opens to returning competitors. Latest Announcement The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) today announced the Phase 2 winners of the Re-X Before Recycling Prize, a competition to identify, prepare, and develop innovative ways to … [continued]
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Community Batteries — Will They Make A Difference?
In Queensland, Australia, Energex has partnered with Origin to trial community batteries in Ipswich, near where my daughter lives. We took a drive to find them. On the first try, we were able to locate and photograph one of the pole mounted community batteries. “Energex is connecting up to 30 … [continued]
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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices
Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]
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This Is What’s Driving Growing EV Sales & Competitiveness
As we’ve seen now, electric vehicles had healthy sales growth in 2024. Many companies actually had spectacular EV sales growth. Without a doubt, policies in certain countries help with this — because they force companies to actually try, and to be willing to produce and sell higher volumes of electric … [continued]
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GOGO’s Electric Motorcycle Customers In Uganda Covered 50 Million Kilometres In 2024
We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases — from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of … [continued]
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Many elderly Ohioans feel unprepared for severe weather, study finds
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Clara Lincolnhol, Great Lakes Echo
Ohio took a beating from a record-breaking 73 tornadoes in 2024. Twisters and other severe weather events are becoming more common in the Midwest due to climate change, and seniors are more at risk.
Taking It To The Tracks: EV Development Pushes The Need For Racing Speed
In 2025 we will see further electric vehicle (EV) development as part of the transition to a cleaner, greener economy. At the source of this innovation is the quest to continually enhance EV vehicle performance while also instilling public confidence in EV technology. The unique demands of competitive racing scenarios … [continued]
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2024 Is Over, And Legacy Auto Could Be Doomed, But The ICE Is Not Yet Defeated
A few months ago, I wrote about a global peak ICEV fleet, and argued that we’re very close to it — perhaps even surpassed it by now. Despite the headline, I stand by that position, and that’s because the focus here is different: not about internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV), … [continued]
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