Meet ChargeX, an EV industry consortium that was announced today by the US Department of Energy (DOE) – and its mission is to improve public EV charging reliability and usability by June 2025.
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Source: Charge Forward
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss all the news that came out of Tesla’s annual meeting, including Tesla teasing its “$25,000 car,” new Roadster, Tesla Bot, and more.
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Source: Charge Forward
Bridgestone’s new EV is available, focusing on efficiency, performance, and longevity.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Veteran tire manufacture Bridgestone has launched its first EV-dedicated tire in front of a crowd in Southern California this morning. The Turanza EV is a grand touring tire designed to handle the heavier-torque of electric vehicles through all seasons. Several new Bridgestone technologies also make their debut on the Turanza tire, which will be targeted toward Tesla and Ford EV drivers to begin.
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Source: Charge Forward
Tesla is starting to discount new inventory vehicles, including the Model 3, which now starts at $35,000 after incentives or $384 a month for a lease.
Model X is also being discounted.
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Source: Charge Forward
Are you still using a corded electric hedge trimmer to tidy up your home’s curb appeal? Well, if so, it’s time to replace it with a battery-powered model. Unlike gas hedge trimmers, battery-powered versions are quieter, lighter, and easier to use, all without requiring an extension cord to function. Today, we found a deal on the , which is $20 below its typical going rate and marks a return to the best price we’ve tracked yet. It’s also the first time it’s been this low in 2023. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.
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 out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.
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Source: Charge Forward
Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) are gearing up for likely the biggest transformation the auto industry has ever seen. With electric vehicles expected to continue replacing ICE vehicle sales at a record pace, both automakers are striving to boost production significantly by middecade. Will GM and Ford hit their EV targets? Let’s see what analysts have to say.
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Source: Charge Forward
Best of all, the upgrade comes at no extra cost.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
E-magy, a Dutch advanced material firm, has secured €20.5 million to prepare for industrial-scale production of its silicon anode material in response to rising demand for high-energy batteries.
Replacing graphite with silicon in the anode has several benefits, but current silicon-dominant EV batteries swell and crack when charged and discharged often. E-magy has developed a nanoscale porous silicon material that prevents batteries from expanding and breaking by confining the swelling within the nanopores. The material provides 40% higher energy density and enables faster charging than graphite anode materials, the company said. This technology is compatible with existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes and industrial equipment and employs cheap, plentiful metallurgical-grade silicon.
Industrial businesses Hydro, Invest-NL, Rubio, SHIFT Invest and PDENH invested €15 million in E-magy and Dutch National Growth Fund program NXTGEN HIGHTECH has awarded the company a €5.5-million subsidy.
“E-magy’s innovative material emits up to six times less carbon dioxide in production of the material. It will enable the battery of an EV to be lighter and smaller, reducing weight of the car, reducing energy usage, and reducing emissions associated with the energy production to charge the car,” said Helmer Schukken, Managing Partner at Rubio Impact Ventures.
Source: E-magy
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
California’s recent adoption of the ACF regulation, which will phase out diesel trucks over the next few years, has highlighted the pressing need for heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure.
WattEV is doing its part. Construction of its 26-truck charging plaza at the Port of Long Beach is complete, and the company, along with charging standards organization CharIN and other partners, celebrated with an event called the VOLTS conference, at which the facilities were tested with a variety of heavy-duty EVs. The new charging hub opens for public use in mid-May.
WattEV’s POLB e-truck charging plaza currently features 26 charging bays using CCS charging stations to provide power at up to 360 kW. When trucks with megawatt charging capability become available, the company plans to open four more pass-through e-truck bays, featuring the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), which can deliver up to 1.2 megawatts.
The WattEV depot is adjacent to the Pier A terminal at the Port of Long Beach, and will serve heavy-duty electric trucks with routes connecting to inland destinations throughout Southern California.
The combined ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles receive some 40 percent of the nation’s containerized imports. They are served by over 20,000 diesel-spewing trucks, 25 percent of which are more than 10 years old. Both ports have set a goal of going 100 percent zero-emission by 2035.
While WattEV’s charging hubs will be open to all EV operators, the company’s own fleet transportation platform is an integral part of its business model. The company will start with 14 Nikola electric trucks, and plans to deploy more than 100 electric trucks by the end of 2023.
Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO of WattEV, said the POLB charging depot is the first of several planned throughout California, including warehouse districts in nearby Gardena and inland near San Bernardino. “This charging station is the southern anchor of our planned electric-truck charging freight corridor, which will incrementally connect to all the major freight routes throughout California, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.”
Source: WattEV
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
