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Alternative Fuels
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Be for or against EV autos one cannot help but acknowledge that they are here to stay. Yet where is the best place to drive them? Electric Highway West Coast Style!
With Charging stations showing up all over the west coast and especially in the Greater Seattle area, A questions came to mind. Tax Payer supplied charging stations, Are we getting our money's worth? This editorial hopes to expand on that question and show people what the current status is and point a light on it for you to decide if this is a smart spending of tight tax dollars.
Alternative Energy, what is the logical next step for America Part III?
Join me as I write about the various forms of alternative energy and how I see them stacking up in today’s market place.
Hydro, Geothermal and Wind
There are increasing signs the electric car strategy is doomed while natural gas vehicles are rapidly gaining traction. Let's take a closer look at this important issue. Which companies will thrive and which companies will be left by the wayside?
The holy grail of the auto industry would be to have all autos have a body of solar panels that can create and store the energy and then use it to power the auto and all internal devices.
The joint venture of seven of the world's foremost automakers begins EV charging operations in North America.
QuantumScape has announced that they now have four large OEM Automakers signed on to use their solid-state ceramic battery in future EVs. Who is on board and what is the big deal about their Solid-state batteries?
Koenigsegg a Swedish company ends January on a high note by introducing class leading electric motor and 6-phase inverter to the market. Pioneering Raxial Flux topology is brought to market in their first EV-drive unit.
Is a $574,275 government grant to the University of Maryland Chemistry lab the future battery of the American BEVs?
VOLTEMPO of the UK has released their all new 1MW Ultra Chargers in the UK and it is coming to a city near you soon.
Domino's, the world's largest pizza chain is rolling out the future of Pizza Delivery during November 2022 and more over the following months.
Over the last decade there have been many news stories that electric vehicles (EVs) create more emissions than internal combustion engines (ICE) due to increased energy consumption during the manufacturing process of the auto and battery packs. The environmental analysis by Yale discovered those claims are just not true.
Chevron, Texaco and FreeWire have announced a 10-year plan to add Ultra-Fast EV Chargers to all Stations in the U.S.
Infinitum is an electric motor designer that no one has heard of yet, but that is about to change with their All-in-one solution.
May 23rd to 25th, 2022 transphorm Demonstrated their 1200 Volt GaN Power Transistor at the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) in Vancouver, Canada. What is a GaN Power Transistor and how will it affect the Electric Vehicle Industry?
Bridgestone, the owner of the Firestone Complete Auto Care centers in North America is expanding auto offerings by expanding into electric vehicle services and vehicle charging.
The auto industry in the 21st century has become a battle ground between ICE or internal combustion engine and electric vehicles.
US battery company Factorial Energy based in Woburn Massachusetts secures major Auto OEMs for their groundbreaking 40 Ah solid state battery. Bringing superior energy density, safety and scalability to the OEM EV industry.
Combating climate change with next-gen battery technologies is the mission that Adden Energy promises with new Solid-State cells.
Washington state was the first state in the USA to pass a 2030 auto electrification through both chambers marking an end to ICE sales in the state. Since then additional states have passed legislation or signed executive orders halting the sales of ICE such as New York and California by 2035. Now polling of registered voters is telling a message of support for this.
NIO has announced that they have a strategic agreement with Shell for battery charging and swapping facilities across China and Europe.
Lithium-ion battery cell with no impact on performance achieves almost 80% reduction of risk of fire goes to production for EV use.
Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based startup has unveiled an anode-free battery pack to deliver on the future of EVs.
Thanksgiving weekend is a time that many families drive to visit family/friends and EVs are a larger part of this drive than ever before, check out the latest update by the afdc (Alternative Fuels Data Center).
No matter how many people you talk to about EVs, you will always have someone say EVs are dead till they charge as fast as internal combustion automobiles, Thermal Modulation might be the answer.
Today the President of the United States, Department of Energy and Department of Transportation announced the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build out the national electric vehicle charging network as a step towards making EV charging accessible to all Americans everywhere.
IBS or Institute for Basic Science in Korea has stated that Quantum Charging of EV Batteries could make Charging faster than gas fueling, why?
While everyone is jumping on the EV auto road, not everyone is doing it the same and as such, pretty interesting to see what is happening this week in the industry for EVs & battery cells.
2016 Tesla started their advanced battery research group with a focus on building a 1,000,000-mile battery pack. Today Tesla is now talking about a 100-year battery pack. Is this reality or fiction?
Sila is not just a materials science company, but a material solutions company scaling their solution for millions of EVs.
Haters of EVs have stated that EVs will leave the world awash in used battery packs and Nissan has stated that is just not true.
Battle Motors and ZF are leading the Commercial Industry's transformation to a sustainable future in EV Autos.
FedEx is pleased to announce that they have taken delivery of their first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop.
Can a Biodegradable battery be made that can make the EV industry even cleaner? Some think they have found the answer.
Electric vehicles (EV) are the rage globally and as such, the question that comes up is simple. What is the voltage of the OEM EV platform, and does it make a difference?
IONNA is a cooperation of seven, now eight, vehicle manufacturers set to build 30,000 charge ports in North America by 2030
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