Choosing a home EV charger is more complicated than you’d think

Electric vehicles and the infrastructure around them is still very new. And for consumers, the idea of an EV might sound great, but it’s a lifestyle change that may require some added work outside of the vehicle purchase itself. I’ve been going through… Continue reading Choosing a home EV charger is more complicated than you’d think

Solar-cell-packin’ drone uses sunlight for on-the-spot recharging

Multirotor drones may one day be able recharge their batteries while out and about, instead of having to return to a charging station. They could do so via onboard ultra-thin solar cells, which have already been successfully tested on a small quadcopte… Continue reading Solar-cell-packin’ drone uses sunlight for on-the-spot recharging

Video: Crafty quadcopter sits on power lines to recharge

Battery life wouldn’t be an issue for drones if they could just recharge on power lines as needed. That’s exactly what an experimental new quadcopter can now do, allowing it to stay aloft pretty much indefinitely.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Techn… Continue reading Video: Crafty quadcopter sits on power lines to recharge

World’s fastest wireless EV charger unlocks 100 kW parking spots

ORNL researchers are celebrating the fastest wireless charger ever tested with an EV. It operates at 100 kW, and 96% efficiency

A new wireless EV charging pad can fill a car’s battery as efficiently as a wired plug, at groundbreaking 100 kW power levels – unlocking the possibility of fast, efficient and super-convenient charging simply by parking in a designated spot.

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Tesla driver builds folding rooftop array for parked solar charging

For the last couple of years, Omid Sadeghpour has been working on a fold-out solar array for his Tesla Model Y, which he reckons can get him up to 20 miles of range per day without plugging in. Now he’s moving to an improved Beta2 version.Continue Read… Continue reading Tesla driver builds folding rooftop array for parked solar charging

Electric offshore wind farm service vessel can be charged from a turbine

Dutch ship builder Damen has announced an all-electric version of its 70-m-long hybrid service vessel designed to support offshore wind farm operations. And the company is aiming to charge the batteries direct from a wind turbine.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Electric offshore wind farm service vessel can be charged from a turbine

World-first Dutch program will use ride-share cars as a grid battery

Renewable energy grids need lots of energy storage – and EVs plugged into charging stations represent a huge, city-wide battery just waiting to help out. The Dutch city of Utrecht is about to pioneer a clever way to kickstart two-way charging.Continue … Continue reading World-first Dutch program will use ride-share cars as a grid battery

World-first Dutch program will use ride-share cars as a grid battery

Renewable energy grids need lots of energy storage – and EVs plugged into charging stations represent a huge, city-wide battery just waiting to help out. The Dutch city of Utrecht is about to pioneer a clever way to kickstart two-way charging.Continue … Continue reading World-first Dutch program will use ride-share cars as a grid battery

This retro 14-in-one docking system takes you back to the future

As news of the iPhone 15 jams up the airwaves, you can also take a trip back to 1984, aesthetically speaking, with this retro desktop hub that channels the questionable beauty of the Macintosh 128K, but offers much more user-friendly modern appeal.Cont… Continue reading This retro 14-in-one docking system takes you back to the future