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

Electric Land Rover yacht buggy is the most ridiculous thing of the day

Electric vehicle retromodder Everrati has chosen to take a perfectly good, ready-for-anything Land Rover and retrofit it into a glorified golf cart for shuttling fraction-percenters around the marina and beyond. The “Shore Tender” is a fully electrifie… Continue reading Electric Land Rover yacht buggy is the most ridiculous thing of the day

Revamped Vanacea solar-electric camper rewires American van life

Two of the more impressive names in the boutique camper van industry have come together to officially launch the most capable electric camper van available to buy in the US. Rather than simply installing a camper van interior into an under-ranged facto… Continue reading Revamped Vanacea solar-electric camper rewires American van life

Monocurve e-scoot designed by automotive engineers rolls into production

UK startup Bo has spent the last couple of years working on the design and technology for “the world’s most sophisticated micro-mobility vehicle,” and is now moving to production of the stunning Bo M electric scoot.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Trans… Continue reading Monocurve e-scoot designed by automotive engineers rolls into production

Pictorial: Nissan’s “Urban GoKart” EV 20-30 Concept

Nissan has released the first imagery of its 20-30 Concept, a sporty Micra-sized EV with bold sports styling. The plan is that by 2028, Nissan EVs will have solid-state batteries, reducing the cost of electrical energy storage by 65%, and enabling pock… Continue reading Pictorial: Nissan’s “Urban GoKart” EV 20-30 Concept

Munro’s all-electric Mountain Rescue 4×4 lights up the night

After getting its burly MK-1 e-4WD ready for order in late 2022, Scottish startup Munro Vehicles is back with an all-new special edition. It developed the Mountain Rescue edition after intensive discussions with Scottish, English and Welsh mountain res… Continue reading Munro’s all-electric Mountain Rescue 4×4 lights up the night

TUM team drives 1,599 miles on single charge to smash EV world record

A team of students from Technical University of Munich (TUM) has set a new official bar for the longest-range electric vehicle (non-solar), and it’s several times higher than the Lucid Air’s 500-mile+ production car benchmarks. The team’s aero-sculpted… Continue reading TUM team drives 1,599 miles on single charge to smash EV world record

0-100 km/h in less than a second: Swiss EV team destroys world record

Team AMZ has absolutely smashed the world EV acceleration record, reaching 100 km/h in less than one second

A Swiss student team has absolutely smashed the record for the world’s fastest-accelerating EV. Surreal-looking video shows driver Kate Maggetti rocketing from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in a staggering time just under one second. Here’s how they did it.

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Greenworks power-tool batteries charge new e-transport lineup

Greenworks makes hundreds of indoor and outdoor power tools that run on swappable battery packs. Now the company is using those same batteries to power a new e-mobility range that will include ebikes, an electric UV and an e-minibike.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Greenworks power-tool batteries charge new e-transport lineup