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Electric Vehicles Mean First Responders Have to Deal with Battery Fires
Last week, federal investigators reported that the battery of a Tesla Model S reignited twice after the car’s fiery crash in May. This isn’t the first time an electric vehicle battery has caught fire again after being put out. Why…
Lithium-Ion Batteries Are Fast Becoming the Worlds New Oil
For an energy source that’s been around for three decades, the lithium-ion battery is only just hitting its stride. It’s worked its way up from primitive cellular phones to cameras and laptops before entering everyone’s pockets inside smartphones. But only…
Tesla Reportedly Hits Model 3 Manufacturing Goal Hours after Its Deadline
Tesla just barely missed its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 electric cars a week, according to Reuters, which says that the company reached the mark “several hours after the midnight goal,” while Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter…
Ford Hits Manufacturing Emissions Target Eight Years Early
Ford Motor Company said it has achieved its manufacturing emissions reduction target eight years ahead of schedule. The car manufacturer has set a goal to cut emissions by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025 but has already reduced it by…
ABB Chargers Power IONITY’s Opening of Europe’s Highway of the Future
ABB has been selected by IONITY as the main technology partner and supplier. ABB’s Terra High Power electric-vehicle chargers enable launch of IONITY service station on the A2 motorway in Switzerland. IONITY, which plans to build a network of electric-vehicle…
Mercedes-Benz Turns Coal Power Plant into Energy Storage System with Electric Car Batteries
Daimler, through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy and with partners, is turning a coal power plant into a large energy storage facility using over a thousand modules from its electric car battery packs. Like Tesla and its ‘Tesla Energy’ division, Mercedes-Benz…
Uber to Boost EV Network With Driver Incentives
Uber launched a new program to increase access to electric vehicles for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday. The “EV Champions Initiative” offers financial incentives to some EV drivers; an in-app feature that alerts EV drivers of trips lasting…