Mining giant Rio Tinto has been confirmed as the preferred partner for the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in the Atacama region of Chile by Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company. Under the terms of the proposal, Rio Tinto would acquire an initial 51% stake in the project, while ENAMI would hold… Read more »
Electric aviation firm H55, a technological spin-off from the Solar Impulse project, has concluded the Arizona segment of its Across USA Tour. Arizona was the third of eight states on the national tour and demonstrated the Bristell B23 Energic aircraft’s performance in high-temperature, high-traffic environments. Over five days, H55 conducted demo flights, static displays and… Read more »
American Resources, through its holding in ReElement Technologies, which is developing rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining capacity, has agreed to enter a joint venture (JV) with Exigo Battery Solutions to use ReElement’s rare earth oxide refining technologies within the US and India to produce purified rare earth oxides. Exigo will initially source,… Read more »
US-based Mack Trucks, a Volvo Group company, is donating a 2022 Mack LR Electric refuse chassis to Río Hondo College in Whittier, California, to support the college’s efforts to expand its electric vehicle training program into the heavy-duty sector. The Mack LR Electric is Mack’s first fully electric refuse vehicle. The chassis will provide hands-on… Read more »
recell.store, a UK online marketplace for used electric vehicle batteries and a subsidiary of Altilium, has launched the All Battery Index (ABI), a monthly benchmark that tracks the market value of end-of-life EV battery packs in the UK. The ABI aims to provide a standardized reference for second-life use and recycling, addressing the lack of… Read more »
Transport as a Service is an increasingly popular model for fleets that are going electric—not only do customers benefit from using an expert to handle their electrification projects, but they are often able to minimize upfront investments and convert capital expenditure into operational expense. The latest major fleet to go this route is logistics giant… Read more »
Inmotion Technologies, a subsidiary of Italy’s ZAPI GROUP and a supplier of electric motors, motor control units and auxiliary electronic equipment for industrial and commercial vehicles, has released a new DCC3 converter and ACH3 inverter. The DCC3 is a rugged, compact DC-DC converter engineered for flexibility to support a range of construction applications. It converts… Read more »
Are your EV fleet charging cables putting your safety and your warranty coverage at risk? Managing high-powered DC fast-charging cables is a critical challenge for fleet operators. Without the right cable management strategies, operations risk costly equipment damage, personnel injury, and even warranty voids. This webinar dives into rugged, engineered solutions specifically for EV fleet… Read more »
Circle K has opened its first EV charging-only location in Europe, in Gårda near central Gothenburg. The location has ten 400 kW chargers and a 1,076 ft² (100 m²) convenience store, making it the largest EV charging-only convenience location in Circle K’s global network. Circle K Gårda is positioned alongside Sweden’s E6 motorway, which carries more than 100,000 vehicles… Read more »
Finnish marine and energy equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä will supply the electric propulsion system for three electric, high-speed ferries that will operate in the San Francisco Bay area. Shipyard All American Marine (AAM) placed the order on behalf of San Francisco Bay Ferry, California’s largest public ferry operator. The three vessels will be the first delivered… Read more »
