Tesla has announced an accelerated rollout of its Supercharger network.
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ECOtality introduces new family of home chargers
ECOtality, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECTY) has introduced the Blink HQ family of home EV chargers. The first of the new products, a 30-Amp home charger with delayed start options to optimize charging rates, will launch in early summer. It will be followed by a higher-end charger with connected capabilities and remote access. Blink still offers its classic… Read more »
Linear Technology’s new active cell balancer
Linear’s new addition to the battery pack systems family is what it calls a “high efficiency bidirectional multicell active balancer” (part number LTC3300). Have you heard the old adage – no two snowflakes are alike? Well, the same goes for cells in a battery pack. No matter how precise the manufacturing techniques, there will always… Read more »
Nationwide: Estonia’s network of DC fast chargers
It is by far the largest fast-charging network in Europe, and the largest single project of its kind in the world.
e-Motorsports and the race to bring green automotive solutions into mainstream markets
The whirr of competition will replace the ear-splitting cacophony of engines and fossil-fueled adrenaline.
President Obama proposes innovation institutes to target high-tech manufacturing
As it becomes clearer that the economy of the future is not so much a post-industrial economy as a high-tech manufacturing economy, US manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three years. In order to “build on this momentum with a comprehensive agenda to invest in American manufacturing,” the Obama Administration has announced… Read more »
VIDEO: Cadillac ELR to introduce Regen on Demand feature
Pressing one of the ELR’s two steering-wheel paddles will engage regeneration, charging the battery and slowing the car down.
With CHAdeMO chargers proliferating, is the SAE Combo standard doomed?
Is there a fast-charging standards battle brewing (a la DVD vs Blu-ray, or VHS vs Betamax for those who can remember that far back), or has the battle been decided before one side even takes the field? In October 2012, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published its new charging standard, which incorporates Level 2… Read more »
Downtown Project orders 100 Teslas for Las Vegas transport network
The Downtown Project is launching Project 100, which aims to be “a complete transportation system designed to let you get rid of your car and be more connected to your neighborhood…"
Fisker settles with A123 and lays off employees
The tragic milestones are passing one by one for Fisker Automotive, and we fear that the end may be near. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Fisker had hired restructuring lawyers to help it prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing. Now the company has laid off most of its remaining employees –… Read more »