First Priority GreenFleet, a company that provides a range of services to fleet operators, has acquired the assets of Electric Vehicles International (EVI). California-based EVI manufactures battery-electric light- and medium-duty trucks as well as a plug-in-hybrid utility service truck. It also sells powertrains and performs conversions. First Priority GreenFleet’s corporate parent, First Priority Global, manufactures… Read more »
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Plugless to offer wireless charging system for Tesla Model S
Evatran’s Plugless has been offering a wireless charging system for the Nissan LEAF and the Chevy Volt since 2013. The company is now taking orders for a Model S version, for delivery in April. At the moment, the system is only compatible with the rear-wheel-drive Model S, but the company says that a solution for… Read more »
California PUC approves pilot EV grid integration project with 3,500 charging stations
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has long been a pioneer in researching EV integration with the power grid. Last March it launched a pilot project that explores making fleets of EVs available as a dispatchable distributed energy resource to help stabilize the grid. Back in April 2014, SDG&E sought authorization from the California Public… Read more »
Jaguar returns to racing with Formula E team
Jaguar has a long and illustrious history in auto racing, but it got out of the sport in 2004, when its Formula One team was sold to Red Bull. It’s a sign of the electrifying times that the beloved British brand’s return to global motorsport will be as part of the FIA Formula E Championship…. Read more »
Elon Musk: Tesla is tracking 60 battery development efforts around the world
Tesla CEO Elon Musk covers a lot of ground in a recent interview with Investment icon Ron Baron. He explains how, as a young man, he identified the five tech areas that would have the greatest impact on mankind’s future, and set out to make his mark. He also gives propers to early partner AC… Read more »
Colorado’s UQM to supply Chinese EV manufacturer in 10-year, $400 million deal
Colorado-based UQM Technologies (NYSE MKT: UQM) has signed a 10-year supply agreement with ITL Efficiency Corporation in China to provide electric propulsion systems. UQM will provide its PowerPhase Pro 135 system for 6-8 meter shuttle buses and, beginning in early 2017, its PowerPhase HD 250 system for transit buses and light- to medium-duty delivery trucks…. Read more »
What does Elon Musk think of the Apple iCar?
There’s no longer any doubt that Apple is doing some electric vehicle R&D. Whether an actual iCar will eventually disrupt the dinosaurs of Detroit remains to be seen, but a Greek chorus of auto industry insiders is already warning the champions of Cupertino not to do battle with this dragon. A recent Fortune article ridiculed… Read more »
2016 Cadillacs to use Maxwell ultracapacitors in start-stop system
Start-stop vehicles (SSVs, if you will) occupy the bottom rung of the electrification ladder, and they’re growing in importance as global OEMs search for ways to meet tightening emissions standards (anything other than selling EVs, it sometimes seems). Over 40 percent of new cars sold in Europe already incorporate start-stop technology. A battery-based start-stop system… Read more »
Solid-state battery innovator Seeo acquired by Bosch
Giant German automotive supplier Bosch has announced that it will acquire the Silicon Valley startup Seeo, a pioneer in solid-state battery technology. Seeo’s cell design combines a solid lithium metal anode with a conventional porous lithium iron phosphate cathode and Seeo’s proprietary DryLite solid polymer electrolyte. Seeo says its cells achieve specific energy of around… Read more »
AllCell to supply solar-powered EV charging stations to Jordan
The Middle East is not the first region that comes to mind as an EV hotspot. However, the desert kingdom of Jordan has a plan to get charged. Jordan has eliminated import taxes on EVs. The city government of Amman, the capital, plans to buy 50 EVs for its fleet, and a city taxi operator… Read more »