One’s a retro icon, electrified, the other’s a fast, sleek luxury seven-seater—but they both qualify as minivans if you squint. Remember minivans? The hugely practical family vehicles with three rows of seats, superb cabin access, sliding side doors, and features like hidden floor compartments and vanishing third rows? They hit their height of popularity in… Read more »
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CarbonScape pioneers a process to produce graphite locally from forestry byproducts
Cracking the carbon code Graphite, a crystalline form of carbon, is a critical ingredient in EV battery anodes, but it comes with some baggage. Most graphite is made from fossil fuels, and what’s worse, the vast majority of it comes from China, and establishing reliable sources of supply elsewhere is a long and complicated process…. Read more »
Korean researchers develop artificial polymer nanolayers to improve zinc battery stability
Researchers at Chungnam National University in South Korea have developed a new zinc-bonded polyacrylic acid (ZHP) layer that prevents dendrite growth and stabilizes the anode in zinc-ion batteries. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are gaining attention as a safer and more affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, previous protective coatings developed to prevent side reactions and sharp… Read more »
Wallbox launches virtual power plants in California and New York
EV charging and energy management provider Wallbox has announced the launch of its virtual power plants (VPPs) in California and New York, powered by a new partnership with Leap, a platform for building and scaling VPPs. The initiative is part of Wallbox Rewards, a new program that enables Wallbox users to earn incentives by contributing… Read more »
GM to import EV batteries from China’s CATL
GM plans to import EV batteries from Chinese battery giant CATL. The arrangement is a temporary one, meant to tide GM over for a couple of years until it establishes its own domestic supply of lower-cost batteries made with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry, “a source familiar with the matter” told Reuters. “For several years,… Read more »
Chevrolet Silverado EV achieves world-record 1,059 miles on a charge
How far can an EV potentially travel on a charge? The answer seems to be: “farther and farther every year.” GM engineers recently set what they say is a new world record for EV range. A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck achieved 1,059.2 miles on a full charge, surpassing Lucid’s previous record of 749… Read more »
IONNA’s Rechargery EV charging stations are getting rave reviews
Don’t look now, but public EV charging in the US is becoming a lot more widely available, and a lot better. EV drivers are fed up with buggy and broken chargers, and dismal locations in sun-baked parking lots. Charging providers have got the message, and the forward-looking companies are raising their games. One of these… Read more »
Choosing the perfect sites for EV charging projects: EVpin’s all-in-one site selection and design tool
Q&A with EVpin CEO and founder Maythem Alsodani Whatever kind of EV charging facility you’re planning to deploy—from a Level 2 destination or multi-family site to a highway DC fast charging station to a commercial fleet depot—site selection is a critical part of the process. Many criteria need to be considered, including not only potential… Read more »
New York state announces $200 million in additional funding for electric school buses
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that an additional $200 million is now available for zero-emission school buses through the third installment of funding from the $4.2-billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The funding, distributed through the New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP), supports the purchase… Read more »
indiGO Tech acquires unmanned delivery operator Clevon
US-based electric automaker indiGO Tech has completed its acquisition of Clevon, a European unmanned delivery operator, to strengthen its development of advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving features for its upcoming Flow EVs. Clevon has deployed delivery robots on public roads in Europe and in the US. Its remote operation technology can control vehicles from… Read more »