Air taxi manufacturer and operator Joby Aviation has announced that ride-hailing service Uber will add its Blade helicopter service to the platform. Joby, which acquired Blade’s passenger operations in August, will let Uber users book Blade trips directly in the Uber app. Blade offers short helicopter rides as well as seaplane trips across various routes… Read more »
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Alpha-En produces lithium metal anodes with lithium carbonate from Century Lithium’s Nevada plant
New York-based Alpha-En has successfully converted Century Lithium‘s lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) into battery-grade lithium-metal anodes. The lithium metal was produced using lithium carbonate derived from Century Lithium’s Angel Island project in Esmeralda County, Nevada and the associated demonstration plant in Nye County, Nevada. Century Lithium provided Alpha-En with a sample of 99.8% pure lithium carbonate… Read more »
Tyfast Energy wins grant to develop lithium vanadium oxide anode tech
US-based battery materials company Tyfast Energy has been awarded a $100,000 SuperBoost grant from the National Science Foundation’s Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York to develop its lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anode technology. Tyfast says its LVO anode platform could enable lithium-ion batteries to charge in under 10 minutes, operate reliably between -40° C… Read more »
Princeton NuEnergy wins grant to accelerate direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries
Battery recycling firm Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) has been awarded a SuperBoost grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York to scale its low-temperature plasma-assisted separation process for direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries. Founded at Princeton University in 2019, PNE is developing technology that enables the repair and rejuvenation of… Read more »
The Mobility House energizes V2G charging system for electric school bus fleet in California
The Mobility House, which currently manages more than 2,500 EV facilities, has long been a pioneer in Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. The company recently celebrated the implementation of its new V2G charging system at the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Transportation Yard. “Electric school buses, with their large batteries and predictable schedules, have tremendous potential to… Read more »
China’s 51% EV tipping point comes with a couple of caveats
New energy passenger vehicles (the Chinese term for what we call plug-in vehicles, including EVs and PHEVs) have achieved a year-to-date market share of 51% in China. According to registration data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), plug-ins have exceeded a 50% market share for each of the last five months. China is… Read more »
Revel deploys SmartKit Demand Response technology at its Supercharging Hub in Brooklyn
New York rideshare and EV charging provider Revel has activated SmartKit Demand Response technology at its Supercharging Hub in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. This marks Revel’s fourth year participating in grid services across its various facilities. SmartKit is a virtual power plant (VPP) software product developed by Logical Buildings. Strategically shifting the timing of… Read more »
Is Revel’s decision to exit the rideshare business a sign of weakness, or a shrewd business move?
Revel’s distinctive light blue electric cars will soon disappear from the streets of New York. The company has decided to end its rideshare service in order to focus on expanding its network of EV charging stations. The company says it’s making the move for the same reason it retired its iconic blue electric scooters in… Read more »
Joby to acquire Blade air taxi passenger operations
Joby Aviation, a maker of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis for commercial passenger service, has entered into a definitive agreement with Blade Air Mobility, an urban air mobility company, to acquire Blade’s passenger business. “Blade was founded with the mission of democratising short-distance air travel by facilitating the transition from conventional rotorcraft… Read more »
DeCharge to roll out a “community-owned” EV charging network
EV charging network DeCharge describes itself as “a decentralised EV charging startup [that] empowers local hosts and fleets to monetize unused spaces with smart chargers.” DeCharge’s platform features smart hardware, IoT-based energy payments and tokenized incentives. DeCharge recently raised $2.5 million in seed funding, and has now announced its official US launch. The company’s charging… Read more »