When a natural disaster or even a short power outage occurs, gaining access to electricity quickly becomes an urgent need. Fortunately, many electric vehicles can serve as backup power sources. How does this work, you may ask, and how do EVs compare to stand-alone battery solutions? Let’s start with stand-alone […]
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A few weeks ago Ford Motor Company announced that it will soon be investing more in electric vehicles (a total of $30 billion through 2025) than in combustion engine-powered vehicles. This announcement followed reports of more than 120,000 reservations for the fully electric F-150 Lightning, which is set to launch
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Hyundai this week introduced the Ioniq 5, a fully electric crossover utility vehicle that is part of the company’s plan to introduce 23 battery electric vehicle (BEV) models and achieve sales of 1 million BEV units worldwide by 2025. A technically minor yet highly convenient feature could turn out to
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Mark your calendar for September 15; according to a tweet by Elon Musk, that is the tentative date for Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting and “Battery Day,” which will include a tour of the company’s cell production system. Musk first described the battery event about a year ago as including “a comprehensive
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Volvo announced this week an investment in FreeWire Technologies, a company specializing in mobile electric vehicle (EV) charging units. Other investors in FreeWire’s $15 million Series A include the integrated energy giant BP, manufacturing powerhouse Stanley Black & Decker, and the United Kingdom’s Innovate UK. FreeWire was founded about five
