The UK-based firm Charge recently unveiled a new electric truck that it reportedly intends to offer for sale in 2017, according to a press release on the matter.
In the past few decades, sustainable technologies have multiplied rapidly. The price of solar and wind energy has crashed, leading to a sustainable energy boom. Simultaneously, the public has grown more comfortable with electric vehicles, thanks to increasing range and flashy brands like Tesla showing what EVs are capable of. … [continued]
Despite reportedly taking $10.5 million in reservation deposits (across ~7,000 preorders), the Nikola Motor Company has completely backed away from its plans to offer a battery-electric Nikola One semi-truck, according to recent reports. While not slated for a full reveal until the end of the year, it had previously been … [continued]
Editor’s Note: In April, we published on Deutsche Post (known globally as DHL) getting into the electric delivery van game. Now, the venture has taken another step forward news, with an announcement about the launch of delivery van … deliveries. Here’s more in a Gas2 repost from Steve: Deutsche Post, known globally as DHL, is … [continued]
As many of you reading this are probably aware, Tesla’s original plan called for the release of a Model S, a Model E, a Model X, and a Model Y — a “SEXY” lineup, in other words. I suppose that company execs may have been a bit tipsy (or maybe just … [continued]
If you were genuinely a Tesla Motors early adopter (buying a Roadster or an early Model S), or if you just frequented the Tesla Motors Club forum much before the release of the Model X, you are very likely familiar with the name Jerome Guillen. However, if you came to the party … [continued]
It’s economically feasible to convert roughly 70% of the Norwegian ferry fleet to battery or hybrid propulsion — 84 out of 180 ferries could be converted to battery power, and 43 to hybrid propulsion — according to a recent study carried out by Siemens and Bellona. The study findings utilize … [continued]
As Elon Musk writes in the beginning of “Master Plan, Part Deux,” the original Tesla Master Plan was pretty simple. It was also written about a company Elon didn’t expect to succeed, so you might say that it wasn’t overly ambitious — even if it did mean creating a successful … [continued]
Sweden is moving forward with a new “eHighway” approach to EV tech that applies the time-tested electric trolley concept to heavy duty freight trucks.
Originally published on EV Obsession. A test stretch of electric road, the first in the country, was inaugurated in Sandviken, Sweden, on June 22. The electric road test stretch, located on the E16, makes Sweden one of the only counties anywhere in the world to be actively testing the use … [continued]
