What Changed In The EV Industry In 2018?
The electric vehicle (EV) industry was booming in 2018. It was the most booming year of a booming decade for EVs. Below is a long, long rundown of notables changes in the industry in 2018.
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Boeing Is One Step Closer To Electric Air Taxis — Successful Passenger Air Vehicle Test…
Boeing and Airbus are waging a serious war in the personal air transportation industry that is budding. Boeing just completed its first successful take-off and landing with its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. It also calls this aircraft a “personal air vehicle,” or PAV.
Byton Teams Up With Aurora To Test Autonomous Cars In America
Electric car startup Byton will partner with Aurora to create full Level 4 autonomous driving systems for its cars. Production is expected to begin near the end of 2019 with the M-Byte electric SUV priced below $40,000.
Electric Autonomous Carmaker Byton Secures $500 Million In Series B Funding
We’ve previously written about Byton, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup that hopes to conquer the global market with its autonomous design and generous internal display, as well as other important features. The company just announced it has secured a Series B funding round to the tune of $500 million.
Uber Elevate Wrangles Electric Aircraft Leaders To Shake Off Negative Public Image
One whole year ago, Uber launched its Elevate summit. Uber continues to invite and gather electric aircraft leaders in order to advance, explore, and promote electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi pods — or something like that. This sounds exciting, but will such ideas survive the company’s negative public image?
Pipistrel Unveils Cool Electric VTOL Aircraft Concept For Uber Elevate
Hot on the latest Uber Elevate summit this month in Los Angeles, Pipistrel planned the unveiling of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept to the public.
What Changed In The Electric Vehicle Industry In Quarter 1, 2018?
What actually changed in the electric vehicle world in Q1 2018? Here’s our rundown:
US-Based Startup Aurora To Provide China-Based Byton With Self-Driving Car Systems
In a fairly interesting bit of news, it seems that the relatively new US-based startup Aurora will be providing the China-based electric vehicle startup Byton with self-driving car systems — as per the terms of a new agreement between the two.
UK Offshore Wind Could Hit 30 Gigawatts By 2030s
A new analysis from Aurora Energy Research which highlights “the new economics of offshore wind” has shown that offshore wind in the United Kingdom could reach up to 30 gigawatts by the 2030s.
South Australia Approves World’s Largest Single-Tower Thermal Solar Plant
The state of South Australia has announced approval for the construction of the world’s largest single-tower solar thermal plant to be built near Port Augusta, a 150 megawatt beast that, in the wake of the successful development of the world’s largest Li-ion battery, serves to solidify South Austalia’s role as a world leader in renewable energy.
