Daimler revealed a new electric concept car this past week by introducing the Smart vision EQ fortwo, a car that combines familiar Smart design elements with some forward-thinking technology. Unsurprisingly, self-driving is front and centre of this concept, demonstrating Daimler’s commitment to its own car2go service, and asserting its intention to be a key player in the future of urban mobility.
When I headed over to Amsterdam a few weeks ago to give a presentation at rEVolution 2017, I expected EV-Box would have some cool news to share, but I didn’t expect as much as I got on the product side or the business/ownership side. I’ll touch on the latter briefly here, but I covered it in a couple of previous articles and will dig into it more in another CleanTechnica exclusive soon, but I think there’s a big story when it comes to Elvi that perhaps doesn’t seem so notable on the surface and needs extra effort to highlight.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Renault recently ran a testing round of a new smart-charging system — by the name of The Mobility House — in Germany. The testing round involved 11 Renault ZOE owners (who were also employees of the French company) testing out the system at their places of residence … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone Seattle, Washington, has one of the highest adoption rates of electric vehicles (EVs) in the nation. With just over one percent of the nation’s population, the Seattle metropolitan area has eight percent of U.S. EV sales. There are over 12,000 electric vehicles registered … [continued]
A recent 18-month-long research partnership between Siemens Energy Management Division and Duke Energy, created with the intent of reducing EV charging technology costs, has borne fruit, according to a new press release. The two companies recently demonstrated the results of the collaboration at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, … [continued]
Imagine directing traffic in Manhattan when the power is out, no one knows how to find the bridges or tunnels, and most of the drivers are speaking different languages. That scenario is similar to what smart grid company Gridpoint is up against in building software than will enable electric vehicles, … [continued]
