Bangkok electric motorcycle taxis help travelers manage traffic congestion. Yet, previously, the batteries from the EV taxis suffered from high temperatures. The issue is especially noticeable in two- and three-wheeled vehicles, where adding cooling devices is challenging, particularly in hotter nations like Thailand. Expensive lithium-ion batteries sometimes need to be … [continued]
Japan’s first e-bus operation on public road using pantograph charging provides a robust solution that can be applied in towns and cities of Asian countries Toshiba Corporation has agreed with Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus Co., Ltd. (Rinko Bus) and Drive Electro Technology Co., Ltd. (Drive Electro Technology) to jointly study … [continued]
The last few days have shown that EV charging is becoming the new normal, with progress being made on a daily basis, all throughout the world. As one example, Vietnam will be getting an extensive EV charging network courtesy of Porsche and Charge+. On the other side of the world, … [continued]
Two holdouts put President Joe Biden’s transformative legislative agenda at risk, but the perovskite solar cell revolution soldiers on.
NYK Line, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), and ENEOS Corporation (i.e., “the Companies”) are pleased to announce that the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has approved the Companies’ participation in a demonstration project for the commercialization of high-power Fuel Cell (FC) vessels.
Researchers around the world on hard at work finding new ways to make Lidar sensors that are compact, scalable, and affordable. Toshiba may be in the lead, but others are close behind.
The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) — a leading coalition of companies, academics and organizations dedicated to the responsible management and environmental sustainability of batteries — applauded research published today by the University of Michigan (U-M) in the Journal of Energy Storage on best practices for consumers for extending the life of lithium-ion batteries, as well as the cost savings associated with minimizing degradation.
For years, we have asked respondents what vehicle body type they prefer for an EV. The answers may surprise you. Despite the crossover and SUV craze, our respondents in North America indicated they prefer a sedan or hatchback.
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is once again on the acquisition radar with fresh buyers weeks after the company filed for bankruptcy.
Toshiba says its next generation SCiB battery can add 200 miles of range in just 6 minutes using high power charging equipment.
