For city denizens who’d love to buy an electric vehicle—but live in buildings with no driveway or garage—the lack of practical charging options remains a daunting barrier. For charging companies, pricey urban real estate and prohibitive installation costs can make DC chargers a non-starter. Voltpost is among companies who see curbside charging as the solution… Continue reading Enthusiasm Grows for Curbside EV Charging
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Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving Cars
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared in the author’s newsletter, Exponential View. When people ask me to describe my work, I say I take a critical look at exponential technologies—which I define as technologies that follow an exponential growth curve. I’m the founder of the research group Exponential View, and my mission… Continue reading Why It’s Time to Get Optimistic About Self-Driving Cars
Sionic Energy Unveils 100-Percent Silicon Anode Battery
While the world is waiting—and waiting—for the giant leap to solid-state batteries, a nimble step to silicon anode cells is well underway. That transitional stage includes a key ingredient made in the U.S., not China. Sionic Energy today announced a robust battery that replaces graphite entirely, with a 100 percent silicon anode—versus the roughly five… Continue reading Sionic Energy Unveils 100-Percent Silicon Anode Battery
Ultra-Wideband Wireless Simplifies EV Batteries
A new ultra-wideband wireless system that collects data from batteries could help boost the range of electric vehicles and simplify their development and assembly. Electric vehicles collect a lot of data from their batteries, such as information about their voltage and temperature, in order “to ensure the proper operation of the battery pack and prevent… Continue reading Ultra-Wideband Wireless Simplifies EV Batteries
Trump’s Second Term Will Change AI, Energy, and More
U.S. presidential administrations tend to have big impacts on tech around the world. So it should be taken as a given that when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January, his second administration will do the same. Perhaps more than usual, even, as he staffs his cabinet with people closely linked to the… Continue reading Trump’s Second Term Will Change AI, Energy, and More
AI Dash Cams Give Wake-Up Calls to Drowsy Drivers
Increasingly, vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems are looking not only at the road but also at the driver. And for good reason. These systems can, paradoxically, make driving less safe as drivers engage in more risky behaviors behind the wheel under the mistaken belief that electronic equipment will compensate for lack of caution. Attempting… Continue reading AI Dash Cams Give Wake-Up Calls to Drowsy Drivers
Oilstainlab Creates the First Gas-or-Electric Car
Some performance-car buyers can’t imagine a world without internal-combustion engines. Others want to rush headlong into the EV revolution. Car designers and twin brothers Nikita and Iliya Bridan have a uniquely ambitious approach: Why not have both? Their Oilstainlab HF-11 seems aimed at wealthy buyers who can’t decide between, say, a gas-swilling Ferrari Daytona SP3… Continue reading Oilstainlab Creates the First Gas-or-Electric Car
French Startup Aims to Make Fuel Out of Thin Air
As transportation sectors like shipping and aviation remain difficult to decarbonize, a French startup claims to have developed a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions in these industries. Aerleum, founded in 2023, says its technology can pull carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into methanol, which can be used to fuel cargo ships… Continue reading French Startup Aims to Make Fuel Out of Thin Air
Leveraging Reduced-Order Models for Analysis of Onboard Battery Chargers
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New Carrier Fluid Makes Hydrogen Way Easier to Transport
Imagine pulling up to a refueling station and filling your vehicle’s tank with liquid hydrogen, as safe and convenient to handle as gasoline or diesel, without the need for high-pressure tanks or cryogenic storage. This vision of a sustainable future could become a reality if a Calgary-based company, Ayrton Energy, can scale up its innovative… Continue reading New Carrier Fluid Makes Hydrogen Way Easier to Transport