Bollinger Motors is working on their off/on-road all-electric utility truck and the startup is putting their prototype to the test to prove its capacity leading up to the start of production. Now, they have updated the capacity of the vehicle with a new battery pack for a longer range. Home Solar Power When unveiling the… Continue reading Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range
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Bollinger B1 Electric Truck – A “Making Of” Video
Bollinger Motors captured the attention of the automotive world after revealing its all-electric Bollinger B1 Sport Utility Truck (SUT) last year. The unveiling was a memorable capstone to company founder Robert Bollinger’s lifelong childhood dream of one day designing and creating a vehicle of his own. As Bollinger Motors ramps up B1 production in earnest,… Continue reading Bollinger B1 Electric Truck – A “Making Of” Video
Elon Musk in talks with Israeli AI vision firm Cortica -report
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk was in Israel to discuss a collaboration between electric car company Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence firm Cortica, the Globes financial news website said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO – Elon Musk, founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla, speaks… Continue reading Elon Musk in talks with Israeli AI vision firm Cortica -report
Electromobility: UPS is testing new charging technology for electric vehicles
UPS delivery van: UPS wants to expand its electric vehicle fleet. (Picture: UPS) Of the delivery service UPS has set up a charging system in its London depot that allows a larger number of electric cars to charge without causing a power failure. The system could work simultaneously for recycling for old ones batteries be… Continue reading Electromobility: UPS is testing new charging technology for electric vehicles
emov heads to Lisbon to launch the city’s first all-electric carsharing service
• The rollout of emov will be operational over the month of April in the Portuguese capital. Emov is a service born from the alliance between Free2Move and Eysa• The emov fleet in Lisbon will initially consist of 150 Citroën C-Zero electric vehicles• emov is the first carsharing company to operate in Lisbon with an all-electric fleet Very… Continue reading emov heads to Lisbon to launch the city’s first all-electric carsharing service
Uber’s transparency is key to making self-driving cars safer
Yesterday evening, a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, struck a woman at a crosswalk. She would later die in the hospital as the result of the accident. Even though there was a human safety driver behind the wheel, the car is said to have been in autonomous mode at the time. The incident is… Continue reading Uber’s transparency is key to making self-driving cars safer
Ballard Fuel Cell Module to Power Hybrid UPS Delivery Van Trial Program in California
VANCOUVER, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that it has signed a contract with CALSTART (www.calstart.org) for a Ballard 30 kilowatt (kW) FCveloCity®-MD fuel cell module to be used in a trial and development program involving UPS Class-6 delivery vans operating in California’s South Coast Air Basin, including… Continue reading Ballard Fuel Cell Module to Power Hybrid UPS Delivery Van Trial Program in California
Electric Vehicles Are the Future, but Their Batteries Are Stuck in the Past
Electric vehicles, many believe, will save the planet, and the humans that live on it. But that only if making them doesn’t decimate it (and us) first. How’s a car owner to choose? Most traditional cars run on lead-acid batteries. Lead-acid batteries are fairly cheap, perform well in cold temperatures, and don’t put drivers at risk… Continue reading Electric Vehicles Are the Future, but Their Batteries Are Stuck in the Past
Can you 3D-print a car? This company in China will mass print cars by 2019 for US$10000 each
X Electrical Vehicle, from Italy, says it is edging closer to mass production in China of its low-speed 3D-printed cars, which could now be hitting the streets by the second quarter of 2019. Guo Xiaozheng, a senior designer at the firm also known as XEV, said the electric car – expected to sell at 60,000… Continue reading Can you 3D-print a car? This company in China will mass print cars by 2019 for US$10000 each
Uber’s fatal self-driving car crash prompts NTSB investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board is opening an investigation into the fatal accident involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars in Tempe, Arizona. NTSB sending team to investigate Uber crash in Tempe, Arizona. More to come. — NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 19, 2018 Uber’s self-driving car accident that resulted in a woman’s death raises a number of… Continue reading Uber’s fatal self-driving car crash prompts NTSB investigation