Tag: Electric vehicles

Tesla partners with national technical school to train next-gen of EV technicians

Tesla and Lincoln Tech, a company with technical schools across the US, announced a new partnership to train next-generation of electric vehicle technicians. Until 2018, Tesla had mainly been recruiting technicians who have been working for other automakers or coming out of training programs where they mainly worked on internal combustion engines. Of course, electric cars… Continue reading Tesla partners with national technical school to train next-gen of EV technicians

Tesla enables paid charging at Destination Chargers, but there’s a catch

Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, which have generally been free up to this point, but there’s a catch: You have to have at least six Wall Connectors to be able to set pricing at your Destination Charger location. The automaker operates two different charging networks. While Tesla’s Supercharger network is made of DC fast-charging… Continue reading Tesla enables paid charging at Destination Chargers, but there’s a catch

Tesla drivers love their EVs, but Musk’s antics wearing thin with faithful

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Biden touts chip funding at virtual appearance at Hemlock Semiconductor

President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted $52 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor chip production during a remote appearance at the Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. outside of Saginaw. He had planned to visit Michigan in person, but appeared remotely instead after testing positive Saturday for COVID for the second time in less than two weeks.  “The… Continue reading Biden touts chip funding at virtual appearance at Hemlock Semiconductor

German Manager Magazin: BYD: “Tesla-Jäger” from China will start in Germany and Sweden in 2022001952

It’s hard to imagine that it will stay that way, but the Chinese one electric car builder BYD recently has the market leader Tesla with its sales figures overtaken in the first half of the year – also because the competitor in the Far East with its production facilities was largely spared from lockdowns. Now… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BYD: “Tesla-Jäger” from China will start in Germany and Sweden in 2022001952

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. Appoints James Sweetnam to Board of Directors

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (NYSE: ASPN) (“Aspen” or the “Company”), a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions, today announced the appointment of James Sweetnam to its Board of Directors, increasing the size of the Board to eight members. Continue Reading James Sweetnam Jim previously served as the President… Continue reading Aspen Aerogels, Inc. Appoints James Sweetnam to Board of Directors

GM and EVgo to roll out DC fast chargers at Pilot and Flying J truck stops

GM and Pilot Company (which operates the Pilot and Flying J truck stop chains) are collaborating to create a national DC fast charging network that will be installed, operated and maintained by EVgo. This network of 2,000 charging stalls, located at up to 500 Pilot and Flying J travel centers, will be co-branded Pilot Flying… Continue reading GM and EVgo to roll out DC fast chargers at Pilot and Flying J truck stops

Review: NIU KQi3 Pro Scooter is the Future of Transportation

On a dark desert highway, dim Connecticut side street, cool wind in my hair over my helmet; Warm smell of colitas the shoreline, rising up through the air…  I may have been on the other side of America, but The Eagles’ timeless take on California living drifted through my mind throughout my experience with NIU’s… Continue reading Review: NIU KQi3 Pro Scooter is the Future of Transportation