Bollinger B1 (Image: Bollinger) larger batteries mean more weight, but also more reach. For the electric SUV Bollinger B1, an option with 120 kWh is now being developed. The advance reservations for the chunky electric car go into the hundreds of thousands. What it will cost remains unclear. The startup Bollinger continues working on his… Continue reading 120 kWh battery pack: Bollinger electric SUV should be able to continue driving
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BMW Group stepping up the pace
Munich. The BMW Group is stepping up the pace in its drive to shape tomorrow’s mobility. Two years after the launch of Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT, the BMW Group intends to increase upfront expenditure on research and development to an all-time high in 2018, while at the same time remaining steadily on course for a ninth record-breaking… Continue reading BMW Group stepping up the pace
Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range
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
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