BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, today unveiled its newest series of battery packs, the H Series, which offers a customizable energy storage system to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The new, narrower H Series battery packs were designed to package into standard truck… Continue reading Proterra Unveils New Customizable Battery Pack to Power Wide Range of Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles
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Tesla’s Elon Musk says that batteries enabling electric aircraft are coming in ‘3 to 4 years’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has updated the timeline on which he sees batteries enabling electric aircraft coming to maket. He now sees it happening in “3 to 4 years.” Several years ago, Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, said that he had a design for electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft –… Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk says that batteries enabling electric aircraft are coming in ‘3 to 4 years’
@Daimler: Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito
Sufficient range: battery-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz also open up locally emission-free solutions for the transport of temperature-sensitive goods Innovative on-board electrical system connection: the active cooling only requires a small additional battery Customer co-creation: maximum customer satisfaction thanks to holistic co-operation approach Stuttgart – Battery-electric vans are currently only rarely subject to individual conversions. Especially… Continue reading @Daimler: Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito
@niche: Xos Trucks Raises $20 Million, Partners with Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Metalsa000014
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos Trucks, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fully electric commercial vehicles, today announced it has raised $20 million from a group of investors including Proeza Ventures, a mobility-focused VC firm backed by Metalsa’s holding company, and BUILD Capital Group.The financing, which closed in early 2020, will be… Continue reading @niche: Xos Trucks Raises $20 Million, Partners with Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Metalsa000014
@niche: A fairer, cleaner world: Why I joined Xos Trucks000015
My late grandmother lived as an African smallholding farmer. With hope, she planted her crops each year: yams, juicy mangoes, and the tastiest tomatoes I have ever eaten. Some years the rains came, and the harvest was good, other years not. In the last period of her life, the rains became sparser and the seasons… Continue reading @niche: A fairer, cleaner world: Why I joined Xos Trucks000015
@niche: Zero Emissions: The Only Road Forward000014
An Xos zero-emission, fully-electric UPS truck making deliveries in downtown Los Angeles New rule in California = zero-emissions trucks California adopted a landmark rule last month requiring more than half of all commercial trucks sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2035 — and all trucks by 2045. There was, to quote Monty Python, “much rejoicing.” Not… Continue reading @niche: Zero Emissions: The Only Road Forward000014
@niche: Sono Motors Is the First Automaker to Join the Fair Cobalt Alliance000014
What started out as the vision of a sustainable mobility concept which was not dependent on fossil fuels became the innovative and owner-managed company Sono Motors in 2016. Today, an experienced specialist team is developing a forward-looking electric car that is suitable for daily use, with integrated solar cells and innovative mobility services, the Sion.… Continue reading @niche: Sono Motors Is the First Automaker to Join the Fair Cobalt Alliance000014
@McLaren: McLaren unveils all-new, innovative lightweight vehicle architecture
25 Aug 2020 Mike Flewitt, CEO of luxury supercar maker McLaren Automotive, today confirmed the introduction of the brand’s all-new, flexible, lightweight vehicle architecture which will underpin its next generation of electrified supercars. The new architecture, designed specifically to accommodate new hybrid powertrains, has been entirely engineered, developed and produced in-house in the UK at… Continue reading @McLaren: McLaren unveils all-new, innovative lightweight vehicle architecture
@Nio: Enabled by vehicle-battery separation, battery subscription and the chargeable, swappable and upgradable batteries, NIO BaaS is a breakthrough innovation in both technology and business model
Enabled by vehicle-battery separation, battery subscription and the chargeable, swappable and upgradable batteries, NIO BaaS is a breakthrough innovation in both technology and business model BaaS users enjoy an RMB 70,000 off from the car price, for a battery subscription starting from RMB 980 per month, representing lower purchasing and using costs than ICE vehicles… Continue reading @Nio: Enabled by vehicle-battery separation, battery subscription and the chargeable, swappable and upgradable batteries, NIO BaaS is a breakthrough innovation in both technology and business model
@Nio: NIO Inc. Provides July 2020 Delivery Update
NIO delivered 3,533 vehicles in July 2020, increasing by 322.1% year-over-year NIO delivered 17,702 vehicles in 2020 in total, increasing by 111.3% year-over-year Cumulative deliveries of ES8 and ES6 reached 49,615 SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle… Continue reading @Nio: NIO Inc. Provides July 2020 Delivery Update