Could streetlight-based charging help apartment dwellers go electric?

Proposed streetlight charging station for Kansas City (via Kansas City MEC)The Kansas City Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) will install streetlight-based EV charging stations under a pilot program evaluating curbside charging. First spotted by photovoltaics industry trade journal PV Magazine, the program calls for installation of 240-volt Level 2 charging stations integrated with streetlight poles at locations...

Report: BYD might supply its Blade LFP battery to Tesla, in China

BYD Blade battery packChinese automaker BYD might supply its Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery tech to Tesla for Chinese-market electric cars, according to a report from a local news source. BYD will begin supplying batteries to Tesla in the second quarter of next year, and Tesla is already testing vehicles equipped with these batteries, according to the...

Jeep EV due in 2023, Alfa Romeo to go from no-EV to all-EV by 2027

2021 Alfa Romeo GiuliaAn all-electric Jeep will launch in the first half of 2023, while Alfa Romeo will sell only electric cars in certain major markets beginning in 2027, parent company Stellantis confirmed Tuesday in a financial results presentation. Stellantis plans to launch 21 plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars globally over the next two years. That includes at...