A Times Energy Reporter Hunts for Power Sources
Ivan Penn reports on the new sources we rely on to power our world.
British Conservatives’ Commitment to Green Policy Is Tested
British conservatives kept a seat in a recent election by opposing an ultralow emissions zone, and some are now questioning ambitious emissions-reduction targets.
Battery-swapping electric trucks, Stellantis simplified EV tech, Google Maps’ emissions gains: Today’s Car News
Eco-routing has prevented a significant amount of carbon emissions, Google claims as it crunches the numbers. Stellantis sees a future without standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs. And is battery swapping tech ready for fleets of electric delivery trucks? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The California battery-swapping firm... EV battery swapping is back—for bigger delivery trucks, too
Will a predictable, gas-station-like experience for getting a fully charged vehicle convince more last-mile delivery companies to shift to EVs? That’s the proposition from California-based Ample, which now says it can give electric trucks a full charge in five minutes, thanks to its second-generation battery-swapping system revealed in May... Stellantis may simplify EVs by dropping onboard charger, inverter
Stellantis claims to have made significant progress in eliminating two major hardware components from EVs: the onboard charger and power inverter. As spotted by Autoblog, the automaker has said a four-year research project with French battery company Saft and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has yielded a prototype battery... Google Maps’ eco-friendly routing: Like taking 250,000 cars off the road?
Google Maps is helping reduce vehicle emissions through more efficient routing, the company claims. In October 2021, Google debuted a feature for Maps that allows drivers to select routes based on estimated fuel efficiency. Since launch, drivers have used this feature to prevent 1.2 million metric tons of estimated carbon emissions, equivalent to... Slow Battery Production Crimps G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Rollout
The company is earning big profits on gasoline cars and trucks but is struggling to catch up to Tesla in the fastest-growing segment of the auto market.
EV opposition from the Battery Belt, summer EV range loss, Stellantis and Samsung: Today’s Car News
Stellantis announces a second battery plant with Samsung SDI. We look at why EVs lose more range in the winter than in the summer. And a group of lawmakers in the so-called Battery Belt want to subsidize EV manufacturing but not boost their sales with policy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A group of Republican lawmakers seek to block... Republicans in the Battery Belt are seeking to block EV mandates
Republican lawmakers are seeking to block stricter emissions rules that would require more EVs, even as many Republican-led states stand to benefit from new manufacturing jobs related to the EV boom. A bill in the House of Representatives called the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act was introduced in March and advanced from the House... California station can charge up to 40 electric motor coaches
Electric bus manufacturer Proterra and motor coach operator ABC Companies recently announced what the companies claim is the largest charging facility for motor coaches—larger, more luxurious buses designed for longer trips than urban transit buses—in North America. Located on a 3.5-acre site in Newark, California, the facility has 20...