Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have already raised $7.5 billion for more than a dozen EV-related startups, but with relatively little to show for it, according to new data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). SPACs are publicly-listed shell corporations that join with startups in so-called reverse mergers, providing a shorter...
Could Electrify America become more than road-trip charging and large-scale corporate atonement? Based on a Tuesday report from Reuters, its owner Volkswagen appears to be interested in building up to something bigger and better with a partner. According to Reuters—citing two people familiar with the matter—VW is looking with Citi for...
One charging network has decided to start showing air quality updates at its chargers. Roaming agreements remain both a pride of the EV charging networks and a point of confusion. Electric garbage trucks are arriving—with plenty of potential to offset those stop-and-go beasts with tailpipes. And are you curious about a plug-in camper based...
Tesla's Supercharger network has long been the most prolific for public EV charging, but roaming agreements are creating a patchwork of other networks that can now compete with Tesla. The latest agreements, according to aan announcement last week from Greenlots, give EV Connect users seamless access to Shell-owned Greenlots' charging stations...
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will purchase seven Mack LR Electric garbage trucks, Mack announced at the recent WasteExpo 2021 trade show. However, it's only a small step toward eliminating carbon emissions from DSNY's 6,000-vehicle fleet. The order follows delivery of a demonstrator model to DSNY in September 2020, according...
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has turned its range-extended electric London taxi into a camper van. European deliveries are scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of this year. LEVC claims this new model, dubbed e-Camper, is the world's first all-electric camper van, but that's a bit of a stretch. First off, the e-Camper still has a...
Despite sticker prices in the millions, the storied brand chronically lost money. The Croatian firm Rimac will take a controlling interest.
Despite sticker prices in the millions, the storied brand chronically lost money. The Croatian firm Rimac will take a controlling interest.
A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.
Anywhere you are in the U.S., you’re reducing the amount of localized air pollution by driving an electric car—yes, even if your local power source is a coal plant. Not all newbies understand that, and so a few reminders—about air quality itself—can be a useful motivator, perhaps, to spread the word. Volta Charging is best...