Penske Test Fleet Showcased Overtime with ODYSSEY® Connect Battery Monitoring System

Penske Test Fleet Showcased Overtime with ODYSSEY® Connect Battery Monitoring System

by Donald Comp, Uptime Spec and Project Manager, Penske Truck Leasing EnerSys ODYSSEY® The Connect battery monitoring system has been the flagship of Penske's latest 12-volt electric fleet test fleet. Paired with ODYSSEY® ODX-ACE31 batteries, ODYSSEY® The Connect system has allowed us to track and analyze the power performance of our tractor, Auxiliary Power Units …

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Electric school bus maker in trouble, Illinois plant out of business

Electric school bus maker in trouble, Illinois plant out of business

Canadian electric school bus company Lion Electric is struggling financially and looking for a bailout, Bloomberg reports. King on Sunday announced 400 layoffs, representing more than half of its workforce, and said it was halting production at its American plant in Joliet, Illinois. When the plant was announced in 2021, Lion said it would be …

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Renault 5 grabs top spot as France surpasses 15% EV adoption

Renault 5 grabs top spot as France surpasses 15% EV adoption

France may not have a functioning government but the French continue to buy EVs, nonetheless – more than 15% of all new car sales last month were EVs and the new, retro-tastic Renault 5 hot hatch which has taken the leading position in sales. France's troubled government finally collapsed this week following a historic no-confidence …

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Kit promises a “nimble” 150-mile electric MX-5 Miata

Kit promises a “nimble” 150-mile electric MX-5 Miata

It offers a better power-to-weight ratio, only 220 pounds lighter than the original Miata It takes a creative use of space to accommodate 42 kwh—and a range of 150 miles Electrogenic claims are completely reversible Electrogenic has launched an electric conversion kit for the Mazda MX-5 Miata, which the UK company says will retain the …

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Flat-pack OX electric truck lands 3 million order in Africa

Flat-pack OX electric truck lands $163 million order in Africa

Electric truck startup OX Delivers has secured a $163 million multi-year deal to bring its rugged, capable, and affordable electric vehicles to East Africa in a bid to bring mobility to the global south. . The $163 million multi-year deal creates a new business called OX East Africa, and includes the delivery of a fleet …

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Charged EVs | Paraclete Energy demonstrates that its SILO Silicon anode material can significantly reduce the weight of an EV battery

Charged EVs | Paraclete Energy demonstrates that its SILO Silicon anode material can significantly reduce the weight of an EV battery

Battery technology developer Paraclete Energy has released research results on its SILO Silicon anode material showing its ability to reduce battery weight by 50% while at the same time doubling driving range. SILO Silicon allows a standard 80 kWh battery pack to be scaled down from about 7,000 cells weighing 565 kg to less than …

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EV charging times increased 50% YYOY during Thanksgiving week

EV charging times increased 50% YYOY during Thanksgiving week

It's been the most politically charged Thanksgiving week in four years, and the results are in: people are buying more EVs, and they're not afraid to hit the road in their new, battery-powered devices. Automotive and EV industry analysts report that DC fast charging times are up nearly 50% compared to the same week last …

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Why the electric Porsche 718 Boxster won't have one-pedal drive

Why the electric Porsche 718 Boxster won't have one-pedal drive

Porsche has chosen not to use single-pedal drive in its current EVs, and that won't change for the electric sports cars due to replace the current gasoline-powered 718 Boxster and Cayman. It's all about giving the driver more control and confidence, says Porsche research and development boss Michael Steiner in a recent interview with Autocar. …

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The first Hydrogen discovery is facing major problems among Nikola's challenges

The first Hydrogen discovery is facing major problems among Nikola's challenges

Nikola's stock sinks to a 52-week low, an NHTSA complaint says the fuel cell shuts down unexpectedly, and one of the first hydrogen recipients remains uncertain. Is it time for Nikola to throw in the towel on hydrogen? William Hall's company Coyote Container made headlines earlier this year, when it became the first company to …

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