Ford is offering EV buyers a free home charger and installation

Ford is offering EV buyers a free home charger and installation

Ford aims to make life easier and less confusing for EV buyers. On Monday, Ford CEO Jim Farley posted on LinkedIn that the automaker will offer free home chargerand installation, for its customers who purchase or lease a Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit. Farley said the Level 2 home charger will come with the …

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The first 24/7 Manhattan EV fast charging site caters to Uber drivers

The first 24/7 Manhattan EV fast charging site caters to Uber drivers

Revel on Thursday opened what the company says is New York City's first 24-hour, seven-day-a-week electric car fast-charging station. Located at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, the facility has 10 320-kw DC fast chargers from the Finnish company Kempower, according to a press release from Revel. The site, which …

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Four Tips for Taking Your Bike Out During the Off-Season

Four Tips for Taking Your Bike Out During the Off-Season

As the season changes and the weather starts to cool, many motorcycle owners choose to store their bike until the warm weather returns again in a few months. As with any piece of equipment, proper care and maintenance of a motorcycle – even when sitting idle – can add to its overall performance and longevity. …

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The largest electric crane in the world has a maximum capacity of 6,000 tons

The largest electric crane in the world has a maximum capacity of 6,000 tons

Heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet has officially unveiled the world's first electric crane. Called the SK6000, the company calls the 200m long unit the world's largest, most powerful electric crane. With a maximum lifting capacity of 6,000 tons (over 14.5 millions lbs.), Mammoet says its new SK6000, “redefines the scale of human construction, allowing …

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Bentley's chief executive says the luxury market is rejecting electric cars

Bentley's chief executive says the luxury market is rejecting electric cars

Volkswagen Group's ultra-luxury brand Bentley seems even cooler on EVs. As its CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser recently told Car and Driver “what we're seeing in the luxury market right now (is) people reject electric cars.” Affluent buyers “only think of luxury cars with combustion engines,” the official said. In 2020, Bentley plans to make all of …

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Tesla has finally enabled FSD on (other) Cybertrucks.

Tesla has finally enabled FSD on (other) Cybertrucks.

Some Cybertrucks could end up using Tesla's Supervised Full Self-Driving software, about ten months after the car was first released. After many delays and high expectations, the first delivery of the Tesla Cybertruck took place on November 30, 2023. However, one feature was missing from those cars – Tesla's ballyhooed Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. Previous …

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The UK is officially closing its last remaining coal-fired power station

The UK is officially closing its last remaining coal-fired power station

By MaltaGC – Your Work, CC BY-SA 4.0, The UK has marked a milestone in its energy transition by closing Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire, its last remaining coal-fired power station. “This is the final chapter in the rapid transition from a country that started the Industrial Revolution,” said Phil MacDonald, managing director of global …

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Two-way charging may soon be required for EVs due to a new CA law

Two-way charging may soon be required for EVs due to a new CA law

Photo: GM It's an exciting week for grid stalwarts in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed through on his previous grid law and signed another law this week that could require double charging for EVs in the future — though the law doesn't have a hard timeline attached, either. it may take some time before …

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