Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Hard rock mining equipment manufacturer Sandvik is working with Swedish mining company Boliden AB to test and develop a new, battery-powered drill surface electric rig concept at Boliden's Kevitsa mine. Like many European industrial companies, Boliden is working hard to decarbonize its mining operations. Therefore, it has chosen its Boliden Kevitsa open pit mine in …

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In today's episode of Fast Chargingrumors about Tesla's new van join the hype surrounding the Robotaxi reveal, and fully self-driving could be coming to the Tesla Semi. Plus, Tesla is offering 0% cash back on new Model Ys … if you buy an FSD, that is. We also check BYD's plans to sell 100,000 new …

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China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD, is expanding its North American presence. Next year, it plans to sell 100,000 EVs in Mexico. BYD will also announce its first production facility in the region by the end of 2024. BYD is expanding into the North American market with new EVs After dominating its home market, BYD …

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Most Texans think too much red tape is holding back new solar projects, and want lawmakers out of the way. Texas is near the top of the solar game — installing more solar than any other state through the first half of 2024. But policies piling up in red tape make that growth more difficult …

Texans want their lawmakers to stop polluting their solar boom Read More »

After the introduction of prismatic and cylindrical communication systems and battery cells, e-mobility technology provider ENNOVI adds the ENNOVI-CellConnect-Pouch to its offering. A new cell contact system has been developed for battery manufacturers using the cell's form factor bag. ENNOVI's Lamination technology ensures the battery pack's structural integrity and durability. Using flexible die-cut circuit (FDC) …

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UK bus operator First Bus West of England & Wales has started work on two million pound electrification projects at Bristol and Weston-super-Mare bus terminals. The company is investing £37.4 million in electrifying its Hengrove depot in Bristol to introduce 74 electric buses to the city's network. It will receive £6.6 million in funding from …

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General Motors on Tuesday detailed plans to use cost-effective lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in future EVs. It now has a number of cost-cutting measures that have gone into the next Bolt EV. As reported by InsideEVs, GM executives said at an investor conference that the LFP cells will combine with other packaging and …

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Taxes aside, Chinese EV brand ZEEKR continues to expand its global presence by sharing launch plans in another European market – Norway. The first release will consist of two high-end ZEEKR models, which will be available to customers in Norway shortly, Geely-owned EV ZEEKR continues to deliver on its promise to expand into new markets …

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Nissan takes a 25% stake in ChargeScape ChargeScape is a car-to-grid joint venture created by BMW, Ford, Honda, and now Nissan. Nissan has a vision for the “gas station of the future” where EVs will double as energy storage units. On Monday, Nissan announced that it will join ChargeScape, a joint car-to-grid organization set up …

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