EV stocks have had a rough couple of months, but Georgia-based bus brand Blue Bird has seen its stock price more than double in the last year as the company’s electric buses make their way to school districts around the country. Read more…
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Hydrogen trucks retreat from Australia as battery electric sales surge
Hydrogen fuel cell specialists Hyzon have announced plans to quit Australia even as sales of battery electric commercial trucks climb. Read more…
Luxury at sea: First ride on the all-electric TRIDENTE boat from Maserati and Vita Power [Video]
Part of my recent trip to Northern Italy with Maserati included a riveting cruise around Lake Maggiore on the all-electric TRIDENTE boat. Designed by Maserati and propelled by Vita Power, this luxury day boat is as swanky as it is fast… and comes with a price tag to match. Read more…
Hispano Suiza will do a hill climb and show off its new 1,114 hp Carmen Sagrera at Goodwood
Boutique electric hypercar developer Hispano Suiza announced it would return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month to showcase two of its latest vehicles. One on display will be its newest model, the Carmen Sagrera, which packs four motors that combine for 1,114 horsepower. Read more…
China is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm
State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project. Read more…
More Cybertruck delays, GM and Hyundai break records, and a new electric classic
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla is delaying Cybertruck deliveries, 3rd time’s a charm for FSD transfers, EV sales are up all over, big trucks go far, and a classic electric Porsche. Read more…
Current Classics: electric 911 restomod captures the desired aesthetic
There’s nothing quite like a classic, air-cooled Porsche 911 for setting the tone — and this Essenza series 2 electric conversion from Voitures Extravert promises to be better, faster, and stronger than the original. Whether it is or isn’t, it’s certainly got the look. Read more…
Tesla pushes non-Foundation Cybertrucks to ‘late 2024’
Tesla Cybertrucks without the $20,000 “Foundation Series” package will now start delivery in “late 2024,” rather than this quarter as previously expected. Read more…
Clean energy marketplace EnergySage just went US-wide
EnergySage today announced its expansion to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., becoming the first clean home energy consumer comparison site to go nationwide. Read more…
GM tops Q2 and first half EV sales records as Chevy Blazer, Equinox EVs roll out
GM broke Q2 and first-half EV sales records with new models like the Chevy Blazer and Equinox EVs hitting the market. However, GM’s new electric cars were not the only ones driving growth, as sales of the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EVs also surged. Read more…
American Airlines invests more in ZeroAvia, commits to purchase 100 hydrogen-electric engines
Popular US flight operator American Airlines is continuing its venture into more sustainable air travel by increasing its investment in Hydrogen-electric aviation technology developer ZeroAvia. Building off a previous Memorandum of Understanding, American has also (conditionally) committed to purchasing 100 hydrogen-electric plane engines from ZeroAvia for regional flights. Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) announces Q2 deliveries: beat expectations
Tesla (TSLA) has officially released its Q2 2024 delivery and production results. The automaker confirmed having delivered 444,000 electric vehicles last quarter. Read more…
Rivian (RIVN) deliveries remain flat in Q2, but things are looking up in the second half of 2024
Electric vehicle maker Rivian (RIVN) delivered nearly 13,800 EVs in the second quarter of 2024. Although Q2 deliveries remained flat from Q1, Rivian plans to ramp up output in the second half of 2024. Here’s what to expect. Read more…
Kia’s EV sales surged to a new record in the US with affordable, long-range models
Kia’s EV sales in the US doubled in the first half of the year, hitting a new record. After selling over 5,000 EVs for the third straight month, Kia looks to keep the momentum going in the second half of 2024. Read more…
Drone maker DJI shows teaser for first electric bike
It sounds a bit out of left field, but there’s not really any other way to interpret a new teaser posted by drone maker DJI on the brand’s Instagram. It looks like DJI has an electric bicycle in the works. Read more…
Volvo Trucks have logged over 50 million battery electric miles (!)
Fifty million miles. Eighty million kilometers. Two thousand laps around Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot. However you measure it, there’s no denying it: Volvo Trucks have driven a whole lot of battery-electric miles. Read more…
CASE CE launches all-new, 3.8 ton electric wheel loader (but wait, there’s more!)
CASE CE is responding to government regulations that are pushing industries towards a zero-emission future by developing a new line of all-electric equipment – which now includes a new, 3.8 ton compact wheel loader. Read more…
Ford CEO calls out America’s love for ‘monster vehicles’ with smaller $30,000 EV coming
As the leader of the over 120-year-old automaker, Ford CEO Jim Farley has an essential job of steering it into the future. Farley said smaller EVs, which Ford is shifting toward, are “super important for our society.” Meanwhile, Farley addressed the love for larger, “monster vehicles” in the US. Read more…
Tesla self-cleaning robotaxi, electric semis go autonomous, and can we trust Exxon?
Tesla’s robotaxis could have a self-cleaning feature, electric semi trucks are taking off in Canada, NIO is busting sales records globally, and ExxonMobil is mining 100,000 metric tons of lithium. All this and more on today’s episode of Quick Charge. Read more…
EV battery maker SK On to buy 100k metric tons of Arkansas lithium from ExxonMobil
EV battery maker SK On has signed a non-binding agreement to buy lithium from ExxonMobil’s first planned extraction project in Arkansas. Read more…
