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Asahi Kasei to license new LiC process

The Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei has started licensing design and manufacturing technology for lithium-ion capacitors (LiCs) as next-generation energy storage devices. The novel method enables LiCs to be manufactured cost-effectively using commonly available materials and equipment used to make lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). At the same time, it enables the development and production of LiCs […] More…

Tesla skirts Connecticut direct-sales ban with store in tribal casino


Roughly a decade after opening its first company-owned stores, Tesla is still fighting direct-sales bans in some states. In Connecticut, it’s skirting one such ban by locating a store in a Native American casino. The Mohegan Sun casino on Wednesday announced that Tesla will open a “sales and delivery center” at the casino’s mall, with customers… More…

Hexagon plagued by a leaky valve

Safety problems with vehicles using hydrogen tanks from the Norwegian manufacturer Hexagon Purus have been reported in two unrelated incidents, one in the US and one in Europe. Hexagon Purus is investigating. The news website Hydrogen Insight issued a special report about the two cases this week, which it has since adjusted. Upon publication in […] More…

X Shore 1 now being delivered

The Swedish company X Shore has announced on social media networks that it has started delivery of the first X Shore 1. To commemorate the social media launch the company also physically launched an X Shore 1 purely electrically. The Swedish company presented the X Shore 1 model in late summer 2022 for 99,000 without […] More…

AutoFlight completes another first in eVTOL Airtaxis by flying three simultaneously [Video]


Just a few months after setting a world record for the longest flight by an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, AutoFlight has delivered another world first. The company just shared footage of it showing off not one but three of its Prosperity I prototypes flying at once, and it looks awesome. Check out the full video below. More…