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EnviroSpark wins Georgia NEVI awards to install DC fast chargers at Waffle House and Shell station


EnviroSpark’s installers may soon become connoisseurs of hash browns. The company has won a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding award from its home state of Georgia to build four DC fast chargers at a Waffle House in Tifton, and four more at a Shell station in Metter. EnviroSpark, which won two of the five… Read more…

People love the Rivian R2, 68,000 reservations in less than 24 hours show

ArenaEV
After a few weeks of teasers and a last-minute leak, yesterday Rivian made the R2 official as promised, and the upcoming SUV starts a little lower than expected, at €41,900. Perhaps for that reason, or simply because it’s an enticing proposition on many other levels, more than 68,000 reservations for the R2 have already been received by Rivian in less… Read more…

XPeng’s AeroHT flexes its eVTOL expertise, taking its X2 flying car to the skies above Guangzhou

As many eVTOL developers are gearing up for their first-ever flights, AeroHT continues to showcase why it’s one of the leaders in the segment. Earlier today, XPeng’s aerial arm conducted its first successful flight test in its all-electric X2 “flying car” eVTOL above the Chinese city of Guangzhou to test low-altitude scenarios for future transport and sightseeing routes. Read more…

Amprius expands product portfolio with new silicon anode battery platform


US-based battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies has expanded its silicon anode battery line for electric mobility. The new SiCore product platform produces high-energy-density silicon anode batteries that outperform graphite cells using a proprietary silicon anode material technology, according to the company. The new silicon anode cell offers up to 400 Wh/kg specific energy and 1,200 cycles… Read more…

Mitsubishi Electric releases SiC and Si power modules for EVs


Mitsubishi Electric has announced the coming release of six new power semiconductor modules for various EVs. The J3-Series modules contain either a silicon carbide metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC-MOSFET) or a silicon RC-IGBT. They feature compact designs and scalability for use in the inverters of EVs and PHEVs. All six J3-Series products will be available… Read more…

2024 Audi Q4 E-Tron charges faster, goes farther, accelerates quicker

Green Car Reports
The 2024 Audi Q4 E-Tron gets a number of changes, including faster charging, more range, quicker acceleration, and retuned ride and handling. These changes, which previously weren’t expected to arrive until the 2025 model year, are incorporated into a new Q4 55 E-Tron grade that replaces the Q4 50 E-Tron. Standard SUV and Sportback body styles are… Read more…