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Redwood Materials aims to recycle all VW and Audi EV batteries in North America


Volkswagen Group of America is the latest automaker to team up with Redwood Materials for battery recycling. Redwood will be the designated recycler for all VW EV batteries in North America, as well as those from the Audi luxury brand, the companies said Tuesday in a press release. Redwood said it will work directly with VW dealers to recover… More…

Candela C-8 first flight: Testing the most premium flying electric boat in the world


Let’s be real: there just aren’t that many flying electric boats in the world. But even if there were, the Candela C-8 would undoubtedly be at the top of the list for premium models. Not only is it competing well against (and sometimes outselling) internal combustion engine boats in its class, but the Swedish boat is racking up sales all over the world ahead of the first shipments later this year. More…

Solectrac & Nolan to set up electric tractor factory in the USA

Californian company Solectrac, makers of electric tractors and an operating company of Ideanomics, announced a partnership with Nolan Manufacturing establishing an east coast production facility to meet the increasing demand for electric tractors across the country. The 10,000-square-foot facility in Denton, North Carolina broadens Solectrac’s service for east coast customers and reinforces the company’s continued […] More…

Redwood & VW sign battery recycling cooperation

Volkswagen Group of America has entered into a wide-ranging collaboration with recycling start-up Redwood Materials, founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, to establish a supply chain for recycling electric car batteries in the US. Redwood will work directly with the more than 1,000 Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) dealers to collect and recycle end-of-life […] More…

A real solar car developed in China

In China, 42 companies and three universities have developed an electric car that runs exclusively on solar energy. The small electric car has 8.1 square metres of solar panels that can generate up to 7.6 kWh of electricity on a sunny day. A range of 74.8 kilometres was reportedly tested. A video showed the concept […] More…