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Cheap new Hyundai, Tesla sales crater, Ford levels up, and China doesn’t like spies

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On this episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai continues to invest in new electric vehicles, this time teasing a $25,000 (ish) compact EV set to debut later this month, along with a new IONIQ model. On the domestic front, Tesla sales are cratering so hard that they’re making everyone else’s great numbers look bad, Ford is leveling up its self driving software, and China thinks the Europeans are spying on them. Read more…

Shell opens megawatt charger for electric trucks and boats in Amsterdam

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Shell has deployed a self-developed megawatt charger for dual use by both electric trucks and waterborne vessels at the company’s Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), a facility where the oil giant demonstrates current energy technologies. The charging station uses the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a standard for charging heavy-duty EVs that was developed by CharIN…. Read more…

Voltloader shares Welch’s charging network to complete HGV delivery

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UK-based electric bulk haulage provider Voltloader has used transport and logistics company Welch Group’s heavy goods vehicle (HGV) charging infrastructure to complete a long-haul delivery, as part of Welch’s push to create a collaborative HGV network across the UK. Voltloader would not have otherwise been able to complete the critical job with an electric HGV… Read more…

RadPower’s summer sale increases savings, Goal Zero Yeti 1000 core at new low, Anker SOLIX 522 1-day sale, more

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Despite the excessive heat across multiple regions already, it’s officially the first day of summer! Kicking off the season’s Green Deals is Rad Power’s updated summer sale that has increased savings on e-bikes (with new additions) up to $500 and is now taking up to 40% off even more accessories than before, with the RadRover 6 Plus e-bike back at its $1,099 low. It is joined by Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000 Core Portable Power Station at a new $500 low, as well as a one-day deal on Anker’s popular SOLIX 522 Portable Power Station for $189. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well. Read more…

Watt Electric Vehicle Company reveals PACES platform for low-volume EVs

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Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC), a UK-based EV startup known for its eCV1 van, has just introduced a market-disrupting platform architecture called PACES (Passenger And Commercial EV Skateboard). The company claims the new approach is the key to a new era of customizable electric vehicles. WEVC designed PACES as an adaptable, cost-effective solution for third-party manufacturers looking to create their… Read more…

What effect do punitive tariffs have on EVs from China Ten questions for Peter Mock, ICCT

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The special tariffs on electric cars from China are causing a stir in the industry. “The biggest losers will be the customers,” says Peter Mock. In an interview with electrive, the European head of the ICCT assesses the consequences, including those for the industry. This much can be revealed: There aren’t many winners. There are undoubtedly alternative options for the EU, as experience with past Japan tariffs has shown. Read more…

Eatron and Syntiant introduce new battery management chip

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UK-based battery management software developer Eatron Technologies has introduced a new battery management system-on-chip with US-based edge artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company Syntiant for light mobility, industrial and consumer electronics applications. The new AI-BMS-on-chip chip integrates Eatron’s Intelligent Software Layer into Syntiant’s low-power NDP120 Neural Decision Processor. The jointly-developed chip uses the processing power of… Read more…