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Polestar 2 Production Is Officially Over. A Successor Is Coming In 2027
The car that put Polestar on the map has been retired after six years. But the Polestar 2’s story isn’t over yet. Source: InsideEVs.
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- DOE releases national battery strategy and launches Battery Manufacturing Accelerator
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a national battery strategy and launched the Battery Manufacturing Accelerator (BattMan), a consortium intended to strengthen domestic battery manufacturing and supply chains. The strategy sets DOE's…
- ConnectDER’s meter socket adapters simplify EV charging installations, now approved for installs in Washington DC
ConnectDER makes a line of meter socket adapters (MSAs), also known as meter collars, for solar, battery storage and EV charging installations. These adapters connect directly to the existing meter socket outside a home,…
- Yes, electric motorcycles will replace gasoline motorcycles, but not the way you think
For years, the conventional wisdom surrounding electric motorcycles has been fairly straightforward: Build an electric motorcycle that’s just as good as a gasoline-powered motorcycle, make it affordable enough, and eventually riders will switch. It’s…
- Eli teases the launch of a much faster electric microcar
Eli Electric Vehicles is getting ready to reveal a new version of its tiny electric microcar, and this one could expand its usefulness beyond the slow lane. more… Source: Electrek.
- Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.
A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to…
- VW’s EV Factory Is Now Taking Cars Apart. There’s Money In It
It plans to dismantle 4,100 vehicles a year at Zwickau, turning reusable components into a factory-backed used-parts business. Source: InsideEVs.
- Honda has dominated motorcycles for decades. Electric bikes are changing that
Honda has spent decades building one of the most dominant positions in the global motorcycle industry, selling millions of gasoline-powered two-wheelers each year. But in markets where electric motorcycles and scooters are becoming increasingly…
- Elon Musk’s Attack Ads Are Backfiring As Midterms Near
US Federal Election Commission data revealed this week that Elon Musk has donated at least $445 million into Republican-aligned political action committees and groups since last year. Interestingly, it seems that Musk’s deep influence…
- Rivian's Charging Network Grew 39% In A Year
The startup is actively investing in its own EV fast charging network, even though its models can use Tesla Superchargers. Source: InsideEVs.
- AI-Powered Coffee Runs And Service Visits Are Coming To Rivians In 2027
Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid says new AI integrations will order your coffee and automate vehicle service starting next year. Source: InsideEVs.
- How should I add insulation to this room that overhangs a porch?
Climate zone 6A house built in 1995. Two rooms overhang the porch area, and both get very cold at the knee walls that face the porch in winter. Source: Green Building Advisor.
- COP17 delivers fragile deal to boost conservation and funding for nature
Governments at the COP17 nature summit in Armenia agreed on Saturday to scale up their policies to protect the planet’s shrinking biodiversity, and for the first time invited large emerging economies like China and…
- COP17: Key outcomes agreed at the UN biodiversity conference in Yerevan
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Formal negotiations Finance Global review Global report Digital sequence information Harmful subsidies Marine biodiversity Planning, monitoring, reporting and review Article 8(j) implementation Biodiver... The review “notes…
- A Year After Floodwaters Swept Away an Alaskan Native Village, Residents Remain in Limbo
Parallel efforts to rebuild and relocate the storm-ravaged village of Kwigillingok have stalled, leaving evacuees stranded far from home and frustrated.By Olga Loginova KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska—Lucy Martin’s family was among the last to be evacuated…
- Toyota & Waymo Advance Autonomous Driving Collaboration for Safer Streets and Freedom of Movement for All
Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Waymo today announced the next phase of their autonomous driving collaboration, in pursuit of a world with safer streets and freedom of movement for all. Building on the preliminary…
- 5 ballot proposals that could drive or derail clean energy
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