A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin
National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin.
more…X Shore Bowrider launched as new affordable-ish recreational electric boat
When X Shore first followed up its flagship Eelex 8000 electric boat with the smaller and more accessible X Shore 1, the move proved to be an effective path to bring electric boating to more people. Now
675 hp AUDI E, Cybercab hits the road, and BYD gets set to take down Ford
On today’s slightly confusing episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a 675 hp AUDI concept that isn’t really an Audi, a self-driving Tesla hitting the roads around Giga Texas while the company pulls all the demand levers
Mack Electric LR is Wisconsin’s first electric garbage truck
In a bid to clean up its streets in more ways than one, the city of Madison, Wisconsin has added two Class 8 electric trucks to its garbage fleet earlier this year in the form of a
‘UK-first’ intercity battery trial train outperforms diesel
A “UK-first” intercity battery trial train proved that single battery technology can outperform diesel engines cost-effectively.
more…LG Energy Solution to provide Rivian 4695 cylindrical batteries produced in the US for the R2
Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution just announced that its Arizona subsidiary has signed a long-term supply agreement with US automaker Rivian for 4695 cylindrical batteries. The cells will be produced at LG Energy Solution Arizona’s new standalone
XPeng 2024 Tech Day: AI chips, L4 autonomy, eVTOLs, humanoid robots, and… range extenders?
XPeng Motors celebrated its annual Tech Day event in China earlier today, which was renamed “AI Day” for good reason. The topic of artificial intelligence dominated the Chinese mobility company’s incoming technologies, which were abundant. We got
Cybertruck backlog runs out, Model S gets stuck, GM hits a sales milestone
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla’s Cybertruck is now available in Canada – and, like in the US, there’s no waiting! Plus, we’ve got an “actually” smart summon Tesla that’s actually stuck, GM reaches a sales milestone,
US nonprofit set to buy 500 electric semi trucks by 2028 in $250M deal
Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8
Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas
Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price