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Tesla Sales Rise 36% In First Quarter, Following Price Cuts

Tesla's first-quarter vehicle sales rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand.The electric car, SUV and heavy truck maker sai…

Energy Storage Battery

A Novel Ultramicro Supercapacitor With Ultrahigh Charge Storage Capability

Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have designed a novel ultramicro supercapacitor,…

Electric Car

‘War of the States’: EV, Chip Makers Lavished With Subsidies

States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they…

Electric Car

Many Electric Vehicles to Lose Big Tax Credit With New Rules

FILE - An electric vehicle is plugged into a charger in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal…

Solar Power Plant

Vodafone Signs 10 Year Solar PPA for UK Operations

Vodafone has signed its second major corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in the UK. The deal gives Vodafone UK access to clean, high-quality and affo…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

European Provisional Agreement for Hydrogen Stations Infrastructure Shows Its Faith in H2

The Council and European Parliament have come to a political agreement to move forward in alternative fuels.A growing number of electric charging and hydrogen s…

Offshore Wind Power

Largest Offshore Wind Project in UK Reaches Development Milestone

An application to build the up to 4.1 GW Berwick Bank, the UK’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of providing enough electricity to power more than fiv…

Portugal

EKZ and Smartenergy Celebrate the Successful Connection to the Grid of Their Largest Solar PV Plant in Portugal So Far

The new large-scale plant Pessegueiro is located in Pinhal Novo, Palmela (Portugal) close to Lisbon and will produce around 126,500 MWh of renewable electrical …

Wind Farm

The Largest Wind Power Plant in Ecuador Comes Into Operation

The Huascachaca wind farm, the largest in Ecuador, began its commercial operation with a capacity of 50 megawatts, capable of supplying electricity to more than…

Electric Car

2024 Audi Q8 E-tron Coming to Us This Summer; Starting Msrp $74,400

Audi is making a clear statement that the 2024 Q8 e-tron is its flagship electrified SUV. The new 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron (earlier post) has been refined with incre…

Hydropower Plant

Overhaul Under Way at 1,045 MW R.H. Saunders Hydro Station in Ontario

Ontario Power Generation reports that an extensive 16-year overhaul of the second-largest hydroelectric station in the province is under way to help secure addi…

Electric Car

Lamborghini Presents Super Sports V12 Hybrid Hpev Revuelto

Lamborghini presented Revuelto, its super sports V12 hybrid plug-in HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle). (Earlier post.) An output of 1015 CV is deliver…

Electric Car

Mining.com EV Metal Index Shows Value of Battery Metals in Newly Registered Electrified Vehicles up 232% Y-O-Y in 2022

Mining.com’s EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs (including full battery, plug-in and conventional …

Solar Power Plant

EKZ and Smartenergy Celebrate the Successful Connection to the Grid of Their Largest Solar PV Plant in Portugal So Far

The new large-scale plant Pessegueiro is located in Pinhal Novo, Palmela (Portugal) close to Lisbon and will produce around 126,500 MWh of renewable electrical …

Electric Vehicle Charging

What’s the Future of Gas Stations in an EV World?

With fast-charging systems set to skyrocket, the places we now go to fill ‘er up are going to need to change.