November 2021

Commercial vehicle OEM Proterra is collaborating with construction and mining equipment specialist Komatsu to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. Proterra will supply its H Series battery system technology to Komatsu for the development of battery-electric Load Haul Dump (LHD) vehicles, drills and bolters for underground hard rock mining. Komatsu plans to […]

LiNa Energy has closed a £3.5-million ($4.78-million) late seed funding round. LiNa is commercializing a cobalt- and lithium-free solid-state sodium battery. The company claims its design has the potential to exceed the performance of both lithium-ion and sodium-ion technologies at a cost of less than $50/kWh.  The funding, along with recently obtained grant money, enables

Australian petrol giant Ampol plans to deploy DC fast chargers at more than 100 of its retail sites around the country, as part of a $100-million commitment towards future energy projects. The first charging sites will be located in the greater Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth regions, as well as regional centers, including Newcastle, Wollongong,

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The most controversial part of the expanded $12,500 EV tax credit so far hasn’t been the spending itself, but the requirement that vehicles getting the top amount—$4,500 of the $5,000 boost the program is being given—will need to be union-made. As part of an updated measure spanning climate issues and social spending introduced… Source: Green

This tiny EV will cross half a million sales cumulatively by the end of this year. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

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