February 2022

Tesla Giga Berlin’s delays are shining a light on Germany’s slow approval processes

Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition recently cited Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin as an example of why there is a need for Germany to develop a system that could allow permitting procedures to be completed at a quicker timeframe.   The Traffic Light Coalition is comprised of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), […]

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Toyota explores manual transmission for modern EVs in new patents

Toyota appears to be exploring the idea of using manual transmission (MT) systems for modern electric vehicles, at least based on several patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Toyota’s manual transmission patents hint at the company’s next move in the electric vehicle market.  Each of Toyota’s patent for manual transmission in

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has presented the first significant update on the company’s Starship program since September 2019, offering a couple of new details about the status of the first orbital launch attempt of the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. Unfortunately, above all else, the promised update was primarily a rehash of the

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Biden administration announces $5B budget to develop EV charging network in the U.S.

On Thursday, February 10, President Joe Biden, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), and the Department of Energy (USDOE) announced that nearly $5 billion will be available to build out the nation’s electric vehicle charging network. The budget will be under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.  “A century ago, America

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Astra ‘Rocket 3’ nosecone dooms first Florida launch attempt

On Thursday, February 10th, Astra Space’s Rocket 3.3 launch vehicle took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) Launch Complex 46 (LC-46). Unfortunately, while liftoff and booster ascent appeared to be more or less perfect, Rocket 3’s payload fairing failed to separate, triggering a series of events that caused its upper stage to enter

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