August 2023

Rivian R1S, R1T: Quad-Motor vs. Dual-Motor EVs compared

Earlier this year, Rivian expanded its plant in Normal, Illinois by nearly 20% to manufacture its Enduro drive unit. It’s an about-face from the drive units supplied by Bosch in Rivian’s Quad-Motor models, and should help mitigate the bottlenecks to ramping production of the R1T adventure pickup truck, R1S three-row SUV, and EDV… Source: Green

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EV charging is changing, Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS

Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s armsPart 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Coming soon: Part 4: Behind the scenes of seven automakers answer to Tesla’s Superchargers  EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the

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US hydrogen economy ramps up for federal incentives not yet defined

The U.S. Department of the Treasury missed its deadline to release guidance defining what kind of hydrogen production will qualify for maximum tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The agency had a year from the passage of the IRA last August to release this guidance, which will help producers determine how to net

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