The Swedish firm Candela has developed an electric speed boat that is hydrofoiling, so it is sort of flying. Top speed is 30 knots (55 kph) and the 40 kWh battery enables a range of more than 50 nautical miles (93 km) – and, they’ve taken it to series production.
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The Frauscher shipyard, which also produces yachts, has launched an electric version of its 740 Mirage Air. The yacht is powered by Torqeedo’s Deep Blue 100i and BMW i3 batteries.
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The Israeli startup Ree has developed a new space-saving architecture for future electric cars that will give designers more room to design the vehicle interior.
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The prototype of the electric off-road vehicle for the planned new Extreme E racing series in the world’s most adverse climates has now been unveiled. Initially known as the E-SUV, the standardised racing car seems to have become a kind of electric off-road buggy.
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In an effort to showcase support for local (and global) causes, Tesla sent their electric Semi truck as well as a lineup of their other models to the SF pride parade, alongside a host of employees.
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The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has awarded the Tesla Model 3 a full five-star rating in its latest round of crash tests – repeating the good performance measured with NHTSA tests in the USA.
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Honda’s original Urban EV, now only known as ‘e’ has been a firm favourite of the public and the press from the start. In the meantime, the first driving impressions, a video and further technical data have become available.
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Jedlix is one of those hidden champions. They work with partners such as Tesla, BMW and Renault but are almost invisible to users but provide the backdrop for services such as smart charging apps. So we wanted to learn more and spoke with the firm’s marketing director Taco van Berkel.
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US manufacturer Ampaire has announced the take-off of the supposed world’s largest hybrid electric aircraft to date. The Ampaire 337 had its maiden flight in California and is expected to complete commercial flights in two years.
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The New York City-based startup Revel Transit has completed a nine-month pilot project on electric scooter sharing, in which 68 mopeds were used. Now 1,000 of their shared electric scooters were released onto the streets of Brooklyn and Queens.
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Ferrari has officially introduced their first plug-in hybrid, named the SF90 Stradale, which features a 4.0 litre V8 engine coupled with three electric motors. This makes for an impressive 735 kW total performance capacity.
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It is a bit of a sea change for the industry, Dieter Zetsche leaving Daimler after 13 years at the helm and even BMW felt inspired to say goodbye in their very own way. This is the farewell video, featuring “Zetsche”, and well, a BMW i8.
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Canadian manufacturer Daymak has launched its new Boomerbuggy X, a solar-powered, fully enclosed mobility scooter. Four different versions are available, costing from $5,999 to $8,999 depending on range and features.
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German logistics group DB Schenker is now using Einride’s fully electric autonomous T-Pod truck in Jönköping, Sweden, to transport goods on a public road. Swedish authorities recently gave their approval for the endeavour.
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Lilium has presented their new electrically powered flying taxi prototype for the first time, which is designed to carry five passengers. At the beginning of May, the team also completed its maiden flight with the new aircraft.
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For those who believe that the FIA Formula E is too quiet and peaceful, former race-car driver Mario Andretti has a potential solution. He addressed the race’s organisers in a short video on social media, although it remains to be seen whether they plan to use the method.
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Mercedes-Benz has started production and sales of their new EQC. The electric model is now rolling off the assembly line at the plant in Bremen and can be ordered immediately at prices starting at 71,281 euros. Initially, a launch edition of the electric model will be available for a period alongside the normal serial version […]
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Swiss ABB has scored a contract from Niagara Falls tour operator Maid of the Mist to equip two passenger vessels with enough battery capacity to see the natural spectacle emission-free. The electric ships are set to launch this season.
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As consumers begin to expect interoperability from every electric car charging network, ChargePoint’s Strategic Partnership Manager Marissa Galizia filled us in on the US operator’s strategy and why she thinks that “access alone is not the way to distinguish ourselves”.
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While we have known for some time that the next James Bond film installation will feature an electric vehicle, the Swiss company Juice Technology has taken the opportunity to advertise a short clip showing what tomorrow’s superspy really needs.
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The British SAIC brand MG Motor is launching its first electric model this autumn. A prototype of the MG ZS EV was recently filmed charging in Germany. According to the technicians, the E-SUV delivers 110 kW and offers a 44 kWh battery for 280 km WLTP range.
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TU Delft, together with the bicycle manufacturer Gazelle, has developed the prototype of a crash-proof e-bike. The intelligent control assistant intervenes as soon as the electric bike threatens to tip over and keeps the bike stable and upright at speeds of over 4 km/h.
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Volkswagen has made decisive steps towards emission reduction lately but what has electric car making got to do with the energy business? Everything knows Martin Roemheld, who now leads Volkswagen’s eMobility services and was instrumental in installing Elli. In strategic terms, “the target for an emission-free fleet in 2050 sets the pace for Volkswagen,” says Roemheld.
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With carmakers gearing up to deploy electric cars en masse, we spoke to EVBox CTO Arjan van Rooijen about the network’s backend, now a cloud-based platform called Everon, and ready to handle millions of global transactions for charging.
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The California-based company has secured $1m in seed funding to help set up the San Francisco Bay Area’s first mobile charging network. The charging network will be based on 100 of the company’s energy trailers, which combine solar power generation and energy storage for charging personal electric vehicles of all kinds.
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How to secure interoperability and data sharing as a city and where is it best to set up the next charging station? This episode of our interview series features Mathieu Wijnen, project manager for the City of Amsterdam, who is tasked with increasing charging infrastructure in the city.
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HPC is coming indeed but speed is only one part of the challenge to charge electric cars in future, knows Michael Warner of Fortum Charge & Drive. He oversees the SaaS unit at the Finnish utility. Also a Member of the Board, he gave electrive.com an overview of Fortum’s network and technological strategy, in which […]
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Toyota is looking to put a fuel cell-powered rover on the moon. The development is part of a recent agreement between Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on a cooperation in international space research.
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At the Geneva Motor Show, Renault will present the E-TECH modular hybrid system in the new Clio, which combines an internal combustion engine with two electric motors and a small 1.2 kWh battery and was designed to cover up to 80% of urban traffic with electricity.
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The US logistics company FedEx has presented a battery-powered delivery robot named SameDay. They managed to get it on the Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, fit for a stairclimbing exercise but not quite advances enough to talk.
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