Stay prepared during any and all weather this season with backup power solution deals from BLUETTI

  • September 12, 2023
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In late August, Hurricane Idalia touched down on the Gulf side of Florida, resulting in significant damage and power outages throughout the Southeast United States. Unfortunately, natural disasters like this have become all too common as a symptom of climate change, so it’s important to stay prepared. Energy storage solutions provider BLUETTI recognizes the dangers […]

Hyundai is developing a Tesla-like Giga Press to boost EV production and cut costs

  • September 12, 2023
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Hyundai is taking a page from Tesla as it plans to model a new EV production method after its Giga Casting. The new process,”hypercasting,” can significantly cut costs while boosting output. According to an exclusive report from the Korean newspaper Hankyung, Hyundai’s new EV production method is inspired by Tesla’s Giga Casting. The process involves […]

STL Airport taps Lightning eMotors for multiple electric shuttle buses and EV chargers

  • September 12, 2023
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Electrification specialist Lightning eMotors continues to help electrify the commercial vehicle industry around the US, where all of its EVs are developed and assembled. Today, the company announced that the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) has purchased several ZEV4 electric shuttle buses that will soon transport travelers between terminals. Lightning eMotors ($ZEV) designs, engineers, and […]

Quick Charge Podcast: September 12, 2023

  • September 12, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US

  • September 12, 2023
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IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. IKEA has been installing solar at its US stores for more than a decade. Its Paramus, New Jersey, store is the first of seven units included in this new solar […]

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Apple unveils Watch Series 9 with new health features

  • September 12, 2023
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At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using their index finger and thumb via blood flow sensors.   With new features, users can access their health data through Siri health […]

This hand-built electric car just crushed the world’s fastest-accelerating EV record [video]

  • September 12, 2023
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Swiss students just broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest accelerating EV in their hand-built electric car. The all-electric car crushed the previous record, running from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 km/h) in under a second. Swiss students break Guinness EV acceleration record Members of the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ) from research university […]