Mining company Vale is turning to Caterpillar to provide this massive, 240-ton battery-electric haul truck in a bid to slash carbon emissions at its mines by 2030. Caterpillar and Vale have signed an agreement that will see the Brazilian mining company test severe-duty battery electric mining trucks like the 793 BEV (above), as well as […]
Hydrogen case study at Anglo American mine; via NPROXX Argonne National Laboratory is building a new research and development facility to independently test large-scale hydrogen fuel cell systems for heavy-duty and off-road applications with funding from the US Department of Energy. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is hoping Argonne Nat’l Lab’s extensive fuel cell […]
Velocity truck rental is doing its part to help commercial fleets electrify by energizing 47 high-powered charging stations at four strategic dealer locations across Southern California. And they’re doing it now. The new Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing (VTRL) charging network isn’t some far-off goal being announced for PR purposes. The company says its new […]
Ciro Lovato is seeing improvement after receiving treatment at Dayton Children’s hospital. Photograph: Courtesy of GoFundMe View image in fullscreen Ciro Lovato is seeing improvement after receiving treatment at Dayton Children’s hospital. Photograph: Courtesy of GoFundMe Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to join gene therapy trial The Lovatos relocated from Guatemala […]
As I peruse Alibaba for all sorts of fun and interesting electric vehicles, I often stumble across seemingly outlandish products that often have a real use case behind them. The best of those make it into the recurring Awesome Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, and that’s precisely where this man-carrying drone lands […]