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Plugin vehicle registrations were up 7% year over year (YoY) globally in July, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+16% YoY) and PHEVs (-11% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics, with pure
The numbers 666 and 13 don’t have the best of reputations in certain circles, but Chinese car brand Nio hopes its latest Firefly hatchback will have better luck with them – offering a limited run of 666 special edition E
Demand for MacGregor’s maritime cranes has been strong in the first half of 2026, and Swedish heavy lift experts say their electric offerings are now making up more than 80% of the company’s new crane orders.
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The new R-dog delivery robot hopes to replace your local gig-workers with a friendly face, red cap, approachable design, and even furry tail – all cute and adorable, until it poops your package onto your porch. Oh, and i
Illinois just signed a sweeping new electric bicycle law that, among many other changes, finally answers a question that has been hanging over the rapidly growing market for high-powered electric bikes: What exactly are
Videos of burning Teslas more than a decade ago may have been the single biggest factor in the anti-EV attitudes of millions of people. They were damned scary, and even those of us who were staunch advocates of the EV re
Europe is no longer dependent on one player for the EV revolution. In a month that Tesla was down 36% YoY, BEVs jumped 51% YoY! Thanks to a number of factors (new cheaper models, high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese
I have been a fellow of the Media Education Lab (MEL) at the University of Rhode Island for a couple of decades. That means I’m part of a community of international, national, and regional leaders who promote media liter
The US startup Chariot Defense is pitching a microgrid that replaces hot, noisy, logistically burdened diesel generators with batteries that scavenge energy from the battlefield. The post US Army Aims To Capture Energy F
Methane thermolysis has one of the cleaner propositions in the hydrogen space. The process is also commonly called methane pyrolysis, but I prefer thermolysis. An engineer and founder working in the field pointed out to
Kia issued a recall affecting more than 21,000 EV9 SUVs because the airbag system may fail to detect a child in the front seat.
Solar power now powers more than 10,800 US K-12 schools – that means 1 in 7 students goes to a school powered by the sun – but battery storage hasn’t quite caught on yet.