On Tuesday, during a routine earnings call, Harley-Davidson Inc. announced it will produce an all-electric motorcycle. The announcement accompanied news of additional job cuts and a plant closure at the Milwaukee-based company. It also came four years after Harley unveiled its “LiveWire” project, a prototype all-electric motorcycle. “You’ve heard us talk about Project LiveWire,” Matt […]
Green Energy
Elon Musk’s Former Employee Is Building a European Rival to Tesla’s Gigafactory
FRIENDLY COMPETITION Elon Musk isn’t one to shy away from competition. Just last week, he said he hoped SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch would lead to a new space race, and he’s previously encouraged traditional automakers to invest big in electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla’s market niche. In June 2014, Tesla broke ground on its Gigafactory battery plant in Sparks, Nevada. When […]
Big Batteries Are Becoming Much Cheaper
Huge battery arrays are undermining peakers—the gas-fired power plants deployed during peak demand—and could in the future completely change the face of the power market. Batteries are hot right now. Energy storage was referred to as the Holy Grail of renewables by one industry executive, as it would solve its main problem: intermittency. No wonder then […]
Sweden Poised to Become ‘Battery Metal Mecca,’ Challenge China’s Dominance
As Enterprise Minister Mikael Damberg put it, Sweden is “one of the most interesting areas in the world” to explore minerals like cobalt and lithium, which are being increasingly sought-after in high-tech manufacturing processes. After a new report suggesting that rare-earth metals have a bright future, the Swedish government has green-lit a further investigation into opportunities […]
Stifel’s electric trucks panelists talk Tesla, battery life
FreightWaves is in Miami Beach covering Stifel Financial Corp.’s annual Transportation and Logistics Conference. This morning Stifel moderated a panel on electric trucks: the panelists were Jeff Flath, the president and CEO of eNow, Shyam Nagrani, the VP of business development at Motiv Power Systems, Jason Roycht, the VP of commercial vehicles and offroad at Bosch North America, […]
It’s a virtual reality
Are you looking for a way to escape the reality of another cold, dreary February day? The Chicago Auto Show has much to offer just less than two hours away, and the virtual reality exhibits highlight this year’s annual event. The Chicago Auto Show got underway this past weekend and runs 10 a.m. to 10 […]
