Volvo’s Polestar performance division has officially established itself as a self-standing performance brand, one that will be responsible for the development and production of performance hybrids and performance electric cars. At the very least, every vehicle sold will be a plug-in hybrid, and all will feature a performance edge – be it a sports SUV, coupe, […]
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Nissan Follows Tesla and Daimler into the Energy-Storage Business
It’s not a big leap from using batteries to power electric cars to using them to store electricity from solar panels. Tesla and Daimler have already made inroads into the energy-storage business, and now Nissan is joining them. The Japanese automaker is launching Nissan Energy Solar, which will sell solar panels and energy-storage battery packs to customers. Nissan first […]
From vision to reality: Norway to fly fully electric by 2040
It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, however, Norway’s newly announced pledge to electrify all planes in the next 20 years, shows that powering planes on batteries is no longer a mere vision, but reality. Emissions from aviation are increasing worldwide alongside passengers’ appetite for cheaper and faster journeys, making aviation […]
New fuel cell technology runs on solid carbon
Advancements in a fuel cell technology powered by solid carbon could make electricity generation from resources such as coal and biomass cleaner and more efficient, according to a new paper published by Idaho National Laboratory researchers. The fuel cell design incorporates innovations in three components: the anode, the electrolyte and the fuel. Together, these advancements […]
The US Is Finally Getting BMW’s Wireless Charging System
Bet not too many knew BMW had its own wireless charging system, and now the company says it will offer it to its US customers. We’ve been hearing for years that inductive charging or wireless charging systems are the way to go. But so far, only a handful companies offer wireless charging. It’s funny to […]
Audi smart home battery grid creates a ‘virtual power plant’
Audi isn’t going to let rival automakers like BMW and Tesla corner the market on home batteries. The German badge is testing a Smart Energy Network where solar-powered batteries not only help your home minimize use of the electrical grid, but talk to each other. The result is, as Audi put it, a “virtual power […]
