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Ford trials robot charging station designed to help disabled drivers

Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle. The technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work, the company says. Ford says disabled drivers have already identified ease

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One thousand upfit Ford electric vans going to Creative Bus Sales

Creative Bus Sales will purchase 1,000 new Ford E-Transit vans from Forest River, a company that has inked a partnership with Ford Motor Company to enable them to complete passenger upfits on the E-Transit 350 Cargo vans. The E-Transit is Ford’s first OEM electric, large passenger vehicle and is built using the trusted Transit 350

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Enovix battery cells achieve five-minute fast charge

Enovix Corporation announced it has demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 Ah electric vehicle test cells to charge from 0-80% state-of-charge in 5.2 minutes and achieve a greater than 98% charge capacity in under 10 minutes. As part of the company’s three-year Department of Energy grant program that is pairing a 100% active silicon anode

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Collins Bus, Lightning eMotors expand electric school bus offering

Lightning eMotors and Collins Bus Corporation are expanding their zero-emission Type A school bus offering to include both GM and Ford chassis platforms.  Both chassis versions of the Type A school bus come with 125 kWh of batteries, approximately 130 miles of range, and both AC level 2 at up to 13.2 kW and DC

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Advanced Cell Engineering files patent for ‘very large format’ battery cell

Advanced Cell Engineering (ACE) has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its very large format (VLF) cell. The company says the patent filing represents a milestone in the company’s “Project Magnus,” in which ACE will finalize cell design and chemistry for a 1-meter cell-to-pack prismatic cell. The VLF cell,

Used EV interest in the U.S. surging for the first time

EV owners who bought a new Ford Mustang Mach-E in late 2021 could have resold it for a $10,000 profit in a matter of months.

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Rivian launches its ‘Adventure Network’ in Colorado, California

Rivian recently opened three fast-charging sites in Colorado and California, the first deployments in its nationwide “Rivian Adventure Network.” These Level 3 DC fast-charging sites will initially provide over 200 kilowatts of power, allowing Rivian drivers to add as much as 140 miles of range in just 20 minutes, the company says. The first Rivian

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H2 fueling station market to generate $9 billion over 15 years

As the sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles accelerate, the deployment of fueling stations for these vehicles is poised to generate $9 billion in revenue by 2036, according to a study released by Information Trends. The biggest chunk of the revenue will come from the Asia-Pacific region followed by Europe. The costs of hydrogen stations

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Cadillac previews Celestiq electric sedan

Cadillac recently unveiled its all-electric Celestiq show car, which the company says is conceived to lead Cadillac’s electric future. The vehicle serves as a touchstone for the Cadillac design and engineering teams, who continue to develop Celestiq as it moves closer to production, the company says. Highlights of Cadillac’s show car include five high-definition, advanced

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EVmatch rolls EV charging at vacation rentals

EVmatch is rolling out a vacation rental EV charging software service to expand EV charging options for travelers. According to Newsweek, 500,000 Airbnb guests searched for “EV chargers” in host listings in the second half of 2021 alone. Additionally, a recent survey of nearly 1,600 EV charger customers conducted by Enel X found that 81% of

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Moke to sell its shareholdings to EV Technology Group

Moke International has agreed to sell up to 100% of its shareholdings to EV Technology Group (EVTG). EVTG says it specializes in electrifying iconic automotive brands and the strategic move comes as Moke International launches the new British-built Electric Moke. Moke International says it will benefit from EVTG’s product development, engineering and manufacturing capabilities.  In

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Schumacher Electric launches EV level 2 charger

Schumacher Electric Corporation has introduced its new EV Series Level 2 Charger in the U.S. Delivering up to 50 amps, this model is capable of adding up to 60 miles of range per hour, the company says. The Level 2 charger operates on 240 volts and is available in hardwired or plug-and-go options. The product

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