Kia America has best-ever April sales total for electrified models
Kia America announced April sales of 59,063 units, marking the brand’s best-ever April sales total for EV models and pushing the total number of Kia vehicles sold in the U.S. past the 10 million mark. Overall, electrified models recorded the fourth consecutive same-month sales record, with EV sales reaching the 14th consecutive same-month sales record
Honda to install Calif. hydrogen fuel cell power station
Honda says it plans to install a stationary fuel cell power station on its corporate campus in Torrance, Calif., by early 2023. The station will serve as a proof of concept for the future commercialization of a power generation unit for use as a zero-emission backup power source for facilities such as data centers, which
Blue Bird fills its largest order of electric school buses
Blue Bird Corporation reports it has received the single-largest order of electric school buses from a school district in its history. Modesto City Schools in California purchased 30 zero-emission school buses. The order enables the school district to rapidly convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to clean energy. Thereby, Modesto City Schools will
Mahle to use EV charging plug for battery diagnostics
Mahle Aftermarket will use the charging plug, in addition to the existing OBD port, for battery diagnostics of electric vehicles in the future. To this end, the service and spare parts division of the automotive supplier is collaborating with Volytica Diagnostics, a software developer based in Dresden, Germany. It evaluates the measured data in the
‘Infinity train’ EV charged by gravity in development
Fortescue has acquired UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), and to mark the purchase, the companies announced the development of a world-first, zero-emission “infinity train.” The regenerating battery-electric iron ore train project will use gravitational energy to fully recharge its battery-electric systems without any additional charging requirements for the return trip to reload, the companies say.
Funding available for federal $5B zero-emission school bus program
As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Federal Government has dedicated $5 billion in funding to deploy zero-emission and clean school buses over the next five years. Priority districts can receive up to $375,000 per bus in funding, which can represent up to 100% of an all-electric school bus price, while
Sono Motors technology used for Munich’s first solar bus
Sono Motors is launching its proprietary solar technology to public transport for the first time in partnership with the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (Munich Transport Company, MVG). The solar bus trailer will hit the roads in the Munich, Germany metropolitan area in the near future, testing the energy yields as well as the potential of the technology
What’s the difference between an HEV and a PHEV?
Hybrids can be a bit confusing because there are two styles of these vehicles kind of lumped under the hybrid umbrella.
How important is wheel bearing choice in EVs?
Here’s a newsflash: EVs are heavy. So are hybrids. And the simple truth of it is that many of the components in these vehicles need to work harder simply due to the stresses of their environment. Not even many of the components that have been tried and true on ICE vehicles get a break here
Drive Clean Rural USA pilot to help bring alternative fuels to rural communities
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., a multi-disciplinary engineering services firm, has partnered with Transportation Energy Partners (TEP) and dozens of public and private partners on Drive Clean Rural USA, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded pilot project to bring alternative fuel sources, like hydrogen, electric and more to rural communities. Funded by the DOE, and
American Battery Solutions re-launches manufacturing facility to meet li-ion battery demand
American Battery Solutions, Inc. has formally re-launched its upgraded 170,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, with critical added production capacity to meet the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries used in light electric vehicles and numerous industrial and recreational applications. The Springboro, Ohio facility, purchased from Robert Bosch Battery Systems in 2019, includes additional investment in equipment and
ZF Aftermarket releases full line of TRW Electric Blue brake pads
ZF Aftermarket has announced the full line availability of its TRW Electric Blue brake pads. Designed for electric and hybrid vehicles, the company says TRW Electric Blue offers copper-free replacement pads that reduce noise, vibration and dust emissions on carbon-reducing vehicles. ZF says TRW Electric Blue comes in 75 SKUs, covering most EVs and hybrids
