Cummins Beats Tesla To The Punch, Unveiling Heavy Duty Electric Truck
Cummins, a leading maker of diesel and natural gas engines for commercial trucks, unveiled a Class 7 heavy-duty truck cab Tuesday featuring an advanced 140 kWh battery pack that it will sell to bus operators and commercial truck fleets starting in 2019. The 18,000-pound tractor cab, dubbed AEOS after one of the four-winged horses driving the chariot of the Sun God, Helios, across the sky in Greek mythology, is just a demonstration model. But the Class 7 urban hauler tractor i
Tesla’s Upcoming Electric Semi Trucks Will Reportedly Have a Range of 200 – 300 Miles
Reuters has received word that Tesla's upcoming fully-electric Semi trucks will have a range of 321 - 483 kilometers (200 - 300 miles). Although this pales in comparison to a traditional semi's range, it's still a major accomplishment. Elon Musk teased the world back in April with the promise of a Tesla Semi truckcoming in September. A new report from Reuters claims they have discovered the range of the vehicle. An executive at Ryder System Inc, a semi-truck fleet operator, c
Power sector's response to solar eclipse highlights need for flexible resources
As intermittent energy resources grow, the United States electric grid will need to become more flexible and resilient. The United States power grid didn't blink as the sun slipped behind the moon for a brief time this week. The much-heralded eclipse did have a significant impact on solar energy--utilities saw several gigawatts of clean energy vanish for a few minutes — but with ample preparation, customers saw no impact. Is that a big deal? Maybe not — yet. Because of cloudy
With bold claims about its batteries, Romeo Power closes on $30 million in seed funding
There’s no shortage of battery companies battling with Tesla for market share. Outfits around the world are building out battery capacity to fill the needs of automakers and energy storage developers alike — so much so that overcapacity has led to lower battery prices. Still, a year-old, L.A.-based battery company called Romeo Power thinks its future looks very bright, thanks to a combination of talent, materials, and techniques that it claims enables the company to achieve a
JSW Energy leading India towards 100% electric vehicles, plans launch by 2020
Mumbai-headquartered JSW Energy, a division of Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, has announced plans to launch electric vehicles (EVs) by 2020. In line with the company’s “Make in India and Make for India” vision, the initiative is a means for JSW Energy to venture into emerging verticals, including energy storage and charging infrastructure. To diversify its business operations into EVs and renewable energy storage, the company has committed $545.72 Mn-$623.68 Mn (INR 3,500 Cr-IN
“Ice battery” air-con technology set to cool Australian homes – and peak power demand
One step off the grid... US-made thermal “ice battery” energy storage technology that could dramatically change the way people cool their homes in summer – potentially cutting household peak power consumption by up to 95 per cent – is poised to take on the Australian market, through a distribution deal with local solar hot water company Apricus. California-based Ice Energy inked an agreement, in June, making the Melbourne-based Apricus the exclusive distributor of all its the
Tesla: Norway Is Leading The Charge
If you find yourself driving through the rugged and spectacular scenery of western Norway, you'll be mesmerized by snow-capped mountains, cascading waterfalls and deep blue fjords. You'll probably also be surprised by the sheer number of Teslas and other electric vehicles on the country's winding roads. In 2015, 4,000 Teslas were sold in Norway, making it the company's second largest market worldwide. Over a third of all new cars sold there now are either fully electric or pl
Luxury cars hit a pothole in India (GST Tax)
First it was cigarettes that got stubbed; now it's the turn of SUVs to face an endurance test. By becoming a tinkerer's playpen, India's nationwide goods and services tax is emerging as a fresh source of uncertainty for business. India's GST Council on Monday recommended an additional levy of 10 percentage points on luxury cars and sports utility vehicles, taking the total to 53 percent. The change comes barely five weeks after the value-added tax replaced a plethora of feder
What Makes Lithium Batteries So Expensive? Turns out it's not the lithium... it's the cobalt
There's something extremely misleading about the name "lithium battery." We know why lithium gets all the credit: the chemistry that makes these batteries so powerful wouldn't work half as well without this unique metal. Even other older rechargeable battery designs are limited in ways lithium batteries just aren't! What many people don't realize, however, is that lithium really only makes up a tiny part of the battery itself. Still, lithium-based batteries represent one of t
