Jun 1, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Robots
When we think of an electric vehicle (EV) charger, we think of a string of fixed charging stations installed on highways or outside a retail corporation like Walmart. But with the U.S. recording a sale of approximately 225,000 EVs in 2023’s first quarter alone,...
Jun 1, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles
Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, is a pioneer in autonomous driving technology—and a company that I have been watching closely for many years. Over the past year or so, it has made huge moves in the trucking industry. For example, I’ve written about its partnerships...
May 25, 2023 | Power, Solar, Wind
The growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation’s growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. But at the same time,...
May 25, 2023 | Charging, Europe
France has belatedly passed a national goal to establish 100,000 public charging stations for electric cars as the country seeks to accelerate the development of a sector deemed critical for fighting climate change. AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility,...
May 25, 2023 | Business, Electric Vehicles
Mercedes finally had some good news as it revealed at a North American dealer event last week in Vancouver, British Columbia, that in 2024 it plans to deliver its new all-electric, compact CLA sedan that will compete with Tesla’s Model 3 and an...
May 25, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Robots
A $278,000 robotic dog was approved by the Los Angeles City Council, despite some council members expressing “grave concerns” about the Boston Dynamics-manufactured device. The “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” was offered as a donation...
May 25, 2023 | Business, Electric Vehicles, Events, Featured, Uncategorized
Hitchi Astemo, Comcast Business, and Fontaine Modification sponsored Global Auto Mobility’s Powering Electric Vehicles event, May 24 at Lawrence Technological University. The panel discussion addressed questions like: what will it take to power these vehicles? ...
May 25, 2023 | Aerial Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence will play a key role in real-time tactical route planning for flyvbird—an on-demand, sustainable regional air mobility carrier which plans to begin operations in Europe with an initial fleet of Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft. Discussing the...
May 25, 2023 | BEV, Hydrogen
Volvo Group of Sweden said on Monday it has sold 1,000 battery electric trucks to Holcim of Switzerland, while also announcing progress on its way to commercializing hydrogen-powered fuel cell versions. Volvo’s fuel-cell trucks have been tested on...
May 25, 2023 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Electric vehicles are quieter, easier to repair and maintain, and far better for the environment than traditional internal combustion cars. Still, numbers of EVs on the road are trailing behind the cars they’re supposed to replace, in part due to charging times. While...
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