The Innovation Report
EV Charging In Ontario Just Got ‘Really, Really Cheap’ For Some Owners
Ontario's new ultra-low electricity rate is a win for the wallets of electric vehicle owners, says the head of Electric Mobility Canada, a national advocacy group already calling for other provinces to follow suit. "At the lowest rates, it becomes really, really,...
In Norway, The EV Future Has Already Arrived
Norway may offer one of the best glimpses at what happens when a country’s automotive market turns significantly in the direction of electric vehicles, with all the attendant perks and problems. The country’s EV sales as a percentage of all car sales reached 86% in...
Toyota And Hyundai Broaden Fuel-Cell Semi Plans For US
Toyota and Hyundai this week announced plans to broaden their respective U.S. hydrogen fuel-cell semi truck projects. The Japanese automaker has been collaborating with truck maker PACCAR for several years on fuel-cell test vehicles, but on Tuesday it an announced an...
Ford To Test Small UK Fleet Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell E-Transit Vans
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it will test a small fleet of prototype hydrogen fuel-cell versions of its electric E-Transit model to see if they are a workable zero-emission option for customers hauling heavy goods long distances. Ford will lead a consortium in the...
Powering Electric Vehicles Event At Lawrence Technological University
For most of us, the shift to EVs is not that far off, but many of us still have some questions: What will it take to power these vehicles? How long will it take? What will it cost? How far can I drive? Will the grid really hold up? What is the impact on the...
Long Popular In Asia, Floating Solar Catches On In US
When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term “floating solar,” he didn’t even know it was a thing. What he did know is that his tiny town needed an affordable way to get electricity and had no extra land....
Wind Is Main Source Of UK Electricity For First Time
Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK. In the first three months of this year a third of the country's electricity came from wind farms, research from Imperial College London have shown. National Grid has also confirmed...
This Abandoned Detroit Building Is Now The Epicenter Of Ford’s New Mobility Plan
Inside the refreshed shell of an 87-year-old building in Detroit that’s been wracked by fire, tragedy, and more than 30 years of abandonment, a new multi-armed venture is trying to shape the future of mobility. The building is the new home of Newlab, a technology...
Michigan Medicine To Use Drones To Deliver Medicine To Your Doorstep
Medicine delivered straight to your doorstep? Starting next year, that will be possible. Each year, the University of Michigan's Michigan Medicine delivers close to 125,000 prescriptions to patients. Soon, it will add one more method of delivery … drones. "They'll be...
Germany Has Plan To Tackle Rapidly Aging Workforce: Recruiting Robots
A robot takeover has long been the stuff of science fiction, but digitalization could be key in solving Germany’s labor shortage crisis, as its population ages. A record 45.9 million people were employed by Europe’s largest economy in the fourth quarter of 2022,...
