China’s leading EV maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL as its better known, established a new aviation unit this week, signaling electric airplane development may be closer than expected. CATL’s aviation unit explores electric airplanes According to a report from Yicai Global, CATL and Chinese state-owned plane manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) are […]
Just a day after new pre-configured dual-motor R1Ts appeared in Rivian’s R1 Shop, Rivian has now added the new “Dual-Motor” and “Performance Dual-Motor” options to its online configurator for new vehicles, letting customers add these options to their custom R1 builds. Up until now, Rivians have come in a quad-motor configuration, with one electric motor […]
Danish wind giant Ørsted has completed three huge artificial nests designed to house a vulnerable seabird species near the UK’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Hornsea 3 is a 2.85-gigawatt offshore wind farm that will be located off England’s east coast, around 120 km (75 miles) from Norfolk and 160 km (99 miles) from Yorkshire. […]
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Cybertruck update, the TSLA earnings, Ford slashing the price of the F150 Lightning, and more. Sponsored by Pedego: For July only, save up to $500 on Pedego ebikes, including their […]
Autonomous technology developer Aurora says it now has enough money to commercially launch its holistic system of self-driving products next year, thanks to a fresh round of public and private funding totaling $820 million. Following the news, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson posted a blog detailing why Wall Street believes in the company and how it […]
Komatsu, the world’s second-largest construction equipment maker after Caterpillar, has premiered a new 3-ton class electric mini excavator. Komatsu’s new electric mini excavator The 115-volt electrical architecture PC33E-6, which Komatsu has introduced into the European market, has a 17.4 kW Komatsu electric motor and a 35 kWh Komatsu lithium-ion battery pack. It features a 400V charger […]
Changing Attitudes Toward Telehealth and Creating Continuous Care While telehealth will not replace all traditional healthcare, acceptance has been key to increasing demand from patients. Clinicians’ attitudes toward telehealth have become more positive since the pandemic as they have gained experience through the improved adoption of technology and have seen the benefits of better patient […]
Fresh off the assembly line, BMW celebrated the official start of production on its first electric 5 series sedan, the BMW i5, on Friday. The time has finally come. BMW has been teasing an electric 5 series sedan for over six years now. At BMW’s annual conference in March, CEO Oliver Zipse previewed the new […]
How Does the Quintuple Aim Compare to the Quadruple Aim? The Quadruple Aim and Quintuple Aim expand upon the goals spelled out in the Triple Aim. In 2014, the Quadruple Aim added the goal of improving the healthcare provider’s work life. Clinician burnout and staff shortages have been a concern in healthcare for years. Authors […]
Friday has one of the best e-bike offers we’ve seen all year now on tap. The recently-released NIU BQi-C3 Pro e-bike is now clocking in at a new all-time low thanks to a $900 discount. That’s joined by a new Christmas in July savings event with popular electric tools seeing steep discounts, alongside much of […]