Can battery swapping for electric vehicles beat out real-time charging? This business concept has already led to one high-profile flop, but Ample is gearing up to make it work. SAN FRANCISCO : Ample, a well-funded startup that’s building battery-swapping infrastructure for electric vehicles, demonstrated a fully functional prototype swap station last week to a small […]
Rivian bids goodbye to nearly 800 employees: Report – EQ Mag Pro
San Francisco : With an aim to ramp up future versions of its electric vehicles, electric car maker Rivian has confirmed that it is laying off around 6 per cent of its 14,000 employees, or around 800 people. In an email, spokesperson Amy Mast said that the company made the decision in part to speed […]
Public Hearing Regarding Electric Vehicle Charging in Commercial Parking Lots and Garages Regulations – EQ Mag Pro
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Why Battery Swapping May Finally Become a Part of EV Charging Infrastructure in The U.S.
San Francisco-based Ample has brought electric vehicle battery swapping to the U.S. The company was in stealth mode for seven years before launching recently with five swapping stations in the Bay Area. Uber drivers in the area are Ample’s first customers. The concept isn’t new. A start-up called Better Place launched an EV and battery […]
Climate Harm Puts Brakes on Buying Teslas with Bitcoin
Mining bitcoin has become a computing power battle, with machines devouring electricity while racing to sequence digital blocks in a chain. San Francisco: Tesla hit the brakes Wednesday on letting people pay for electric cars with bitcoin, saying the computing-intense mining process of creating new cryptocurrency spews climate-harming emissions. “We are concerned about rapidly increasing […]
GAF Energy Builds Out U.S. Solar R&D And Manufacturing Facility
Leading Solar Roofing Company Brings Solar Manufacturing to America with 112,000 Sq. Foot Facility SAN FRANCISCO : GAF Energy, a leading provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, has leased and begun critical improvements on a 112,000-square-foot facility in San Jose, California. Once construction is complete, the new facility will serve as the company’s center for research […]
Elon Musk says Biden admin gave cold shoulder on carbon tax
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a new interview revealed that he approached the Joe Biden administration about implementing a carbon tax in the US, but he was told the idea was essentially “too politically difficult.” SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a new interview revealed that he approached the Joe Biden administration about implementing a carbon tax in the US, […]
