Electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle stories keep flowing, and below are several from the past week that we appreciate but didn’t cover in full. First, though, in case you missed this fun one, what a nice change to find a lighthearted traffic stop:
Perhaps the most uplifting story was one about the usefulness of scooters in Kiev, Ukraine. Bird Cities Blog shares:
“It’s difficult for cars to navigate damaged city streets strewn with anti-tank obstacles. That’s where shared scooters come in.” — In Kyiv, Scooters Are Helping Local Businesses Reopen
The inspiring power of community 🇺🇦 https://t.co/eriO1i4XSW
— Bird (@BirdRide) April 13, 2022
Autonomous Cars
Bosch accelerates software development for automated driving with acquisition of Five
EV Policies & Politics
Vienna to stop buying combustion vehicles from 2025
Vienna offers free cycling courses for 20,000 kids
Car Free Earth Day is almost here 🌎 🚫 🚗
Join us on Saturday, April 23rd for car-free streets, Bird scooter demos and a helmet giveaway! Thank you @NYC_DOT for putting together this important initiative to help keep our streets clean and safe for everyone. #CarFreeNYC pic.twitter.com/BZv8QyPcaC
— Bird (@BirdRide) April 12, 2022
EVs
Hyundai Ioniq 5 sweeps World Car Of The Year awards
Volkswagen Group deliveries of all-electric vehicles up by 65 percent in the first quarter
Image courtesy of Volkswagen Group
Summary of Honda briefing on automobile electrification business
BYD Tang EV 2022, with 730 km range and 517 hp, debuts in China
BYD Tang EV. Image courtesy of BYD.
California EV company Fisker (NYSE: FSR) selects Hyderabad as headquarters for initial operations in India
Image courtesy of Fisker.
LA City Council votes to electricity the Los Angeles fleet
Ford Mustang Mach-E hit by price hike as material costs grow
Nevera completes final winter testing ahead of the first customer deliveries
Renault Megane e-Tech: production of the electric compact comes to a standstill
British royal family rode in a BYD Tang in the Bahamas
Wow, BYD are official state cars in the Bahamas.@BrothersDay https://t.co/oXIFrtEXwU
— CarNewsChina.com (@CarNewsChina) March 28, 2022
Electreon announces extension of world’s first wireless electric road for trucks and buses
Electreon has successfully demonstrated the operation of Electric Road Systems at scale utilizing a 40-ton e-truck and a commercial passenger e-bus. Photo courtesy of Business Wire.
Solaris buses now with EPDs!
Feasible rebrands as Liminal raises $8 million in Series A funding to accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles
Vehicle, or art: Polestar 1 and the Art for Art initiative
EV Technology Group enters Canadian market through NEO Exchange public listing
EV Charging
Inductive charging: Smartroad Gotland to be extended
ChargePoint and Colorado Energy Office announce the completion of fast charging corridor along Highway 40
FreeWire expands premium EV charging to Japan as Bell Energy installs first-of-its-kind ultrafast charger
Image courtesy of FreeWire.
Wallbox enters first phase of buildout for its US EV charger manufacturing facility
Oil giant BP invests £1 billion to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the UK
V2G & Vehicle-to-Everything
Hyundai Motor broadens its energy solutions to include Vehicle-to-Everything technology
Image courtesy of Hyundai
Image courtesy of Hyundai
Batteries
Galp and Northvolt select Setúbal to build advanced lithium conversion unit
Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE) and Ford Motor Company sign non-binding MoU for lithium offtake
BYD to build 22 GWh Blade battery production facility in Xianju County
Other
In Kyiv, scooters are helping local businesses reopen
Bird to exclusively provide shared e-scooter service in Indio, California, home of Coachella and Stagecoach Festivals
Seattle developer pushes for WA’s first floating offshore wind farm off Olympic Peninsula
Trident Winds wants to build a floating offshore wind farm — the state’s first — about 43 miles off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula. https://t.co/un1vXkssVd
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) April 11, 2022
BLUETTI unveils 350W solar panel with 23.4% efficiency
Image courtesy of BLUETTI
Image courtesy of BLUETTI
Image courtesy of BLUETTI
Origis Energy builds on a long-term alliance with order for 750 MW of First Solar modules
Castillo Engineering engaged by ClearPath Energy on a 38 MW portfolio of NY community solar projects
Image courtesy of Castillo Engineering.
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