KTM Is Working On A New Electric Motorbike That Could Bridge The Scooter/Motorcycle Gap
KTM has been hard at work on an entire electric two-wheeler platform that is expected to spread the Austrian company’s EV expertise across multiple electric two-wheelers. Last month KTM confirmed that it was working on a project known as EMotion….
Six-Minute EV Battery Could Be Made At Mooted $3 Billion Australian Gigafactory
An electric vehicle battery that its proponents say could recharge to 85% in just six minutes could be made at a Townsville factory being planned by Australian company Magnis Energy Technologies. Magnis Energy says in a statement that its partner…
SK Innovation To Jointly Develop Lithium-Metal Battery With Nobel Prize Winner John Goodenough
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. will develop lithium-metal batteries using solid-state electrolytes with Nobel Prize recipient John B. Goodenough in hopes that the next-generation battery technology can significantly improve electric vehicle’s driving range and safety. According to SK Innovation, the…
Mobility Tech Sees VC Interest Despite Global Immobility
At a time when human mobility has been severely curtailed by a global pandemic, VC funds are witnessing an opportunity in the challenge. A new report on funding activity during the second quarter of 2020 indicated that micro-mobility was one…
Mitsubishi Announces Large-Scale Investment In New EV Kei Cars
Mitsubishi announced that a large-scale investment is coming to its Mizushima Plant in Kurashiki city, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, to produce new electric kei-cars. The company was one of the first established carmakers to jump into the EV bandwagon over 10…
Nissan Accepting Electricity As Payment For Parking
Nissan is giving customers yet another reason to love their electric cars: the ability to pay for parking with electricity. In a global first, electric vehicle drivers will be able to discharge power from their car’s battery pack to pay…
Green Hydrogen Transport To Get Boost With Australian Refuelling Station Network
Australia may see a rapid expansion of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, with a new partnership that will see green hydrogen for heavy vehicles situated alongside EV charging stations across Australia. Hydrogen project developer Infinite Blue Energy says it will partner with…
Toyota’s Quick-Charging Solid-State Battery Coming In 2025
Toyota has chosen to focus on hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as the cornerstones of its green strategy, but that doesn’t mean the automaker is forgoing an electric vehicle altogether. In addition to an EV crossover coming from the automaker…
ARENA Funds One Of World’s Largest Electric Vehicle To Grid Pilots
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has issued $2.4 million in funding to ActewAGL for the implementation of an electric vehicle to grid (V2G) pilot in Canberra. ActewAGL will partner with the Australian National University, JET Charge, Evoenergy, SG Fleet,…
Nissan And Sunwoda Join Hands For Battery Development
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. Ltd has partnered with Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co. Ltd. for joint development of next-generation vehicle batteries for Nissan’s e-POWER models. The two companies will also discuss the development of an efficient production system to…
