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Advances in Battery Technology Could Make Electric Truck Operations More Affordable in India

Diesel-fueled freight trucks play an outsized role in producing India's total greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions.

16 Nov 2022

New Method Helps Make Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Last Longer

A new approach has been designed by scientists at Stanford University to make lithium-ion battery packs last for a longer time and suffer less worsening from rapid charging.

8 Nov 2022

Measuring Particulate Emissions From Passenger Car Preheating

A recent study from Finland, conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University, measured particulate emissions from passenger cars preheating with an auxiliary heater in sub-zero conditions.

31 Oct 2022

New Assessment to Estimate the Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Vehicles

A new study led by Argonne National Laboratory found that electric vehicles will soon have the potential to cost less to own and operate than traditional gas vehicles, all while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half over the lifetime of the vehicle.

28 Oct 2022

Electric School Buses can be "Mobile Batteries” to Make the Grid Cleaner and More Reliable

The Biden administration is awarding grants to school districts around the country, totaling about $1 billion, to purchase about 2500 electric school buses.

27 Oct 2022

Responsible Battery Coalition and University of Michigan Announce Study to Compare Electric and Gas Vehicle Lifetime Costs

The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) today announced the launch of a comprehensive research project with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs).

27 Oct 2022

X-57 Maxwell - NASA’s First Electric Aircraft

NASA has recently announced that its all-electric aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell, has overcome yet another obstacle on its journey to becoming a viable alternative to conventional aircraft powered by fossil fuels.

24 Oct 2022

Electric Vans 77% Cheaper per Mile then Diesel Vans

Electric vans are significantly cheaper to run than their traditional diesel counterparts, costing just a fifth of what it would cost a diesel van per mile.

19 Oct 2022

Dynamic Computational Tool Enhances User Access to EV Charging

North Carolina State University scientists have devised a dynamic computational tool to aid in improving user access to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, with the objective of making EVs more appealing to drivers.

18 Oct 2022

Nuclear Waste Management Contractor Orders EV ARC Sustainable Charging Systems from Beam Global

Beam Global, the leading provider of innovative sustainable products and technologies for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security and outdoor media, announced that a nuclear waste management federal contractor has ordered multiple EV ARC sustainable charging systems and an ARC Mobility™ trailer for efficient system transport.

17 Oct 2022