Revolutionizing roadway power: Detroit pioneers wireless EV charging
Detroit proudly reveals the nation's trailblazing innovation: a length of road that wirelessly charges electric vehicles (EVs) on the move or at rest, signaling a big step forward in automotive evolution. Eliminating EV charging challenges The introduction of wireless charging on highways Read More...
Detroit’s two new EV-charging roads will let drivers power up on the go
Last year, The Optimist Daily wrote an article about how the state government in Indiana was testing roads that could charge EV vehicles while they were being driven. Now, it seems this technology is leaping forward in Detroit. Inductive charging technology is being connected to two short Read More...
This EV charger doubles as a storage device for excess renewable energy
In 2020, there were about 216,000 chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) in the US. That number will have to increase tenfold by the end of the decade, as EV ownership continues to grow at an exponential rate. Accelerating the expansion of EV infrastructure, however, can be quite challenging. A Read More...
Long distance electric buses could change the way we travel
In Europe, everyone knows the sight of the big green Flixbus that takes people on long-distance trips from city to city. In the US, this sight is virtually unknown, but you might start seeing Flixbus operating on the great roadways of America very soon. This past week, a bright green electric bus Read More...
All-electric five-seater air taxi successfully passes its first flight trial
All the fuss around foldable phones and tablets and even self-driving cars may have taken the attention away from the other holy grail of transportation. Lilium, a Munich-based startup, however, is trying to get the spotlight back on that stage, by having successfully tested the latest all-electric Read More...
Self-driving, electric transport will eventually be like a public utility
Autonomous and electric transportation will eventually resemble utilities like electricity, gas, or phone service, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients on Tuesday. That could spell trouble for Tesla, the investment bank said, as it may not retain access to data from the vehicles it builds in Read More...