They call themselves “garbage collectors,” but the metal boxes that Li and his team in southern China gather and sell are in reality immensely valuable — and difficult to come by. The seven men are …
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Using a car frame, boat hull, or phone case as a supercapacitor (Anthropocene)
Using a clever combination of materials and design, engineers have made a battery-like device that is strong enough to provide mechanical support. A new battery-like energy-storing device is also tough enough to provide protection and …
Continue readingLondon using eBus pantograph charging to spark a green future (ChargingInfrastructure)
London’s push toward a zero-emission future has reached a significant milestone with the introduction of innovative pantograph technology at Bexleyheath bus garage. This technology facilitates rapid, wireless charging for buses on the all-electric route 132, …
Continue readingWhy EVs Aren’t The GreenTech Panacea: Video (PeterZeihan)
When the major auto manufacturers start changing their EV plans, it’s probably a sign something’s not quite right. For all those who think they’re better than everyone else because they drive a Tesla, this video …
Continue readingHow gas station economics will change in the EV charging future (CNBC)
KEY POINTS As electric vehicles proliferate, some gas stations are making expensive overhauls to add EV charging stations. Read on & for article, author credits
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 18 September 2023
• Britain’s iconic HSTs set for Mexico (RailTech) • France wants to ground European ultra low airfares (EuroNews) • NYC drivers slowing down on streets with 24/7 speed cameras (Streetsblog) • Everybody in Manhattan wins …
Continue readingEV tires are wearing out in as little as 6,000 miles: Here’s why (TheDrive)
or months now, Rivian owners have debated the cause of a common issue with their electric pickup trucks and SUVs: Rapid front tire wear. Some owners have reported their R1Ts and R1Ses are chewing through tires in as little as 6,000 …
Continue readingNorth American bus manufacturers struggling w/ eBus orders & growing pains (SmartCitiesDive)
Transit bus makers struggling despite federal funding support. Major transit bus manufacturers can’t keep up with orders, and some have encountered financial difficulties. These should be boom times for transit bus manufacturers, especially those producing …
Continue readingThe Potential of Trolleybuses: San Francisco Alternatives Analysis (Climate&Community)
Transforming transportation will be a critically important part of the decarbonization effort in the United States where the transport of people and goods produce more of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector. …
Continue reading3D printed, autonomous, electric Seine ferry for Paris 2024 Olympics (FutureTransport)
Holland Shipyards Group, Sequana Développement, and Roboat have announced that their 3D-printed, autonomous electric passenger ferry will be in operation on the river Seine by the summer of 2024 in time for the Paris 2024 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 30 June 2023
• Govt plans closure of most UK railway station ticket offices within weeks (Guardian) • Liverpool Edge Hill Station now Scheduled Monument: Video (Liverpool&ManchesterRyTrust) • The compleat list of Dr Who Underground scenes & sets …
Continue readingOld electric vehicle batteries get 2nd life as solar power storage (Axios)
A California energy startup has turned more than a thousand electric vehicle (EV) batteries into solar power storage capsules, in an intriguing effort to prove out an alternative to traditional recycling. Why it matters: Electric cars …
Continue readingFlexible, high efficiency solar cells can power EVs, aircraft (Anthropocene)
High-efficiency silicon solar cells go on a roll. Lightweight and flexible, these solar cells could power airships and drones, or be easily integrated into electric vehicles and building facades. Solar panels are powering an increasing …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 June 2023
• Tube pickpocketing up as police report stats (Standard) • The problem w/ Rowan Atkinson’s take on electric cars, is too many electric cars (LloydAlter) • The work of Tube fluffers, now called track cleaning …
Continue readingBattery powered UK inter-city train under development (RailwayGazette)
Hitachi Rail is working with Turntide Technologies to design and manufacture traction battery systems for trial installation on an inter-city trainset. Turntide said installing traction batteries to make a Hitachi electro-diesel trainset into a tri-mode …
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