Unprecedented levels of popularity for EVs in record-breaking year
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The home battery that stores renewable energy
(REPOST: CNN)Though renewable energy is on the rise, a significant challenge has always been finding ways to store it on days when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. In the small Bavarian town of Wildpoldsreid, technology company Sonnen is creating a battery that not only stores residential renewable energy, but allows users
Tesla Motors, The Visionary Dream of Elon Musk [Futures & Risks]
(REPOST: Absolute Reg)I have to be honest with you: when I think of a Tesla car my mind expands and my senses get heightened.
Europe’s ‘largest’ shared battery installed in Nottingham
(REPOST: BBCNews)The two-megawatt-hour battery is part of a renewable energy network in a 500-home development in the Trent Basin.
Who is buying Britain’s electric cars?
(REPOST: ThisIsMoney) Some 46,522 new electric and plug-in hybrid cars were bought in the UK in 2017 Experts estimated that 60,000 low-emissions models will be registered in 2018 Currently, there are around 130,000 electrified vehicles on UK roads The East of England saw demand increase by 21% but had the second fewest public chargers installed
£42m funding for energy storage research
(REPOST: NetworksOnline)The funding, which has been announced by the Faraday Institution, will see four UK-based consortia conduct application-inspired research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate the electric vehicle (EV) revolution.
UK must be ready for rise of electric vehicles, says ABB chief
(REPOST:The Guardian)The UK should speed up preparations for the rise of electric vehicles, according to the chief executive of ABB, the world’s largest supplier of fast-charging points.
Battery storage – the future for housing developments?
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First Delivery Of The All-New Nissan Leaf
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Will 2018 Be the Year Our Electric Car Future Gets Real?
(REPOST: Earther)Another year, another step closer to climate doom unless we cut carbon pollution. What’s happening with electric cars at the start of 2018 is a sign that maybe, just maybe, we might be beginning to steer the ship toward less catastrophic waters.