Category: Electric

I’m not going to beat around the bush: the past few years have not been great for the U.S. power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating power outages caused by a heatwave in California (August 2020), a winter storm in Texas (February 2021), and another winter storm in Tennessee and North Carolina (December 2022). Not to […]

To ensure a healthy democracy, we need an informed and motivated electorate. To help achieve that, our higher education systems can and should play a major role in supporting a culture of civic engagement. And yet there are many efforts currently underway to diminish student voter turnout and participation in our democracy. These tactics include […]

Native Hawaiians and longtime Lāhainā residents worry the aftermath of the wildfires that incinerated much of the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom will exacerbate the colonial trends that set the stage for the devastating conflagration and other ongoing crises. The official death toll is now 99 and is expected to rise. “I’m more concerned […]

The world’s largest battery producer, CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited), has made a big announcement today. At a product launch in Ningde, China, the company announced that it’s on the verge of producing an LFP battery that can charge at a superfast rate of 4C — the fastest ever for an LFP battery. The […]

New DOE Analysis Finds Energy Jobs Increased in 95% of U.S. Counties from 2021 to 2022

You know electric vehicles are making an impact when they feature on the national finance report on ABC News. Alan Kohler, respected finance journalist, reports that battery electric vehicle (BEV) growth in Australia is 385% higher than last year, plugin hybrids (PHEVs) are up 24%, plugless hybrids (HEVs) remain stable (though, they still have a […]

Taiga's 120 horsepower electric PWC is now available for $19,490.

It is projected that the US will see manufacturing of up to 14 million new light-duty electric vehicles between 2022-2030.