Category: eMobility

Streamlined Solar Permitting App Surpasses 10,000 Solar Permits

Cumbersome, time-consuming, and costly solar permitting has been a major block to greater rooftop solar power adoption for decades. Even as solar panel costs came down and solar permitting was streamlined in other countries, the USA lagged behind in one of the most fundamental portions of the “going solar” process. Then it arrived (a bit […]

SK Battery America Factory Hiring More People Than Expected

SK Battery America went through a long struggle to get its battery factory in the state of Georgia approved and under construction. That must have made more than a few people nervous, including automakers that were going to rely on those batteries to produce their electric vehicles. With work now well underway at the site […]

Electric Vehicle Battery Investments Ballooned In 2022

Electric vehicles currently only represent about 6% of new vehicle sales in the US, but a huge industrial shift toward battery projects suggests that the figure could skyrocket in the coming years. Tesla’s market dominance has other automakers making major investments into automotive batteries, and it’s hard to keep track of the new EV battery […]

Spot The EV: These Are The EVs I Bumped Into In 5 US Cities

The share of electric vehicle in new vehicle sales in the US was close to 6% in 2022. At the end of 2022, there were over 50 electric vehicle models available for purchase on the US retail market. The market leader in the US is Tesla, but other brands are also starting to get some […]

Portable Energy Storage System Launched on Kickstarter by OUKITEL

OUKITEL has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its ABEARL P5000 Pro portable power generator. The portable energy storage system uses a premium LiFePO4 battery with up to 5 kWh capacity and a 4000W bi-directional inverter. One ABEARL P5000 Pro unit has a maximum power output of 4000W and can power 240V and 120V appliances […]