Category: eV

Aptera is doing things very differently from other vehicle manufacturers. It doesn’t take a deep dive on the vehicle’s design and technology to know this, because Aptera’s vehicles are obviously very different. They look a lot more like an airplane than a car, and they’re covered in solar panels, which gives you a big clue […]

If you take a look around MidwayUSA’s website, you’ll figure out pretty quick that it is not one of today’s stereotypical big corporations that are self-conscious about displaying a progressive image to the world. Wikipedia says it sells “hunting and outdoor products,” which is true, but that could mean anything from REI to some doomsday […]

Ford’s first fully electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning, has been selling like hotcakes. However, with winter upon us, Ford has...

Mercedes now puts added EV performance behind a $1,200 per year subscription..

There are two types of heat pumps — air source and ground source. Air source heat pumps have to be able to work with outside air temperatures that can vary between -20 degrees to +120 degrees F. Ground source heat pumps work with the temperature of the Earth hundreds of feet below the surface. Typically […]

The leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar (CAT), is plowing ahead with plans to advance sustainable mining. Caterpillar successfully...

We just bought a 2023 VW ID.4 AWD Pro S, and then it started to snow here in Vermont – here's how this EV is doing.

Earlier this month, Schneider Electric put out two press releases that show that it is working on two very important aspects of climate change. In one announcement, the company revealed a big win with its products that can help reduce energy use at home, and in the other, it announced an effort to help reduce […]

Companies that make electric components for cars are sitting pretty right now, and that includes DENSO manufacturing. At its largest factory facility in Maryville, Tennessee, the company makes things like alternators, which are useful for regular cars and hybrids. Some of the other things it builds, like inverters, are only good for hybrids and EVs. […]

Why good copper gaskets create Zero Leak HVACs. By Jim Scott, Senior Engineer at Seco Seals