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Canvus turns retired wind turbine blades into beautiful park benches, planters, and picnic tables for public spaces across the US. The US Department of Energy estimates that the average rate of wind turbine retirements will include up to 9,000 blades per year by 2026, and that number will only grow. So Rocky River, Ohio-based startup Canvus is keeping end-of-life wind turbine blades out of landfills by turning them into functional public art. Big wind turbine manufacturers such as Vestas, GE, and Avangrid have sent thousands of blades to Canvus’s factory since its founding in April 2022. Canvus, in turn, collaborates with…
The Callum Skye is the first electric vehicle from Ian Callum’s own design and engineering firm. As one of the most renowned car designers, Callum played a key role in shaping iconic models like the Jaguar I-Pace and Aston Martin Vanquish. His latest creation is a high-performance off-road EV designed for “all the fun, none of the fuss.” Meet the Callum Skye high-performance off-road EV Deemed “The world’s most beautiful high-performance, multi-terrain vehicle,” the Callum Skye is unique and versatile. The Skye is an all-electric 2+2 off-roader named after the Scottish island. Unlike many vehicles in its category, the fully…
Volkswagen has outlined a plan to strengthen its position in China with an all-new platform for affordable electric cars. The platform will be based on local components. The news was shared on Friday by China chief Ralf Brandstaetter during the opening a new EV development and procurement center—Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) in Hefei. An investment of around $1.1 billion in the VCTC is expected to create over 2,000 jobs. According to Reuters, Volkswagen will develop a new entry-level, China-specific platform, currently known as the “A Main Platform.” The focus is on lowering costs, partially through using an even…
Tesla has just expanded its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program to another country, making available select Superchargers in South Korea to other electric vehicles. The company did not reveal details, but its map of Superchargers indicates that roughly 80 sites (or about half of the local network) were opened. The South Korean network has a thousand Supercharging stalls. The jubilee 1,000th dispenser was installed in Incheon-Yeonsu on November 17, according to Tesla Charging profile on X (@TeslaCharging). The South Korean market is an interesting one, because just like in the United States and Canada, Tesla uses its in-house charging connector…
Electric vehicle battery swapping is a concept that has become widespread in China after EV startup Nio pioneered it and battery giant CATL adopted it. Nio has exported its battery swapping stations outside its borders as well, mainly in Europe. As of October 26, Nio had 2,000 Power Swap Stations in China and 27 in Europe, with plans for rapid growth in the following months. The idea is simple: instead of waiting half an hour or more to charge your EV’s battery to 80 percent SOC at a DC fast charging station, you can have your battery swapped with a…
If you’re an American kid of a certain age, you remember the Sears Christmas Wish Book vividly. It would come in the mail every fall, usually arriving a day or two before Thanksgiving, and it would be filled with gifts — from the mundane to the exotic — that were guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Today, Sears as we knew it is gone, and the idea of thumbing through a physical catalog to find out what hot new toys and trends would be coming out for Christmas seems quaint. Indeed, the whole idea of a “Christmas” wish…
A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla, along with its CEO Elon Musk and other managers, knew that the so-called Autopilot advanced driver assistance system was defective but still allowed cars to be driven unsafely, according to Reuters. The news comes after Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, ruled last week that the plaintiff in a lawsuit over a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model 3 could proceed to trial and bring punitive damages claims against the EV manufacturer for intentional misconduct and gross negligence. The court action is related to a 2019 crash…
The upgraded Tesla Model 3, which was known under the “Highland” codename during development, was named the “Best car you can buy in Norway” by automotive website Motor.no. The car journos pitted the facelifted EV against its Model Y sibling, as well as the BMW iX, Volkswagen ID.3, MG4, Peugeot e-2008, Renault Megane, and many more. In the end, the Chinese-made Model 3 came up on top of the 50 candidates because the main gripes of the non-facelifted version were resolved. That is, the quality of the interior has been improved compared to its predecessor, with a higher sense of…
After months of rumors, it appears that Tesla is finally confirming that it plans to bring Full Self-Driving Beta, its more advanced Level 2 active safety system, to China. Tesla reportedly confirmed to a local media outlet that it is making progress on bringing the system to the Chinese market after previously shutting down similar reports earlier this year. Now it would appear that the automaker is well into the process of bringing its core driver assistance software to the hungriest EV market on the planet. We knew about Tesla’s potential plan to launch FSD in China earlier this year.…
Lots of automotive and motorcycle manufacturers have expressed interest in the electric bicycle market. We’ve talked about a lot of these in great length, with honorable mentions including Porsche, Ducati, and Audi. Iconic American motorcycle label Harley-Davidson also had an offshoot specializing in electric bikes called Serial 1, and I put that in past-tense because that company has just been sold. That’s right, in a surprising turn of events, Harley-Davidson has sold Serial 1 to LEV Manufacturing, a company based out of Florida with a knack for producing lightweight electric vehicles. Just last year, Serial 1 rolled out a number…