Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries It reportedly decided that it’s cheaper to buy EV power from someone else. Jon Fingas, engadget.com, 08.08.16 Nissan has long made its own electric car batteries thanks to Automotive Energy Supply, its team-up with NEC, but it appears to be having second thoughts. Sources speaking to both Nikkei and Reuters understand that…
New Solar-powered LED Transit Shelters in Saanich Lisa Locke, VEVC Editor August 13, 2016 At the corner of San Juan Ave and Tyndale Ave in Saanich, there is a BC transit stop which used to look like this: Tuesday August 9, 2016, a solar bus stop was installed – to our knowledge a first for Saanich, BC! Included are solar…
Esquimalt Cars Rods & Rides Show Saturday September 10, 2016 marks the 3rd year that VEVC is featured as a Special Guest in the Esquimalt Cars Rods & Rides Show. This is an open car show, if you would like to bring your electric car, please contact us for details and arrangements. Next door will be the famous Rib Fest,…
Tom Randall, Bloomberg June 2, 2016 Here are eight massive shifts coming soon to power markets. 1. There Will Be No Golden Age of Gas Since 2008, the single most important force in U.S. power markets has been the abundance of cheap natural gas brought about by fracking. Cheap gas has ravaged the U.S. coal industry and inspired talk…
Fred Lambert, electrek.co July 2016 Atieva, a well-funded electric car startup led on the engineering side by Peter Rawlinson, former Tesla VP and Model S Chief Engineer, introduced today its first prototype, Edna, an all-electric van with supercar-like performance. The vehicle is used to showcase the company’s all-electric platform, which will be first commercialized in a luxury sedan and not…
Solar Powered Pump Jack for Calgary Energy Company Sky Fire Energy installed Alberta’s first solar powered pump jack system in 2015. The solar PV (photo voltaic) system is powering oil wells and equipment, successful collaboration between fossil fuels and renewable energy. Imaginea Energy Corp. is an energy company based in Calgary, Canada that produces Oil and Gas. But what’s…
First, Learn about Rechargeable Batteries… Magnesium batteries vie as lithium alternative July 26, 2016 // By Nick Flaherty EE Times Europe Over 100 researchers from around the world met last week in Germany for the first symposium on magnesium batteries as the technology looks to break into mainstream use. Hosted by the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) and Ulm Electrochemical Talks…
