Imagine if you only had to charge your phone battery or tablet once every nine years, wouldn’t that be nice? Well, that’s becoming a reality, thanks to US-based startup NDB, which is developing a nano-diamond battery made of nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years. Nano-diamond technology could...

The Rivian R1T is among the most anticipated vehicles to launch next year, so the company had to tease the crowd with a fun demonstration! Rivian took its R1T electric pickup truck into the woods for a company event and used it to power the party – lighting 20,000 Christmas...

Chris Stark, the chief executive of the UK government’s independent statutory adviser (known as the Committee on Climate Change), says the cost of reaching net-zero carbon emissions in the UK is probably much lower than previously thought, and much more straightforward. He criticized the government’s absence of a plan, saying...

The low-rise Norwegian city of Trondheim is a quaint, colorful port with medieval origins. At first glance, the former Viking capital doesn’t look futuristic. But it’s the headquarters of a pioneering transport initiative: a self-driving fully-electric ferry. It was developed by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology...

According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global renewable electricity installation will hit record growth this year, defying COVID-19. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel sector faces a sharp decline caused by the pandemic. Nearly 90% of new electricity generation will be renewable, and only 10% of gas and...

Twenty-eight companies in the electric vehicle (EV) industry – including automakers, charging stations, utilities, and suppliers – have teamed up to promote policies that push for EV adoption. Big names like Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid are involved. The coalition calls itself ZETA, which stands for the Zero-Emission Transportation Association. It...

In 2019, the EV startup Canoo made headlines when it unveiled a vehicle intended for a subscription instead of ownership. Its first EV was a pod-like 7-passenger electric minivan. It was based on the automaker’s platform that combines the electric drivetrain, batteries, and steer-by-wire system. The platform could mount different...

On September 24, a six-seater aircraft retrofitted with a hydrogen-powered engine completed its first flight. The Piper M-class plane accomplished a 19-mile demonstration at Cranfield Airport in England. The aircraft, developed by ZeroAvia, emits only water vapor. The company aims to make hydrogen planes available commercially by 2023. Val Miftakhov,...