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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gains mining approval in North Carolina

Teslarati

Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has been granted approval to set up mining operations in North Carolina, though it still may face some barriers in developing a future operation. After filing for the mining permit in August 2021, Piedmont has faced some local backlash and regulatory challenges for the site outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Ford Announces New Mustang Appearance Package, Anniversary Event, and Mystery Update

The Truth About Cars

Meanwhile, Blue Oval is planning to invite fans to the Charlotte Motor Speedway to preview a forthcoming appearance package and celebrate their favorite sports car. But it’s likely that Ford will be learning as much about its customers as it will be educating them about future products.

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myenergi named Global Britain Business Champion for 2021

My Energi

Recognised for its revolutionary product range and rapid international growth, the Lincolnshire-based company has quickly grown from a team of two to a workforce in excess of 200. myenergi production staff manufacturing products here in the UK. myenergi production staff manufacturing products here in the UK.

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

Green Car Congress

It is designed to be classified as non-flammable and non-hazardous for transport, allowing the product to be shipped easily and to comply with both current and future regulations. Zap&Go Ltd is a technology company based at the Harwell Research Campus, Oxford with a US office in Charlotte, NC.

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This EV startup, once valued at $13b, is on the verge of total collapse

Baua Electric

Once an EV darling thought to revolutionize EV production with its concept of micro-factories that crank out delivery vans for the likes of Uber and UPS, UK startup Arrival is in a desperate search for funding after being delisted from Nasdaq this week. Lordstown Motors and Proterra have gone belly up.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

Green Car Congress

Many trials with OEM vehicles have started up in 2012, and at least one vendor—Evatran, which markets its products under the marque “Plugless Power”—intends to bring a system to market in the first half of 2013. Evatran plans to have over twenty installations as part of the Apollo Trial Program.

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Gadget’s New World

Revenge of the Electric Car

Most people would have been knocked flat by such a turn of events, but the fire seems to have made Gadget and his wife, Charlotte, even more determined to push for a plug-in future. As 2009 progresses, we’ll be at Gadget and Charlotte’s side as they rebuild their lives.

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