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ABI Research: connected services for consumer and commercial EVs to reach US$378M in revenues by 2030

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Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270% from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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Porsche expanding Charging Service in Europe; more than 49,000 charging points

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Alongside Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland, the charging service is now also available in Norway, France, Spain, Great Britain and Italy. The service searches for suitable charging stations and performs invoicing via centrally stored payment details.

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How Shipping Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Carbon Capture

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The Japanese shipbuilding giant joins a list of ambitious projects that plan to ship CO 2 from the power plants and factories where it’s emitted to sites where the gas can be used or permanently stored. By 2024, Northern Lights aims to transport and store about 0.8

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Nissan and Eaton broaden xStorage Home energy storage portfolio; 10-year xStorage Buildings deal with Amsterdam ArenA

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This announcement comes as pre-orders of xStorage Home begin today in the United Kingdom, Norway and Germany with other European markets to follow in the coming months. It can also save money on their utility bills by charging up when renewable energy is available or cheaper, and releasing that stored energy when demand and costs are high.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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With a connected digital solution available both in-car and on mobile devices, Polestar is setting up strategic collaborations to give Polestar 2 owners easy and hassle-free access to the world’s largest public charging networks. dB compared to a traditional chassis. It also allows Polestar 2 to sense the driver upon approach.

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EU research partners develop solid state hydrogen storage tank coupled with fuel cell as vehicle APU unit

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The use of solid materials in the tank means that hydrogen can be stored very safely; even if there is a leak, the strong bond between the gas and the storage materials ensures that hydrogen escapes at such a slow rate that there is no risk of explosion. —Inga BĂ¼rger, Project Manager at the DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics.

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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Several banks, corporations, governments and scientists have already implemented some form of blockchain to inexpensively, securely and expediently store and share information. A blockchain is essentially a fault-tolerant, decentralized collection of records, or blocks, that are connected and secured by cryptography. In: Aguilera M.K.,

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