Firstgreen remote operated electric skid steer hopes to reduce mining deaths
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Liebherr electric excavator reaches million ton milestone, scores more orders
This massive Liebherr electric excavator reached a major operational milestone earlier this month when it moved its one millionth tonne of dirt. And now, its buyers want more!
Intramotev successfully deploys the first battery-electric self-propelled railcar
Zero-emissions freight mobility solutions developer Intramotev is touting its latest milestone today, successfully deploying its battery-electric self-propelled railcar with a mining client…
Daily EV Recap: Remote excavators and solar EVs
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and…
A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe’s largest solar farm
A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant…
MAN to build 200 hydrogen trucks — to prove that hydrogen doesn’t work?
Europe’s second-largest commercial truck maker is going to build 200 hydrogen-powered semi trucks, but remains skeptical about the viability of…
North America’s largest lithium mine is full steam ahead – it just got a $2.26B loan
Great news for EVs: Lithium Nevada got the green light for a $2.26 billion loan from the US Department of…
Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm will replace its largest coal plant
Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm has been awarded $90 million and will sit on 2,700 acres of former coal mining land…
Renault aims to be first European carmaker to recycle batteries on mass scale
French automaker Renault is exploring a lucrative business prospect by partnering with companies to extract and recycle lithium and other…
Weird Alibaba: Anybody want an electric airplane stair truck?
Remember how the Bluth family drove that airplane staircase truck in the TV series Arrested Development? My apologies if not,…
Volvo Cars says its new partner will reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%
Volvo Cars has partnered with Imperial College London spinoff Breathe Battery Technologies to reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%.
Tesla’s (TSLA) Bitcoin holdings surge to over $600 million
Tesla (TSLA) is benefiting from its investment in Bitcoin, which now surge past $600 million as the cryptocurrency tests new…
Lucid releases helpful Tesla Dog Mode-like feature for pet owners
Lucid released a helpful new feature for pet owners called Creature Comfort Mode. The feature is similar to Tesla’s Dog…
Hands-on with the ChatGPT-enabled VW ID.4, with big 2024 model year changes
We got the chance to drive the new 2024 ID.4 and found an impressive amount of changes from last model…
Non-bike bike gear tested: Turning any helmet into a headlight with BioLite
The best way I’ve found to reduce or eliminate car usage in a city is with an electric bike. But…
Even the ‘drill, baby, drill’ guys realize electric is the way to go!
Swedish equipment brand Sandvik announced a new battery electric surface drill rig in a bid to create more efficient, cost-effective…
GM makes a $150M deal for sustainable refined graphite with a Canadian miner
General Motors (GM) has signed a multiyear deal with Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) to supply nearly 20,000 tons of…
This $1b EV nickel plant will be North America’s largest
Canada Nickel Co. is looking to spend US $1 billion to build a nickel processing plant in Ontario, which would…
Rivian R1T makes its way overseas in neon green to charge up MEVCO’s fleet
Rivian’s all-electric R1T pickup looks even better in neon green. The R1T is more than an electric truck. It’s an…
Hitachi, ABB complete fully electric 244 ton electric prototype
A collaboration between Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB Traction to build a massive, fully electric dump truck for extreme duty…
It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars
Ethiopia’s Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter the country unless they are electric. (!)
Liebherr converted this massive mining excavator to electric power
For the first time in the company’s 40-year history, Liebherr have converted one of their R 9400 excavators from diesel to electric.
Caterpillar shows off its first-ever underground electric mining truck
Caterpillar successfully demonstrated a prototype of an all-new battery electric underground mining truck at its Australian proving grounds.
This driverless tractor will haunt your dreams of the robot uprising
Firstgreen’s new Elise CBL is the world’s first cabinless, remotely operated electric skid steer — we think it will lead the robot uprising.