DETROIT - Electricity rates will depend on time of day, and year, for DTE customers starting in March. The news came in mailers sent to customers this month to notify them of the upcoming change. The time-of-day rate will charge customers nearly 35 percent more during peak times in the summer, to meet high demand
SAN FRANCISCO - From transparent solar panels to fusion power breakthroughs, lots of time, talent and money is being invested in developing more sustainable technologies. We put together a list of some of the ones we'll be keeping an eye on in 2023. Let's start our rundown with the original green power source: the sun.
DETROIT - QuantumScape, a start-up battery company that produces batteries for electric vehicles, delivered its prototype to a number of automakers. This is the completion of a main benchmark for the company and it could soon add a new option of battery, known as a solid-state EV battery, to choose from, which could lead to less
DETROIT - The Chevy Bolt is already a great enough deal to get our Electrek Vehicle of the Year award, but after the US Treasury delayed its guidance on battery sourcing requirements, that deal might be even better – but only for the next couple of months. At $25,600 MSRP for a base model Chevy Bolt, it’s already
WASHINGTON, D.C. — DOE Gives $2.5 Billion Loan To Help Finance EV Battery Plants In Michigan, Ohio And Tennessee. Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, will manage battery cell production at the three facilities to address the growing U.S. consumer demand for electric vehicles. The project is expected to
NOVI - ITC Michigan President Simon Whitelocke provides a summary of what ITC-Holdings did to strengthen the power GRID in Michigan during 2022 and the electricity transmission company's plans to strengthen the GRID in 2023. In this video interview, Whitelocke answers the following questions: Would you mind kicking things off by reminding our viewers who
Photo by Fré Sonneveld on Unsplash We’d all love to spend a fortune on our energy costs while saving the environment. Even the US government is investing $100 million in solar power programs for this purpose. Individuals don’t have to spend that much money to save it if they choose the right tech, subsidies, and
ANN ARBOR - Serial entrepreneur Stevan Bratic, owner of Bratic Enterprises, has developed an electric vehicle charging system that uses natural gas, instead of electricity, to recharge EVs. These EV "PODS" can be permanently mounted, or mobile depending on the commercial customers' needs. They also can be used as a profit center by allowing commercial
DETROIT - Previously on Smart Mobility Today, our stories focused on Blockchain, IoT, AI, and dribbling robots. This week’s show includes news about AVs and EVs, Drones in the Navy, AI fighting wildfires, and robots picking strawberries. To listen, click on Smart Mobility Today
DEARBORN - Ford has big EV plans, and it wants dealers to be in on those plans. But those plans require a big investment by dealers. While it looked like a lot of dealers were on board, dealer association groups have other ideas. Automotive News reports that dealer associations in 13 states are coming out against Ford’s
