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MET Group inaugurates largest BESS in Hungary- Energy-Storage.News

The company already deployed a 4MW/8MWh BESS there using Tesla Megapacks in 2022, but for the larger project opted to use China-based electronics giant Huawei. Although not the most regular figure in BESS news, Huawei does have a major presence in the industry. Wood Mackenzie ranked it as the fourth-largest

Tesla has started rolling out initial round of Robotaxi invites

Tesla has started rolling out an initial round of invites for its upcoming Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. Screenshots shared by several Tesla community members who received the invites provided a quick overview of the autonomous ride-hailing service. As noted in a techAU report, the initial round of Robotaxi service

Tesla to launch in India in July with vehicles already arriving: report

xAI’s Grok 3 is partnering with Oracle Cloud to deliver its advanced AI model to corporate customers. Oracle announced its collaboration with xAI earlier this week. The partnership leverages Oracle’s robust infrastructure to offer xAI’s Grok 3, positioning it as a transformative tool for business applications. “Today, we announced xAI

Mumbai installs battery swapping kiosks at public transport stations

Mumbai has introduced battery-swapping stations at 31 Metro and Monorail locations. These battery-swapping kiosks allow users of Honda-compatible electric two- and three-wheelers to quickly exchange their depleted Mobile Power Pack for a fully charged one in under two minutes. Mumbai’s latest battery swapping initiative is a collaboration between Maha Mumbai

SpaceX and Elon Musk share insights on Starship Ship 36's RUD

xAI’s Grok 3 is partnering with Oracle Cloud to deliver its advanced AI model to corporate customers. Oracle announced its collaboration with xAI earlier this week. The partnership leverages Oracle’s robust infrastructure to offer xAI’s Grok 3, positioning it as a transformative tool for business applications. “Today, we announced xAI

Are Ford and GM sparring over battery manufacturing?

Ford and GM face many of the same industry challenges, which may be prompting new fronts for competition in Detroit. By Will Girling Ford’s Blue Oval battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, is facing difficulties in the form of a proposed budget bill in the US House of Representatives, which would

Amazon, Meta and others eye new carbon credit to end coal power

A cross-industry group of around 20 companies is helping develop plans for a new type of carbon credit to fund the retirement of coal-powered power plants in emerging economies.  The Kinetic Coalition, the organization overseeing the initiative, is aiming to aggregate demand from the companies and launch an advance market

Become a leader for the software-focused future

Purdue College of Engineering has sponsored this post. (Image: Purdue.) Software doesn’t just live in computers anymore; it is in our appliances, cars and buildings, our tools and toys.  This ever-growing reliance on — and complexity of — our digital technologies means that the need is greater than ever for

HOLMS self-powered attachments for electric equipment fleets

HOLMS Attachments has made it easier for heavy equipment fleets to electrify with a new sweeper attachment that’s equipped with its own power source, freeing it from the need for a mechanical or battery (e) PTO. Commercial trucks do more than just move people and things from place to place

Amazon’s Zoox Robotaxis Are Coming. Are We Ready?

Amazon subsidiary Zoox could be Waymo's biggest rival as it opens its first dedicated robotaxi factory in the U.S. Unlike Waymo and Tesla, the Zoox pods are purpose-built vehicles with no steering wheels and pedals. Zoox claims advantages from its vertical integration. It will build, own and operate its robotaxi