Assurant bolsters protection offering for EVs
Assurant, a global business services company, has enhanced its protection offering for electric vehicles (EVs).
Can EV Battery Swapping Take Off In The U.S.?
San Francisco-based Ample has brought electric vehicle battery swapping to the U.S. The company was in stealth mode for seven years before launching recently with five swapping stations in the Bay Area. Uber drivers in the area are Ample’s first customers.
The concept isn’t new. A start-up called Better Place launched an EV and battery swapping company after it raised $850 million in venture funding, but it ultimately went bankrupt in 2013. Tesla also demoed battery swapping in 2013 but only opened one station for about a year. Elon Musk said Tesla owners were not interested in it.
Battery swapping is already common in China. Electric vehicle maker Nio, for example, plans to double its network of swapping stations to 500 this year and plans to open stations in Norway as part of its expansion into Europe.
Ample has a different approach, with modular batteries and a focus on fleets. CNBC got an inside look at its headquarters and battery factory in San Francisco to learn how the company plans to bring battery swapping into the mainstream.
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Can EV Battery Swapping Take Off In The U.S.?
GM President Finally Admits The Problem With EV’s
GM and every other automaker have been forced to transition their entire product line to electric, a hard deadline. After over 100 years in operation, the need to change EVERYTHING. As if that wasn’t challenging enough, they must deliver cutting-edge battery technology and have an expectation to solve self-driving.
Mary Barra and her team have had enough. With the automotive industry transitioning to electric vehicles, this news may be seen as a setback for GM.
The True Cost of Electric Cars Batteries
California is planning to spend 10 billion dollars on battery-powered vehicles. And ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. But is this going to make us greener?
My guest today is Mark Mills, physicist and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Today he will explain how shifting to zero-emission vehicles might not be as green as we think.
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