R2D2’s little brother: Volkswagen unveils mobile charging robot
Nach rund einem Jahr Entwicklungszeit hat Volkswagen den Prototypen eines Laderoboters vorgestellt, der Elektroautos künftig mit neuer Energie versorgen soll.
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Bollox: eTrucks aren’t too heavy for European roads
In this column (originally published as twitter thread) Auke Hoekstra debunks a paper that claims electric trucks are too heavy for the European roads.
Audi aims to integrate EVs into smart grids
Electric vehicles could also send their stored electricity surplus back to the home so that green electricity is optimally utilized.
Germany is the hydrogen champion of Europe
On June 3, 2020, the German government decided to increase the subsidy for e-vehicles as part of a corona economic stimulus package. Purchasers of electric […]
Tomorrow is good: Many people see Nikola as the new Tesla
Many people see Nikola as the new Tesla. Nikola itself sees a great future for the fuel cell in trucks.
Dutch road construction company BAM constructs world’s first electric road roller
The Dutch road construction company BAM Infra has built on-site the world”s first electrically powered road roller. The 10 to 12 metric ton roller is […]
Electric Auke #16: “Electric driving is finally starting to register!’
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what […]
Charge your car at any lamppost in London’s first ‘Electric Avenue’
Sutherland Avenue in the London borough of Westminster is the first street in the United Kingdom to have its lampposts converted into charging stations for […]
Producing gasoline and diesel emits more CO2 than we thought
Many of you know that I regularly debunk the claim that diesel vehicles emit less CO2 than electric vehicles. But one thing that I hadn’t […]
Electric delivery vehicles enable emission-free deliveries
It’s simple on paper. Just make sure that only emission-free vehicles are allowed to deliver goods in cities and then you’re well on your way […]
‘A Tesla for people who like to play Rambo’
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what […]
Tomorrow is Good: a higher speed limit for electric vehicles makes sense
The Netherlands is struggling with nitrogen emissions. Dutch lawmakers are trying to work their way towards compliance with the agreements made earlier in Paris. Nevertheless, […]
Best read: ‘Making children work in mines for electric car batteries is not sustainable.’
Last week Auke Hoekstra’s column scored more than 7000 readers. Hoekstra used it to tear into the German research institutes which regularly put the advantages […]
Tomorrow is good: Is diesel cleaner than electric?
Is diesel really cleaner than electric? Yes, and for the most part, no. It all depends on how you look at it, but perhaps also […]
Tomorrow is good: advantage for electric SUV status symbols
The ‘strict’ environmental objectives for 2021 are rapidly approaching. In that year, the average tank-to-wheel CO2 emissions for an automobile concern’s entire fleet are permitted […]
Start-up of the day: Mountox guides you through the jungle of electric cars
“We still have ten years before the earth warms up by another one and a half degrees. Then a lot of what we love will […]
Tomorrow is good: Hydrogen hype?
Hydrogen as an energy carrier for the propulsion of vehicles is on a steady rise. This seems strange because the Toyota Mirai or Hyundai Nexo […]
Tomorrow is Good: Verified data behind the use of Electric Vehicles
We all know Auke Hoekstra from his relentless struggle for correct, verified data about electric driving. He often writes about it at Innovation Origins. Recently […]
Dutch researchers: Don’t disregard the combustion engine
TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research, was founded by law in 1932 to enable business and government to apply knowledge. As an organisation regulated […]
DAF involved in Swedish car charging road
In Sweden, the eRoadArlanda has been put into service. This is the first of its kind to recharge both electric commercial vehicles and passenger cars […]