Category: Technology

–Construction Review  Bui Power Authority, the Managers of the Bui Hydropower Dam project in the Banda District of the Bono Region in Ghana, is constructing a US$48 million-dollar solar power project in Ghana to augment its power supply system. The first phase of the solar…

-Bengt Halvorson The ID.4 electric crossover isn’t just the first of Volkswagen’s dedicated mass-production EVs to be available in the U.S., or the first electric SUV from VW. Although Volkswagen had given some early indications that the ID.3, which won’t be offered in the U.S.,…

–DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology) Scientists explain how collaboration between cloud and network service providers could enable advanced 5G applications. A research team led by Prof Jeongho Kwak from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) has designed a novel system…

–Stephen Edelstein  A Hyundai Kona Electric went more than 600 miles in a closed-course test, but only when driven at slow speeds with all accessories turned off. The result, which Hyundai claims is a range record for a vehicle with this size battery pack, is…

–Bengt Halvorsen  Adding features to the Porsche Taycan electric car soon won’t necessarily be a matter of which boxes you check in the configurator, or which options were included in the one you hand-picked at the dealership. Porsche released a breakdown Wednesday of what’s on…

–ENA Ethiopia has finalized preparations to commence the first phase of public-private partnership (PPP) program by launching the construction of two solar projects in the coming two months, Ministry of Finance disclosed. n an exclusive interview with ENA, Ministry PPP Director-General Tilahun Tadesse said the…

–Bengt Halvorson | Greencar Reports  On Friday, Fisker Inc. entered a memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Magna International to build its Ocean electric SUV—in Graz, Austria. Fisker confirmed to Reuters then that it expects a definitive agreement “in the next few months,” allowing Magna Steyr…

-Bengt Halvorson  The new flagship electric sedan from BYD, the Han EV, will go on sale in China this month, the company reported last week. The BYD Han EV is ten years in the making and could be the model that allows BYD to break…