Weekly output: Google’s live lane guidance, Candela’s battery-electric hydrofoils

LISBON–I traveled here to speak at my ninth Web Summit conference in Europe via another EU city that I’m quite fond of, Barcelona. The Mozilla Foundation had the good taste to host its Mozilla Festival there and then provide me with a travel stipend to cover the event, so of course I was willing to start my Web Summit trip a few days early. Even though that left me little time at home between working a 15-hour day Tuesday as an election officer and then heading to Dulles Airport Wednesday afternoon.

11/4/2025: Safe to Go? Google Maps Adds ‘Live Lane Guidance’ for Polestar 4 EVs, PCMag

PCMag had two stories under my byline this week, and this was the one I actually wrote this week to cover an update to the built-in Google navigation in one of Polestar’s battery-electric vehicles. The other involved my editor updating a post I wrote in May about President Trump withdrawing his nomination of private astronaut and payments billionaire Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, the new plot twist being that Trump had changed his mind again and had re-nominated Isaacman. I realize how confusing that last sentence can look. 

11/7/2025: This battery-electric hydrofoil could supercharge a ferry transformation, Fast Company

Two years after getting an introduction to the Swedish startup Candela’s battery-electric hydrofoil sport boats on the San Francisco Bay, I enjoyed an update of the experience on waters I know much better–the Potomac and the Anacostia. With a longer word count than I had for that PCMag report in the summer of 2023, I went into much more detail about Candela’s ambitions to get into the passenger-ferry business, its likely competition in that market, and potential obstacles to electrifying ferries.

#Anacostia #batteryElectricVehicle #Candela #cleanTransportation #drivingDirections #electricBoat #EVs #ferry #GoogleMaps #greenTransportation #navigation #Polestar #Potomac

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California dumps its Trump-battered electric truck rule

The rule requiring private fleets to buy increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks never officially took effect.

Politico

Hyundai představuje nové těžké nákladní vozidlo XCIENT Fuel Cell na veletrhu ACT Expo 2025 v Kalifornii. S celkovou hmotností přes 15 tun a dojezdem přes 700 km potvrzuje Hyundai své vedoucí postavení v oblasti vodíkové energetiky. Nový model je vybaven pokročilými asistenčními systémy a je určen pro severoamerický trh. Udržitelnost a bezpečnost jsou naší prioritou! #Hyundai #XCIENTFuelCell #CleanTransportation #HydrogenEnergy #ACTExpo2025

👉 Více informací najdete zde:
https://tiskovec.cz/clanky/hyundai-predstavuje-patnactitunovy-vodikovy-nakladni-vuz-xcient-fuel-cell-s-dojezdem-pres-700-km?utm_source=mastodon_czech&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_article

Hyundai představuje patnáctitunový vodíkový nákladní vůz XCIENT Fuel Cell s dojezdem přes 700 km

Na veletrhu Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2025 v kalifornském Anaheimu bylo představeno nové těžké nákladní vozidlo XCIENT Fuel Cell s celkovou hmotností více než 15 tun. Hyundai tak potvrzuje své vedoucí postavení v oblasti vodíkové energetiky a pohonů.

Tiskovec.cz

Hyundai představuje nové těžké nákladní vozidlo XCIENT Fuel Cell na veletrhu ACT Expo 2025 v Kalifornii. S celkovou hmotností přes 15 tun a dojezdem přes 700 km potvrzuje Hyundai své vedoucí postavení v oblasti vodíkové energetiky. Nový model je vybaven pokročilými asistenčními systémy a je určen pro severoamerický trh. Udržitelnost a bezpečnost jsou naší prioritou! #Hyundai #XCIENTFuelCell #CleanTransportation #HydrogenEnergy #ACTExpo2025

👉 Více informací najdete zde:
https://tiskovec.cz/clanky/hyundai-predstavuje-patnactitunovy-vodikovy-nakladni-vuz-xcient-fuel-cell-s-dojezdem-pres-700-km?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_article

Hyundai představuje patnáctitunový vodíkový nákladní vůz XCIENT Fuel Cell s dojezdem přes 700 km

Na veletrhu Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2025 v kalifornském Anaheimu bylo představeno nové těžké nákladní vozidlo XCIENT Fuel Cell s celkovou hmotností více než 15 tun. Hyundai tak potvrzuje své vedoucí postavení v oblasti vodíkové energetiky a pohonů.

Tiskovec.cz
Tokyo to Trial New 5-Minute EV Battery Swapping System

The US-based EV battery swapping innovator Ample is bringing its lightweight, modular, 5-minute battery exchange system to Tokyo.

CleanTechnica
Tokyo to Trial New 5-Minute EV Battery Swapping System

The US-based EV battery swapping innovator Ample is bringing its lightweight, modular, 5-minute battery exchange system to Tokyo.

CleanTechnica

#California ’s new #e-bike incentive program makes green commuting more accessible! 🚲💨 Rebates up to $2,000 help residents ditch cars, cut emissions, and save money. A win for wallets, the #environment, and local bike shops! 🌱
#CleanTransportation

https://ebikeincentives.org/

E-bike incentive vouchers for income qualified Californians - California E-Bike Incentive Project

The California E-Bike Incentive Project provides up-to $2,000 in incentive vouchers for the purchase of a new electric bike (e-bike).

California E-Bike Incentive Project

"[Governor] Moore tasked the #Maryland Energy Administration with establishing a framework to achieve 100 percent #CleanEnergy by 2035 and directed the Maryland Department of Transportation to undertake several measures to promote #CleanTransportation.

“Today’s order calls on every single state agency to submit a Climate Implementation Plan (CIP),” Moore said"

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05062024/moore-maryland-climate-executive-actions/

In Push to Meet Maryland’s Ambitious Climate Commitments, Moore Announces New Executive Actions - Inside Climate News

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Tuesday issued a wide-ranging executive order on reducing climate pollution, directing the Maryland Department of the Environment and other agencies to develop a host of initiatives including a zero-emission heating equipment standard to reduce pollution and improve ambient air quality inside homes.  Announcing his plan at the Henderson-Hopkins community school in […]

Inside Climate News