article thumbnail

Rivian R2 will be available in Europe

Teslarati

In preparation for the unveiling, the company revealed a few tidbits about its new electric vehicle (EV), including the fact that the Rivian R2 will be available in Europe. During the Rivian R2’s unveiling on March 7, 2024, at 19:00 CET, the company will reveal the pricing and delivery times for the new EV in the United States and Canada.

article thumbnail

Volvo Group launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders

Green Car Congress

The app is developed to deliver instant, valuable information from the electric truck to the emergency services team arriving on the scene to guide them in real-time and ensure safe rescue conditions. For Mack electric trucks, the AR features will be added during June 2023.

Volvo 448
article thumbnail

Australia, Canada and US unify critical minerals data

Green Car Congress

The data release includes more than 40 earth science data layers, including a new map of variations in the Earth’s natural magnetic field for the entirety of Canada and the United States that scientists can use to develop three-dimensional representations of geology underground. More information about the CMMI can be accessed here.

Canada 195
article thumbnail

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Green Car Congress

Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?.

article thumbnail

EPA announces $4B in funding and RFI for clean port upgrades and heavy-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

EPA is now seeking public input to inform the development of two new programs. EPA has announced a technical Request for Information (RFI) on zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles and port equipment to inform the development of these new programs. The Clean Ports Program builds on EPA’s existing Ports Initiative.

EPA 218
article thumbnail

ORNL Spallation Neutron Source achieves 1.55MW record power to enable more discoveries

Green Car Congress

The achievement marks a new operational milestone for neutron scattering in the United States and opens the door to tackling more difficult questions and problems in materials science research. A megawatt is a unit of measure of the beam power of a particle accelerator. The SNS’ 1.55-megawatt The SNS’ 1.55-megawatt

Power 459
article thumbnail

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

The reason is that, in the United States, oil is used to generate less than 1% of electricity. The raw data—the retail prices of regular gasoline, on-highway diesel, and residential electricity—came from the Energy Information Administration. The table below shows all available average monthly prices for 2022.