Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
Consip S.p.A. Roma, the central purchasing agency in Italy, has placed an order for 98 Solaris electric buses. Among them, 80 are Urbino 12 electric models, and 18 are articulated buses. The vehicles will be delivered to CTM Cagliari, the company managing urban transport in the capital of Sardinia, in 2024 and 2025. Solaris vehicles have been serving traffic in Cagliari since 2010, including trolleybuses.
Green Car Reports
JULY 6, 2023
Fiat on Wednesday revealed two more EVs—one smaller, and one larger, than the reborn 500e the automaker has confirmed for U.S. sales starting in early 2024. The Fiat 600e is a small crossover with a name that references the classic Fiat 600 of the 1950s. The five-door 600e is presented as a more practical alternative to the three-door 500e.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the state will move to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which will set annual targets for the sale of new zero emission cars and trucks in New Mexico over time. The rules would require vehicle manufacturers to deliver cleaner vehicles to New Mexicans and drastically cut NO x and particulate matter emissions (PM) from conventional gas and diesel engines.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Tesla is planning to use its Optimus robot, also known as Tesla Bot, in its stores in an attempt to help sales, but not necessarily how you think. more… The post Tesla to use Optimus robot in stores to help sales appeared first on Electrek.
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Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard. With HVO the CO 2 footprint of the mtu systems for dynamic uninterruptible power supply (DUPS) can be reduced by up to 90% (depending on the fuel’s manufacturing process and feedstock), particulate emissions by up to 80% and nitrogen oxide emissions by up to eight per
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Elon Musk has again decided to share a timeline about Tesla’s self-driving effort – again claiming it will achieve “full self-driving” by the end of the year. But this time, the CEO has mentioned “level 4 or 5” self-driving. However, it’s not clear if he knows what that means. more… The post Elon Musk believes Tesla will have ‘level 4 or 5’ self-driving this year – what does that mean?
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Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Blink Charging and AAA are partnering up, which means EV solutions and charging services are going to expand for AAA members. more… The post Blink Charging and AAA are pairing up to support EV drivers appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
Origin Materials, a carbon negative materials company ( earlier post ), has begun startup of Origin 1, the first commercial CMF plant, located in Sarnia, Ontario, in-line with prior guidance. The plant represents a significant scale-up of Origin’s technology platform for converting sustainable wood residues into versatile intermediate chemicals. The Origin platform converts C-6 cellulose into four isolated building-block chemicals in one chemo-catalytic step with almost zero carbon loss.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Nissan is retooling its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant to become “North America’s electrification hub” over the next several years. The automaker plans to begin building EVs in the US, starting with a pair of electric sedans in 2026. more… The post Nissan plans to build two electric sedans, crossovers to follow at US assembly plant appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
Volta Trucks announced a long-term agreement with ZF for some of the core systems and components in the all-electric Volta Zero. ZF technologies fitted to the Volta Zero have been designed and configured specifically for commercial vehicle use and form part of the key systems. These systems include the OnGuardACTIVE Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS); Electronic Braking System (EBS) including the brake pedal box; ESCsmart Electronic Stability Control (ESC); and OnHand Electro-Pneumatic Han
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Over the years, we’ve seen several car companies tout their decision to create an “EV division” within the company, a group tasked specifically with looking into EV technology and how to implement that within the product line. But many times, this can still be counterproductive. With the EV shift happening now, companies need to stop thinking about “EV divisions” and go all-in on EV development today. more… The post Carmakers don’t need ‘EV divisions,’ the whole company should go electric now ap
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
Nikola Corporation announced that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has awarded Nikola and sponsor California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), a $41.9-million grant under the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) to build six heavy-duty hydrogen refueling stations across Southern California. Caltrans sponsored the application and will work in partnership with Nikola to deploy the six hydrogen refueling stations.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Despite a positive upswing in electric car sales in the US over the past three months, American automaker Ford’s EV sales fell by 2.8% in Q2 from the first quarter. more… The post Ford’s EV sales slip in Q2 despite stronger F-150 Lightning performance appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
In an open letter , Nick Molden, CEO, Emissions Analytics and Dr Andreas Mayer, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, VERT Association, call on European regulators to apply the same approach they have applied to the tailpipe to the growing issue of tire emissions. The authors urge the inclusion of particle mass, particle number and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from tires in a future Euro 7 regulation at the earliest opportunity.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Following a big second quarter, Rivian’s CEO and founder, RJ Scaringe, believes the best is yet to come. Scaringe says Rivian’s supply chain is coming together, allowing for more predictability regarding production. more… The post Rivian CEO has encouraging words about EV production, expanding into Europe appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2023
FluoRok, a spin-out of the University of Oxford developing a new method for the direct synthesis of high value fluorochemicals, announced £3 million (US$3.8 million) of seed funding from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), an independent, billion-pound investment company that funds businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford. Fluorochemicals are currently made using an energy-intensive process that involves the production and transport of hydrogen fluoride (HF) as a key int
Green Car Reports
JULY 6, 2023
Stellantis on Wednesday revealed some technical highlights of its STLA Medium platform, one of four dedicated EV platforms in development for future electric models. The automaker revealed its STLA platform strategy two years ago this month, unveiling STLA Medium alongside the STLA Small, STLA Large, and STLA Frame platforms, but up until now it.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
The first monopile for Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, has been built at a New Jersey manufacturing facility – and Cape May County isn’t happy about any of it. more… The post New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm hits a milestone – and one county is fighting all of it appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 6, 2023
An excellent case study published by GreenCape and partners gives us an exciting look at Golden Arrow Bus Services’ recent electric bus pilot program in the City of Cape Town. We are seeing more electric buses being adopted in a lot of cities around the world.
Electric Cars Report
JULY 6, 2023
Swedish electric performance car brand Polestar reported its global deliveries for the second quarter of 2023. Following strong deliveries in the month of June, up 73% year-on-year, Polestar achieved its best ever second quarter, delivering approximately 15,800 vehicles, a growth of 36% compared to last year. With record global deliveries of around 27,900 for the […] The post Polestar Achieves Record Deliveries in the Second Quarter, Growing 36% Year-on-Year appeared first on Electric Cars
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 6, 2023
June saw plugin EVs take 25.1% of the UK auto market, up from 21.6% year on year. Both full electrics and plugin hybrids grew volume at a healthy clip. Overall auto volume was 177,266 units, up some 26% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 norms.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
EV maker Polestar (PSNY) delivered roughly 15,800 vehicles in the second quarter of 2023, up 31% from Q1. Polestar’s stock is trending, up 5%, following the rising deliveries. more… The post Polestar (PSNY) stock spikes after reporting strong Q2 2023 deliveries appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
JULY 6, 2023
Tesla and 16 Chinese automakers signed a truce ending the EV price war. Tesla was the only foreign automaker at the meeting. Executives from Tesla and 16 China-based automakers participated in a signing ceremony at the China Auto Forum in Shanghai held on July 6, 2023. China’s top car makers took part in the event, including BYD, Geely, and Xpeng Inc.
Green Car Reports
JULY 6, 2023
Some of the first sightings of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric van in the U.S. will be right around Tesla’s base of Austin, Texas. Starting this month VW will be sending out 10 ID.Buzz electric vans there as part of a test program for a platform developed by the VW Group with Mobileye. Those sightings will be unicorns of a sort, as.
Teslarati
JULY 6, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared some criticism of rival Elon Musk’s Twitter. Zuckerberg described Twitter as an unfriendly platform that is falling short of its full potential. The Meta CEO also noted that Threads could be a public conversations app with over a billion people on it. “It’ll take some time, but I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it,” Zuckerberg wrote when asked if he believed Threads would be “bigger than
The Driven EV News
JULY 6, 2023
Simon Hackett becomes anchor investor in new finance round for Fully Charged, which is rebranding next year to focus on electrification. The post Australia Tesla pioneer Simon Hackett becomes anchor investor in Fully Charged appeared first on The Driven.
Teslarati
JULY 6, 2023
Tesla rolled out an updated referral program for Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the United States and China. On Thursday, July 6, 2023, Tesla rolled out an updated referral program in the United States for new Model 3 and Model Y orders. Tesla owners whose friends use their referral link will now receive $500 off their purchase price and 3 months of Full Self-Driving Capability.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
Volkswagen is rolling out an autonomous driving vehicle test fleet with ID. Buzz EVs in Austin. more… The post VW kicks off its first US autonomous driving pilot with ID. Buzz EVs appeared first on Electrek.
Electric Cars Report
JULY 6, 2023
Volkswagen Group of America is starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. The company will kick off its program with a batch of 10 all-electric ID. Buzz vehicles outfitted with an autonomous driving (AD) technology platform developed by the global Volkswagen Group in partnership with technology company Mobileye.
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 6, 2023
When we talk about electric vehicles here on CleanTechnica, we’re often referring to electric cars and electric bikes — or sometimes electric trucks, buses, and planes. But what about electric three-wheelers? There are a lot of tuk-tuks out there, and maybe an EV revolution is brewing in this multi-million-vehicle market?
Electric Cars Report
JULY 6, 2023
Visitors to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will see the UK debut of the NIO ET5 compact fastback. The ET5 will be displayed in Goodwood’s Electric Avenue from the 13-16 July. Already available in China and European markets including Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, ET5 blends performance with the luxury of space […] The post NIO ET5 to make UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 6, 2023
I was recently able to interview Celina Mikolajczak, Chief Battery Technology Officer at Lyten. Previously, she worked with Tesla for more than 6 years as a top battery engineer and manager. She’s also spent time at Panasonic, Uber, and Quantumscape.
Electric Cars Report
JULY 6, 2023
Kia UK has revealed pricing and specifications for the all-new Kia EV9, with pre-orders opening from 6 July for the brand’s new flagship three-row electric SUV. Kia will offer three grades to EV9 buyers in the UK: ‘Air’, ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’, each with a three-row, seven-seat layout as standard. All three models offer a […] The post Kia EV9 UK Pricing And Specification Revealed appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Electrek
JULY 6, 2023
A slew of automakers in China have banded together and pledged to regulate how they market their EVs and avoid further price wars to help stabilize a booming market for consumers. Chinese EV automakers like NIO, XPeng, and BYD have been joined by the likes of Tesla to promote healthy competition and less “bad blood” overseas. more… The post Over a dozen EV automakers, including Tesla and NIO pledge to avoid further price wars in China appeared first on Electrek.
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