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Kia purpose-built EV will make global debut at CES

Green Car Reports

Kia will unveil its EV for mobility services at CES 2024 in January. The vehicle is known as the PBV, but the meaning of that acronym has changed since Kia first announced it. The automaker at first said PBV stood for "Purpose-Built Vehicle," but has now redefined it—marketing or not—as "Platform Beyond Vehicle." Kia announced the PBV.

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SAE’s NACS certification is ready, and it’ll fix every EV charging problem at once

Electrek

SAE has followed through on its plan to finish its NACS certification by the end of the year , and the NACS standard is now ready to go. And the new standard promises to solve a lot of charging problems in one fell swoop. more… The post SAE’s NACS certification is ready, and it’ll fix every EV charging problem at once appeared first on Electrek.

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Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Kia EV9 is one of this year's greats. But it begs the question: What took so long? SUVs are the family vehicle of choice, at least so far this century, while EVs represent the technology of choice for a growing subset of the American public. Yet up until now, with the arrival of the 2024 Kia EV9, there hasn’t been a non-luxury.

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BYD launches sleek Song L electric SUV starting at $27K as Tesla Model Y rival

Electrek

BYD officially launched its new entry-level electric SUV Friday. The BYD Song L, starting at around $26,700 (189,800 yuan), will rival Tesla’s Model Y in China. more… The post BYD launches sleek Song L electric SUV starting at $27K as Tesla Model Y rival appeared first on Electrek.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Honda E sales halt ahead of next-generation EV debut

Green Car Reports

European sales of the Honda E retro EV are being halted amid slow sales, Automotive News Europe reported last week. Unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show, the E market the start of a new generation of compact EVs, and it earned praise for its cute exterior and dashboard full of screens. As it was revealed by executives, the Honda E was.

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This Robotic Pack Mule Can Carry Your Gear (and You)

Cars That Think

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. The useful niche that quadrupedal robots seem to have found for themselves, at least for the moment, is infrastructure inspection. They’ve had a mild to moderate amount of success monitoring industrial sites, tracking construction progress, and things of that nature.

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Porsche is retiring the gas-powered Macan early in Europe as EV model takes the spotlight

Electrek

Porsche is retiring its best-selling SUV in Europe earlier than expected. The gas-powered Porsche Macan will sail off into the sunset in the EU next spring. Porsche is set to launch the all-electric Macan next year as it shifts its lineup. more… The post Porsche is retiring the gas-powered Macan early in Europe as EV model takes the spotlight appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Cybertruck production at Giga Texas is slowly ramping up

Teslarati

Tesla Cybertruck production at Giga Texas is slowly ramping up, according to new images from outside the factory. Tesla is working on producing some of the more premium trims as it has offered “Foundation Series” Cybertrucks to customers. These reservation holders were invited to configure their orders over the last few weeks. Tesla order configurator revealed for ‘Foundation Series’ Cybertruck The biggest bottleneck in terms of production of the Cybertruck for Tesla will

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Biden wants all government employees to use EVs, take trains

Electrek

The Biden administration has issued a new directive to all government employees to travel by train or electric car, or electric Uber or Lyft, when traveling on official business. As the country’s largest employer, with an annual business travel purchasing budget of $2.8 billion, that could have a serious impact on carbon emissions. more… The post Biden wants all government employees to use EVs, take trains appeared first on Electrek.

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US BEV Sales Up 44% Over Q3 2022, Up 143% Over Q3 2021

CleanTechnica EVs

US full electric vehicle (BEV) sales continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Despite all the hype about “weak” electric. [continued] The post US BEV Sales Up 44% Over Q3 2022, Up 143% Over Q3 2021 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Tesla explains new Autopilot nag forced by the NHTSA recall

Electrek

Tesla has started to push the software update that includes the “fix” of the NHTSA Autopilot recall and it includes the release notes detailing the new Autopilot nag. more… The post Tesla explains new Autopilot nag forced by the NHTSA recall appeared first on Electrek.

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Sila Battery Substitutes Silicon Powder For Graphite In Quest For 1000 Watt-Hour Per Liter Batteries

CleanTechnica EVs

Panasonic said this week it will begin manufacturing lithium ion batteries that use silicon powder from Sila instead of graphite. The post Sila Battery Substitutes Silicon Powder For Graphite In Quest For 1000 Watt-Hour Per Liter Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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GM stops Chevy Bolt production (for now), lays off 1,314 workers

Electrek

General Motors has announced a mass layoff of 1,314 workers at two Michigan plants, including one that produces the Chevy Bolt EV, which the company has discontinued, for now at least. more… The post GM stops Chevy Bolt production (for now), lays off 1,314 workers appeared first on Electrek.

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GM to Stop Sales of Silverado and Sierra for Roof Splitting Issue

The Truth About Cars

General Motors is one of the largest pickup truck manufacturers in the world, with its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra two of its more popular models. While the most recent iterations of the two full-size pickups are more refined and tech-forward than previous generations, the 2024 models appear to also have a problem with their roofs splitting. GM-Trucks.com reported on the issue, in response to which General Motors issued a stop sale for the two trucks.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Tesla appears to be ramping up Cybertruck production as fleet is spotted

Electrek

Tesla appears to be ramping up Cybertruck production early as a decent fleet has been spotted at Gigafactory Texas. more… The post Tesla appears to be ramping up Cybertruck production as fleet is spotted appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Giga Shanghai’s Model Y production rate is quickly outpacing Model 3

Teslarati

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is producing Model Y vehicles at a rate that is quickly outpacing that of the Model 3, showing the demand for the all-electric crossover is larger than that of its smaller sibling. The factory in China has been Tesla’s biggest producer of vehicles in the past , and the Model Y and Model 3 are also the automaker’s two most popular vehicles.

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Tesla alum startup Lightship details the aero and extreme efficiency of its L1 electric RV

Electrek

Ahead of initial production scheduled for 2024, electric RV startup Lightship is offering a peek behind its solar electric curtain, detailing the efforts that went into its flagship L1 towable trailer to ensure it arrives as the more aerodynamic option on the market. more… The post Tesla alum startup Lightship details the aero and extreme efficiency of its L1 electric RV appeared first on Electrek.

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Final Camaro Rolls Off Assembly Line

The Truth About Cars

It’s the end of the line (again) for the Chevy Camaro. According to reports, the brand has wrapped up production of the model entirely, a few weeks past its best-before date thanks to delays partially brought on by UAW strike action earlier this year. Insiders at GMAuthority.com say their sources indicate the last Camaro was built yesterday, December 14th, bringing to a close the sixth-generation chapter of this tire smoking book.

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Ford ‘absolutely’ working with Google Maps for EV Route Planning like Apple Maps on CarPlay

Electrek

Is Ford adding Google Maps EV route planning? CEO Jim Farley hinted at the idea this week as owners requested the feature. more… The post Ford ‘absolutely’ working with Google Maps for EV Route Planning like Apple Maps on CarPlay appeared first on Electrek.

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GM's Cruise Laying Off Hundreds to Slash Costs

The Truth About Cars

The hits keep on coming for GM’s Cruise. After high-profile crashes and being forced to temporarily shutter operations in California, the autonomous vehicle unit announced yesterday that it would lay off a quarter of its workforce in a move that sees around 900 people losing their jobs. Cruise already fired its chief operating officer and eight other executives earlier this week and has talked for a while about reducing its operational costs, so the layoffs aren’t entirely unexpected.

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Tesla secures $135 million in incentive for Gigafactory Mexico despite delaying the factory

Electrek

Tesla has secured roughly $135 million worth of incentives for Gigafactory Mexico despite delaying the construction of the factory. more… The post Tesla secures $135 million in incentive for Gigafactory Mexico despite delaying the factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part V)

The Truth About Cars

As we learned in our last installment in this series, the lowering of the digital and governmental barrier between civilian and military GPS assets in 1996 was a boon to the consumer side of navigation, and (per our comments) land surveying as well. It was a timely turn of events for General Motors after the Orlando area TravTek experiment of 1992 proved either too costly to scale, or alternatively not valuable enough in the eyes of consumers.

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UK reaches milestone of installing over 50,000 public EV chargers

Innovation News Network

The UK has announced a landmark achievement on the road to net zero driving, installing over 50,000 public EV chargers nationwide. The post UK reaches milestone of installing over 50,000 public EV chargers appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Redwood Materials welcomes a new Chief Supply Officer

Teslarati

Redwood Materials welcomed a new Chief Supply Officer from the Tesla family recently. Tesla alum Christ Lister recently announced his new Red Materials role via Linked In. Christ Lister has extensive experience. He worked at Tesla as the Director of Gigafactory Operations between 2017 and 2018 and as Vice President of Operations between 2018 to 2022 between 2018 and 2022.

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Testing The Health Of Motor Windings — Is It Being Done On The Fly In Current EVs?

CleanTechnica EVs

In March 2014 my friend Steen Carlsen who is a power electronics engineer wrote a paper in which he wished. [continued] The post Testing The Health Of Motor Windings — Is It Being Done On The Fly In Current EVs? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Genesis Electrified GV70 spotted for the first time with a new facelift

Electrek

The Genesis Electrified GV70 is already due for an upgrade. The electric SUV was spotted with a new facelift in South Korea for the first time. more… The post Genesis Electrified GV70 spotted for the first time with a new facelift appeared first on Electrek.

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Don’t Macho EVs Alienate Female Audiences Too Much?

CleanTechnica EVs

Each morning I receive A.Word.A.Day, which gives me a quick moment to assess and expand my vocabulary. A target phrase. [continued] The post Don’t Macho EVs Alienate Female Audiences Too Much? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Autopilot ‘recall’ won’t make it to the Netherlands

Teslarati

The Autopilot “recall” that Tesla and the NHTSA rolled out earlier this week will not make it to the Netherlands, according to the country’s vehicle agency. The RDW, the governing agency over vehicles in the Netherlands, said that it does not currently plan on a recall of Tesla vehicles over the same reasoning the NHTSA pushed a recall of over two million vehicles earlier this week.

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Has Mercedes-Benz Forgotten What Constitutes Luxury?

The Truth About Cars

Mercedes-Benz is teasing the next generation of its user experience ahead of the official reveal it has scheduled for CES 2024. The proprietary Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) is said to boast a voice assistant that uses artificial intelligence and more space for screens than ever before. Details are limited before the official premiere. But the company has promised a new visual interface, developed with game-engine graphics from Unity, that is supposed to help drivers communicate with the

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Let’s Not Overreact To The Dark Side Of E-Bikes

CleanTechnica EVs

A recent story at CBS tells us about a woman using an e-bike to pursue one of the most hated. [continued] The post Let’s Not Overreact To The Dark Side Of E-Bikes appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CSC ES5 begins shipping as America’s latest 50+ MPH electric scooter option

Electrek

Unlike Europe, the US just doesn’t have very many higher-speed seated electric scooters to choose from. But that could change as more models slowly enter the North American market. The latest to hit the streets in the US is the CSC ES5 electric scooter, which is now shipping to reservation holders and available for order. more… The post CSC ES5 begins shipping as America’s latest 50+ MPH electric scooter option appeared first on Electrek.

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AT&T to Use Rivian EVs to Cut Transport Emissions

Electric Cars Report

Rivian Automotive announced that they have signed an agreement for AT&T to purchase Rivian electric vehicles for AT&T’s fleet through a pilot program aimed at cutting transport emissions. AT&T expects to begin adding the Rivian Commercial Van and R1 vehicles to its fleet in early 2024 to begin evaluating the various ways these vehicles help […] The post AT&T to Use Rivian EVs to Cut Transport Emissions appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Cheap talk: Volkswagen to bed Renault in race to build sub-$30k EV | reports

EV Central

Volkswagen and Renault are primed to join forces to work today to develop a new family of electric cars that will be priced less than €20,000 ($A32,000). According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, both VW and Renault are considering the deal that will see both car-makers produce up 250,000 of its bargain basement-priced electric cars. Created to be “affordable to the masses” it’s thought the new EV could be built on a new architecture that will slash costs further than cars ba

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DHL Supply Chain Deploys First Class 8 Electric Trucks In North America Operations

Electric Cars Report

DHL Supply Chain, the Americas leader in contract logistics, announced the deployment of its first Class 8 electric trucks, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to clean and efficient trucking operations. The company currently has two trucks in operation in California and in the coming weeks will take delivery of an additional 11 […] The post DHL Supply Chain Deploys First Class 8 Electric Trucks In North America Operations appeared first on Electric Cars Repor