Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The municipal public transport operator TPER in the city of Bologna is going to purchase 130 hydrogen buses from Solaris. The delivery will encompass 127 units of 12-meter Urbino 12 hydrogen buses for TPER Bologna and 3 units for TPER Ferrara. The carrier shall also have the right to extend the order by an additional 140 vehicles as an option. The Italian cities of Bologna and Ferrara have just started one of the largest projects encompassing hydrogen fuel cell buses in Europe.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 2024 Hyundai Kona is already reaching dealerships, while the Kona Electric version, Hyundai says, won’t arrive until late fall. You should wait, because the EV version of Hyundai’s small utility vehicle is hands-down the best of the bunch. We had two brief stints in a prototype Kona Electric in the rolling Maryland horse country.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Smartville Inc., an EV battery-repurposing company, is unveiling the Smartville 360 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) during the RE+ 2023 conference in Las Vegas. The Smartville 360 BESS is a fully integrated, turnkey energy storage system that combines high-quality repurposed automotive lithium-ion battery from multiple automotive makes and models that meet Smartville’s specifications matched with proprietary safety and life-cycle optimization controls.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT electric cars are being recalled to address a battery-sealant issue. The two EVs are based on the same J1 platform and share many major components—including battery sealant. Both Porsche and Audi switched to a Teroson sealant during the period when the affected cars were produced, and it may have been.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The US Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC’s) Board of Directors approved the provision of up to $150 million in financing to Twigg Exploration and Mining—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited—to fund investments in the company’s graphite mining and processing operation in Balama, Mozambique. ( Earlier post.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new study from MarketWatch suggests that Tesla’s pioneering use of advanced telematics in assigning insurance risk may disrupt the insurance industry as much as the company has already disrupted global automotive markets.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. more… The post IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, and SandboxAQ , an enterprise SaaS company that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with quantum analysis (AQ), will collaborate to predict the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by leveraging SandboxAQ’s AI-driven chemical simulation software and NOVONIX’s Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC) technology and extensive battery cell prototyping and testing capabilities.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Several Tesla Semi trucks are participating in a fascinating, new independent test study, and the electric truck is starting to prove itself. more… The post Tesla Semi proves itself in fascinating, new independent test appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conigital , a UK-based driverless vehicle company with operations in Australia, Brazil, and India, said it has secured an offer of £500 million (US$626 million) in Series A+ funding. This investment, a combination of equity and debt, is the outcome of a strategic partnership with a global Private Equity (PE) infrastructure firm, managing £150 billion (US$188 billion) in assets.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Hyundai Kona electric outshines its gasoline counterpart. Illinois will be the home of a huge LFP battery factory. And the Porsche Taycan is getting recalled for battery issues only affecting one model year. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Based on some brief first driving impressions of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric, we can verify.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, announced that Hatch Ltd., a global engineering consultancy firm, has delivered its report that evaluates NOVONIX’s all-dry, zero-waste cathode synthesis process. Hatch was commissioned to conduct a commercial-scale capital and operating cost comparison study, as well as a high-level evaluation of plant emissions and impacts to natural resources between NOVONIX’s patent-pending process and the conventional wet process.

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The Driven EV News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A kit designed to quickly and cheaply turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles has won a prestigious design award and could one day help cut Australia's transport emissions. The post Australian student wins award for design that could turn petrol cars into hybrids appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future. —Milan Nedeljković, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for production The Oxford plant is gearing-up to build two new all-electric MINI models fro

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I remember spotting one of an early adopter’s EV at Sarit Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, in 2016. It was a grey Nissan Leaf. There were not that many EVs in Kenya at the time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A consortium of battery scientists, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will accelerate the commercialization of a new family of battery cathode materials called DRX or “disordered rock salt.” DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures. more… The post Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Learn more about the evolution of computing and how quantum computers have the potential to revolutionise it further. The post How quantum computers signify the next chapter in the evolution of computing appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hyundai is taking a page from Tesla as it plans to model a new EV production method after its Giga Casting. The new process,”hypercasting,” can significantly cut costs while boosting output. more… The post Hyundai is developing a Tesla-like Giga Press to boost EV production and cut costs appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We have had all-time record temperatures both for the last 12 months and this past July. We’ve had record heat waves in the Middle East and the Southwest US. The fires this year in Hawaii and in 2018 in California have been the most destructive in over 100 years.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Volvo Energy and UK battery storage company Connected Energy today announced that they’ve signed a letter of intent to turn used Volvo EV batteries into new battery storage. more… The post Volvo is going to turn used EV batteries into new battery storage appeared first on Electrek.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA), there is $5 billion available in funding for clean school buses. Even with a flurry of activity and available funding, though, only about 1% of school buses in the country are currently electric ( matching the approximate percentage of cars and light duty trucks

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A picture of a Tesla robotaxi “concept” was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography today. It is interesting, but I would also take it with a grain of salt. more… The post A Tesla robotaxi ‘concept’ was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Chinese battery maker Gotion will build a $2 billion EV battery factory in Manteno, Illinois, with plans to begin production in 2024. The battery plant was announced September 8 by Gotion and the State of Illinois, which provided a $536 million incentive package to land the project. Under the terms of the deal, Gotion is also eligible to receive.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen , may be on the edge of another crisis. VW is losing market share in its most important market, China, as Tesla and other EV makers in the region widen their lead. Those same Chinese automakers are now turning their sights on Europe, VW’s home market. more… The post VW lags in its most important market as Tesla, EV makers become go-to for new tech appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Below, I will look at what Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) is currently very good at, what it’s bad at, what it’s very bad at, where I have to intervene even though I don’t have to, and the future of FSD.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Weeks after announcing a collaboration with Kia America to bring bidirectional charging capabilities to EV9 drivers, Wallbox has demonstrated the potential of its technology first hand. Today, the energy management technology company posted a video you can see below that showcases its Quasar 2 home EV charger not only charging an EV9, but also using the SUV to power home devices the opposite direction as well as other intuitive features.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For over 100 years, Midwesterners have been traveling to Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan to beat the oppressive heat in the summers and go swimming, boating, and fishing. In the early 20th century, they traveled by train because driving the miserable gravel roads was the only alternative.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Swiss students just broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest accelerating EV in their hand-built electric car. The all-electric car crushed the previous record, running from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 km/h) in under a second. more… The post This hand-built electric car just crushed the world’s fastest-accelerating EV record [video] appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Three of the biggest names in heavy equipment are launching a new joint venture to co-develop advanced, lightweight electric truck batteries.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Tesla has now officially launched Powerwall 3 on its website and released all the specs – other than the battery chemistry used. more… The post Tesla officially launches Powerwall 3, releases specs appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Everyone old enough to remember 9/11 has a personal story of where they were and what they were doing when they found out about the attacks. It’s a hard memory to forget, right? For me, I was a high school student on a 40-mile journey to class in rural New Mexico.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Seattle-based electric bike maker Rad Power Bikes has just announced the biggest update to its entire product lineup yet, promising full UL-compliance for its batteries and e-bikes. more… The post Rad Power Bikes announces major update to its entire e-bike lineup appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The feds are telling Wolfsburg to recall about 47,000 Jetta sedans in this country, all from the 2019 and 2020 model years, thanks to an issue in cars with the old-school ignition switch. Unlike the ignition switch debacle at General Motors all those years ago, this problem seems to be exacerbated by temperature and not having five hundred souvenir key rings hanging from the tumbler.

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