Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. This dedicated EV architecture and propulsion system is the foundation for GM’s all-electric future, giving the company the capability not only to build an entire retail and commercial portfolio, but also leverage the technology to expand its business to non-automotive applications.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If you’ve lived around an electric vehicle, you know that flexibility is key. While daily charging at home or at road-trip stops covers most needs, what if friends or family with EVs could lend a few miles to you in a pinch? That’s where something in the ability set of several upcoming EVs might come in very handy: their potential to.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Environmental groups in Germany seem to really care about the usage of water near Tesla’s Giga Berlin, and are especially concerned with how much water Tesla will use. Let’s hope they have that same energy for the LEAG coal mine, which uses more water than Tesla needs for Giga Berlin. Teslarati recently noted that Tesla […].

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Electrek

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Clean energy sources generated a record 834 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, or about 21% of all electricity generated in the US in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ) reported yesterday. That includes wind, hydroelectric, solar , biomass, and geothermal. more… The post Clean energy was the No. 2 source of electricity in the US in 2020 appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Gaussin and Terminal du Grand Ouest (TGO), concessionaire and sole operator of the Montoir-based Multipurpose Cargo and Container Terminal (MCCT) near Saint- Nazaire, France, are partnering to test a hydrogen-powered heavy-duty terminal tractor. These full-scale tests will take place at the Montoir container terminal in spring 2022. A Gaussin APM H2 75T will be tested at the Montoir container terminal.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In Europe and in the U.S. alike, ride hailing needs to go fully electric as soon as possible. Otherwise it’s adding to local pollution issues and global warming. And yet the needs of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are quite different versus typical personal use. They are essentially the new generation of taxi fleets. And it.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A Tesla Model S owner in Finland decided to blow up his electric car with dynamite after it needed a battery replacement, which Tesla said was going to cost $22,000. more… The post Tesla owner blows up his Model S with dynamite over $22,000 battery replacement appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The 900 th electric bus has hit the streets of Moscow; in November 2020, the city had launched its 500 th electric bus ( earlier post ). The jubilee e-bus decorated with neon lights will operate in the south of the city. The vehicle was assembled at the SVARZ eco-plant by KAMAZ, which was opened in April ( earlier post ). This electric bus has become the 300 th vehicle purchased with the funds from green bonds.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Among all the new electric cars coming out this year, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the one that best shows that affordable EVs don’t have to look and feel like everything else. There’s room to reformat the car and mix in some rad cues from the past, without losing focus on a future that doesn’t involve tailpipe emissions. The Hyundai.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Tesla aims to release significant Autopilot improvements to vehicles outside the United States by March 2022. The timing for the release of Tesla’s Autopilot improvements seems fitting given Europe’s dedication to increasing road safety in the next few years through a series of regulations requiring the installment of vehicle safety systems in vehicles.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla has applied to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors, which would be a first in the US. The move comes as Tesla is planning to open its Supercharger network to other automakers. more… The post Tesla applies to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

? At NIO Day 2021 in Suzhou, China, NIO unveiled ET5, its new mid-size smart electric sedan. Inheriting NIO’s high-performance DNA, the 360 kW ET5 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds with its dual-motor architecture (150 kW induction asynchronous motor in the front and 210 kW permanent magnet motor at the rear to offer a peak torque 700 N·m).

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The first electric vehicles based on General Motors' Ultium architecture are headed to customers. GM on Friday confirmed that the first customer 2022 GMC Hummer EV had been completed, as well as delivery of the first BrightDrop EV600 vans to customer FedEx. In both cases, GM met its previously announced timelines to launch these vehicles by the.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Cybertruck will be a technology showcase for Tesla, as the vehicle would be fitted with the best innovations that the company can offer. Yet behind its bells and whistles, it appears that the Cybertruck also has a number of practical tricks up its sleeve, some of which could make the all-electric pickup truck one of the best campers on the market. .

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In an article for the Nasdaq blog, Eric Cuka of The Motley Fool shared some thoughts on Tesla and his opinion that Tesla is the top high-growth artificial intelligence company in the world. Eric also added more thoughts in his video below. I’m going to quickly recap the video and blog, which you can also […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

General Motors will offer EV technology beyond its own portfolio and automotive applications more broadly, one component at a time. This approach will enable GM to expand its reach to a larger, more diverse group of commercial customers, helping organizations meet the growing demand for zero-emissions technology while achieving their own sustainability targets.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 24, 2021

BMW has confirmed EPA range ratings for the i4 sedan and iX crossover SUV, mostly hitting the automaker's targets. In xDrive50 dual-motor all-wheel drive launch guise, the iX achieves an EPA range of 324 miles with 20-inch wheels, 315 miles with 22-inch wheels, and 305 miles with 21-inch wheels, BMW confirmed in an updated press kit for the the.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla will deactivate Gaming features while its vehicles are in motion following the launch of an NHTSA probe into the feature, the agency confirmed on Thursday. Yesterday, the NHTSA announced that it would launch a probe investigating the “Passenger Play” features within a Tesla. The probe, affecting over 580,000 Tesla vehicles, will look into the aspects of the feature, “including the frequency and use scenarios of Tesla Passenger Play,” it said.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Before I get into this story, this isn’t the followup to Joe’s experience at a Ford dealership. Joe actually reached out to me with a followup, but I wanted to allow the dealership some time to at least keep their promise to Joe. However, another EV buyer reached out to CleanTechnica and shared her story […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Cummins is releasing its new PowerDrive 8000 system to integrate into the terminal tractor application. Cummins will begin field tests in early 2022 with Kalmar, one of Cummins’ lead customers for this solution. Cummins and Kalmar will together offer battery-electric terminal tractors globally. Cummins designed the PowerDrive 8000 for the terminal tractor segment to better meet the necessary duty-cycle and power requirements for the distribution and port environments.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Electric cars may be nearing a tipping point for mass adoption in the United States, according to a new Ipsos study. Interest in EVs has tripled since 2018, with over a third of U.S. consumers now willing to consider an EV, according to the study. That increased interest is happening at the perfect time, as rising gas prices could fuel (no pun.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Tesla and others have now submitted all documents needed for the environmental approval that would allow Gigafactory Berlin to start production. more… The post Tesla has submitted final documents for Gigafactory Berlin production approval appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

More than three months after the building-sized Starship booster’s latest return to Starbase’s orbital launch site, SpaceX has finally begun the process of testing what CEO Elon Musk says is still the first flightworthy Super Heavy. After completing a number of pad tests in the days prior, SpaceX began filling Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) with liquid nitrogen – supplied by the first orbital-class Starship launch – for the first time on December 17th.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, a new DOE office that will support clean energy technology demonstration?projects in areas including clean hydrogen, carbon capture, grid-scale energy storage, small modular reactors, and more. Demonstration projects prove the effectiveness of innovative technologies in real-world conditions at scale in order to pave the way towards widespread adoption and deployment.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has a well-earned reputation for making some of the best luxury vehicles in the world. And with the EQS, it shows the start of a new branch of the family while entirely on-brand, by building the most luxurious electric vehicle yet. Forget about the EQC electric SUV, which never arrived, and the powered-by-Tesla B-Class Electric Drive.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2021

New figures show that that battery swapping network leader Gogoro is running away with the electric scooter market in its domestic sales. Now the company is setting the stage to expand that dominance overseas. more… The post Gogoro is silently crushing the domestic electric scooter competition, and it’s not even close appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) has rebounded from a slight pullback earlier this week on the stock market to regain its status as a trillion-dollar company. Shares closed at $1,008.87, up 7.49%, on Wednesday. Shares surged during Wednesday trading hours based on Musk’s comments, which seemed to entail that the CEO’s selloff of Tesla stock may be coming to a close soon.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

New processing methods developed by MIT researchers could help ease looming shortages of the essential metals that power everything from phones to automotive batteries by making it easier to separate these rare metals from mining ores and recycled materials. Selective adjustments within a sulfidation process allowed professor of metallurgy Antoine Allanore and his graduate student Caspar Stinn to target and separate rare metals, such as the cobalt in a lithium-ion battery, from mixed-metal mater

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Which automaker recently confirmed an electric camper van for production? Which automaker’s former CEO called its EV plan timid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 17, 2021. In a first drive of the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, we found this retro-futuristic EV to be.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla (TSLA) has secured new “Active Anode Material” from graphite for battery production in a rare new offtake agreement deal with Syrah Resources Limited. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) secures graphite anode material for battery production in rare new offtake deal appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The 2021-22 Tesla Model Y has captured the Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Only the most worthy vehicles are labeled with the Top Safety Pick+ label. The Model Y qualified for the elusive label by earning top marks in each of the IIHS’ six crashworthiness evaluations , “including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests,” t

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. The new investments, the largest ever made in the electrification of a public vehicle fleet, will help the City achieve an all-electric fleet by 2035, five years sooner than the previous goal of 2040.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla is providing a recommendation to owners of new base 2022 Model 3 RWD electric cars equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells that is something of a gift in usable range: Charge to 100% on a regular basis. The automaker began using LFP cells for Chinese-market vehicles, but has been hinting at a broader shift for some time.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Tesla has secured another order of Tesla Semi trucks, its upcoming electric class 8 semi trucks. Karat Packaging announced in a press release that it ordered 10 Tesla Semi trucks. more… The post Tesla secures another order of electric semi trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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