Sat.Dec 16, 2023 - Fri.Dec 22, 2023

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Report: Many GM and Ford EVs will lose tax credits in 2024

Green Car Reports

According to a report citing GM directly, the Chevy Bolt EV will be the only EV from the automaker qualifying for the full EV tax credit from Jan. 1. Yes, that’s a model now out of production and set to be increasingly difficult to find at dealerships in 2024. GM did say that the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Cadillac Lyriq are due to regain.

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Florida’s first floating solar farm is now online

Electrek

Duke Energy is piloting a floating solar farm in Florida – the state’s first – on an existing cooling pond in Polk County. more… The post Florida’s first floating solar farm is now online appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Model Y set to break 37-year sales record in Denmark

Teslarati

The Tesla Model Y is set to break a 37-year sales record in Denmark, set in 1986 by the Opel Kadett for most cars sold in a calendar year. The Opel Kadett sold 16,686 vehicles 37 years ago, and the Model Y is just ten vehicles away from breaking the record, a report from FDM , a Danish publication, said. The Model Y has averaged over 100 registrations per day, and it is set to officially break the record today, December 20. “Electric revolution – Tesla breaks 37-year-old sales recor

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New Solid State EV Battery Deploys Ceramic “Brain” From Saint-Gobain

CleanTechnica EVs

A new solid state battery teams a US startup with a centuries-old ceramics firm for next generation energy storage. The post New Solid State EV Battery Deploys Ceramic “Brain” From Saint-Gobain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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

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Review: 2024 BMW i5 electric sport sedan trounces gasoline sibling

Green Car Reports

Battery-electric 2024 BMW i5 models will make up roughly half the full range of the eighth-generation mid-size BMW 5-Series sport sedan that first debuted in 1972. As with its larger sibling, the BMW i7, the electric version—though all but identical on the outside—is clearly superior to its gasoline counterparts. Now, the higher-volume.

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Electric car registrations on the rise in Europe, while diesel dies out

Electrek

New data shows electric cars and plug-in hybrids made up more than 24% of all new passenger car registrations in the European Union this year, rising a bit from last year. While gas vehicles still hold nearly a third of the market, diesel rates took a dive. more… The post Electric car registrations on the rise in Europe, while diesel dies out appeared first on Electrek.

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Meet the PHOLED That Is Transforming Displays

Cars That Think

OLED displays dominate cellphones and have grabbed a big piece of the high-end TV market, thanks to their crisp images, deep black levels, and wide viewing angles. But OLED technology doesn’t do better than the alternative—LCDs—in longevity or brightness. And energy efficiency is a toss-up, depending on the images being displayed. This year, OLED will get a big boost in all three of those metrics, when blue phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) materials become commercially available.

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2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is eligible for $1,000 Costco discount

Green Car Reports

Costco members can get up to $1,000 off the purchase or lease of a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV through Jan. 2. According to CarsDirect, the Blazer EV was added to General Motors' year-end Costco rebate promotion last Friday. The program runs nationwide, but only for shoppers who have been Costco members since Oct. 31 of this year. The Blazer EV isn't.

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The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light

Electrek

Danish renewables giant Ørsted just committed to building the world’s single-largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3. more… The post The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light appeared first on Electrek.

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Car design legend dubs Tesla Cybertruck as “Picasso of automobiles”

Teslarati

Tesla set out to make something different when the company decided to release the Cybertruck. And with the all-electric pickup truck now being delivered to customers , one could state that the company really did make something special — and the world’s roads will never look the same. It takes a certain level of guts and unsoundness of mind, after all, to release a vehicle like the Cybertruck to the market.

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

Brief

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13% of Audi Sales Electric in USA, 12% of Volkswagen & Mercedes Sales Electric — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s fun and interesting to look at which automakers lead full electric vehicle (BEV) sales in the USA, and to. [continued] The post 13% of Audi Sales Electric in USA, 12% of Volkswagen & Mercedes Sales Electric — Charts appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

Cars That Think

Trust no one. It’s not just a throwaway line from TV thrillers. It’s becoming the goal of computer security , and a technology that can make it a reality has arrived. Called fully homomorphic encryption , or FHE, it allows software to compute on encrypted data without ever decrypting it. The possibilities are enormous: huge leaps in medical research and patient care without exposing patient data, more effective tools against money laundering without regulators actually seeing anyone’s bank-accou

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Tesla Electric erases homeowner’s electricity bill and pays him $1000

Electrek

Tesla’s new electricity retail program, Tesla Electric, has erased this homeowner’s electricity bill and paid him $1,000 in 2023. more… The post Tesla Electric erases homeowner’s electricity bill and pays him $1000 appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla confirms it is developing wireless inductive EV charging

Teslarati

Tesla confirmed it is developing a wireless inductive electric vehicle charging platform for owners in an interview with Jay Leno. Earlier this year, Tesla hinted it was working on a wireless charging system for EVs, where owners could simply pull their cars over a stationary platform or device that would eliminate the need to plug in vehicles directly.

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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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Nations Begin Tightening The Screws On Chinese Electric Car Imports

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric car import rules are changing in France and Turkey as 2023 comes to a close, putting Chinese imports under pressure. The post Nations Begin Tightening The Screws On Chinese Electric Car Imports appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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In 2024, Intel Hopes to Leapfrog Its Chipmaking Competitors

Cars That Think

For the past five years, Intel has lagged behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung in advanced chip manufacturing. Now, in an attempt to regain the lead, the company is making a bold—and risky—move, introducing two novel technologies in its desktop and laptop Arrow Lake processor, due out in late 2024. Intel hopes to leapfrog its competitors with new transistor technology and a power-delivery system that would be the first of its kind.

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This Scottish EV charging hub is next-level extraordinary

Electrek

The City of Dundee in Scotland planned and paid for an EV charging hub on a former gas station site, and they pretty much thought of everything. more… The post This Scottish EV charging hub is next-level extraordinary appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Semi fleet now almost 100 units, confirms exec

Teslarati

The Tesla Semi started its first consumer deliveries last year, but the vehicles were only delivered to one customer: PepsiCo. Since then, the Tesla Semi fleet has grown into almost 100 vehicles, as confirmed by Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy. Moravy and Tesla Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen were recently featured in a pretty extensive episode of Jay Leno’s Garage.

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Federal Employees: It’s Time To Commute By EV Or Public Transit

CleanTechnica EVs

Federal employees, your days of driving a gas-guzzler to work solo — whether on the highways or across the bi-ways. [continued] The post Federal Employees: It’s Time To Commute By EV Or Public Transit appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Nio ET7 drives 1,044 km on single charge with semi solid state battery

The Driven EV News

Nio's electric sedan lays claim to being the EV with the longest range after driving over 1,000 km on a single charge using a new mass-produced swappable semi solid state battery. The post Nio ET7 drives 1,044 km on single charge with semi solid state battery appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla drivers have highest accident rate despite Autopilot claims, who is lying?

Electrek

A new study based on insurance claims shows that Tesla drivers have the highest accident rate of any brand in the auto industry. That’s despite Tesla claiming that its Autopilot safety features result in a much lower crash rate than the industry average. Who is lying? more… The post Tesla drivers have highest accident rate despite Autopilot claims, who is lying?

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Tesla fixes cabin door issues in Model S and X with Over-the-Air update

Teslarati

Tesla is fixing issues with cabin doors in over 120,000 Model S and Model X vehicles, as they may become unlatched during a crash, which does not comply with certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a Safety Recall Report on December 19 that showed Model S and Model X vehicles built from 2021 to 2023 and operating under Software Version 2021.36 or later “permitted the cabin doors to disengage from the latch

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Getting Off The Fence: Tesla Bot Looks Like Tesla’s Next Giant Success

CleanTechnica EVs

I wrote the other day about Tesla Optimus and posed the question of whether it was a “savior” for the. [continued] The post Getting Off The Fence: Tesla Bot Looks Like Tesla’s Next Giant Success appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Pilot Project Sends Kelp–and Carbon–to the Seafloor

Cars That Think

Last January, in the waters off Cebu City in the Philippines, researchers first deployed a huge flexible ring seeded with seaweed and spanned by spokelike ropes and tubes. Every nightfall, cranks mounted on a floating platform lower the ring 25 meters below the surface to expose the seaweed to cooler, more nutrient-rich water. At daybreak, the cranks pull the ring back up to the surface to soak up sunlight and carbon dioxide.

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The Dutch are riding their bikes on two new solar cycle paths

Electrek

Two solar cycle paths came online in the Netherlands, and they’re the country’s first to have 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet) of solar surface area each. more… The post The Dutch are riding their bikes on two new solar cycle paths appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla tops the UK’s most popular EV list 5 years in a row

Teslarati

Tesla has topped the United Kingdom’s (UK) Most Popular Electric Vehicle (EV) list for the past 5 years, according to annual car registrations from 2019 to present. Comparison site confused.com sifted through the United Kingdom’s annual EV registrations for the past 5 years and released its findings in the Rise of EVs Report. The report enumerated the UK’s top 10 Most Popular EV models.

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Walmart Starts Its Electric Semi Truck Transformation

CleanTechnica EVs

Quite often, I see Walmart’s electric Ford delivery vans (Ford E-Transits) in my area. It’s so exciting, not just because. [continued] The post Walmart Starts Its Electric Semi Truck Transformation appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The evolution of petrolithium

Innovation News Network

Galvanic Energy CEO Brent Wilson examines the history and progression of petrolithium exploration. The post The evolution of petrolithium appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla removes Disney+ from vehicles amid Elon Musk’s Twitter beef with Bob Iger

Electrek

Tesla has removed Disney+ from some of its vehicles amid Elon Musk having an online fight with Disney CEO Bob Iger. The fight started when Disney halted its advertising on X after Musk agreed with and amplified antisemitic content, for which he eventually apologized. more… The post Tesla removes Disney+ from vehicles amid Elon Musk’s Twitter beef with Bob Iger appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla axes Disney+ from vehicles with Musk-Iger rivalry, but there’s a workaround

Teslarati

Tesla appears to have axed Disney+ from its vehicles just a few weeks after CEO Elon Musk told Disney frontman Bob Iger off at a conference as the entertainment company pulled advertising from Musk’s social media platform X. Tesla owners started to notice Disney+ was removed from the Theater this past weekend, as YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, and Tutorials remained.

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The Battery Domino Effect — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

The third report of the X-Change series was produced by RMI in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund and is a contribution. [continued] The post The Battery Domino Effect — Charts appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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35 Years Ago, Researchers Used Brain Waves to Control a Robot

Cars That Think

Using the brain to directly control an object was long the stuff of science fiction, and in 1988 the vision became a reality. IEEE Life Senior Member Stevo Bozinovski and Members Mihail Sestakov and Dr. Liljana Bozinovska used a student volunteer’s electroencephalogram (EEG) brain signals to move a robot along a closed-circuit track. Bozinovski and Sestakov were electrical engineering and computer science professors at Saints Cyril and Methodius University , in Skopje, North Macedonia.

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The first-ever drive from North to South pole is complete – and it was all-electric

Electrek

After nearly nine months on the road, an all-electric Nissan Ariya has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole, piloted by Chris Ramsey of Plug in Adventures and his wife Julie. more… The post The first-ever drive from North to South pole is complete – and it was all-electric appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla holds signing ceremony for Megafactory Shanghai

Teslarati

Tesla officially started its high-profile Megafactory project in Shanghai. This was highlighted in a land acquisition and signing ceremony that was held on Friday morning. The ceremony was dubbed by the EV maker as the official start of the “milestone project.” Similar to its sister factory in Lathrop, California , the Shanghai Megafactory is expected to be capable of producing 10,000 Megapack batteries per year, or about 40 GWh of energy storage.

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