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Lucid Motors slashes worth of Wind sedan as EV price battle grows

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Tesla’s Fashion S and its efficiency model Fashion S Plaid — direct competition with the Wind — are priced at $88,490 and $108,490 unwell from $104,990 and $135,990 at first of the date. The post Lucid Motors slashes worth of Wind sedan as EV price battle grows appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Newark, Calif.-based

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DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to 12 businesses to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing; $98 million of that goes to five automakers and suppliers towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment. Ford Motor Company. General Motors Company. Funded at $2.3

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Chevy Bolt EV deals, Ram eTorque, in-wheel motors, wind and solar costs: Today's Car News

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Chevrolet is making no big sales push at the end of the quarter, despite the expiration of full tax credits for its vehicles. In-wheel motors for EVs may be making their way to the mainstream. Ram's new eTorque does more than most mild-hybrid start/stop systems. And renewable electricity may have passed a key cost threshold.

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US DOE releases 2023 Critical Materials Assessment to evaluate supply chain security for clean energy technologies

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In addition to informing crosscutting DOE priorities including the Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Application Program (RDD&CA), the DOE Critical Materials List will inform eligibility for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act 48C.

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Road Test: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor EV

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kWh per mile, taking advantage of the powerful motor regeneration that returned electricity to the battery when coasting or braking. The cabin was quiet with the 0.278 coefficient of drag (Cd) keeping wind noise at a minimum, including the exterior mirrors offering no noise at freeway speeds. Observations: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor.

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Roskill forecasts demand for neodymium for magnets to result in supply deficit; substitutions by 2021

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However, Roskill also projects that, driven by rapidly increasing demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets (used in traction motors among other applications), neodymium will fall into deficit in 2016, although demand will initially be met by the drawdown of stocks. Global NEV production could rise by 3.5-4.0

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Indoor and outdoor sources combine to make air pollution the second-largest cause of death in Africa, claiming more lives than tobacco, alcohol, motor vehicle accidents, and drug abuse. Fossil fuel combustion has driven an increase in outdoor air pollution that in 2019 killed 29.15 people per 100,000 population, an increase from 26.13

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