Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country. Equipping 67 of DHL Express’ medium- and heavy-duty trucks with the TRAILAR solar technology is expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by 1,000 kg per year for each vehicle, also lowering both fuel and maintenance costs.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Eight electric cars were among the 65 models recognized with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest Top Safety Pick+ award for 2022. Released Thursday, the list includes the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, Volkswagen ID.4, and Audi E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback. Note that the C40 Recharge and.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Chevron Corporation and Renewable Energy Group announced a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of REG in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share. The acquisition combines REG’s growing renewable fuels production and leading feedstock capabilities with Chevron’s large manufacturing, distribution and commercial marketing position.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The world of electric vehicle startups feels more like Silicon Valley than Detroit, with company after company arriving with big promises, optimism, and a handful of prototypes—only to fade away a short time later as something even less than a one-hit wonder. But there are some reasons to believe that VinFast may carve out a different path.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A team from the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Zhengzhou University in China has demonstrated a metal-free carbocatalyst—nitrogen-assembly carbons (NCs)—for the release of hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) even at ambient temperature, showing greater activity than transition metal–based catalysts. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Science Advances.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Tesla has made the sale of emissions credits to other automakers a significant part of its revenue, and that could continue under stricter emissions standards enacted by the Biden administration, according to a new IHS Markit report. These new standards, along with stricter rules expected in Europe and China, could form "a lucrative revenue.
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Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Russia has invaded Ukraine without provocation, triggering a series of diplomatic responses – sanctions in particular – that recently culminated in the aggressor deciding to cut ties with Europe on a number of cooperative spaceflight projects. Dmitry Rogozin, director of Russia’s national ‘Roscosmos’ space agency, went as far as implying that the country might respond to the West’s aerospace sanctions by ending its support of the International Space Station (I
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Bosch is expanding its expertise in automated driving and strengthening its market position with the acquisition of Atlatec GmbH , based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Atlatec is a provider of high-resolution digital maps for driver assistance and automated driving. The company, which was spun off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2014, employs around 25 people in Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reports that a substantial truckload of Starlink dishes has arrived in the besieged country, fulfilling SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s promise about 48 hours after his first exchange. There are already reports from Ukrainians that the satellite internet service is up and running in the country. Packed with at least 100-200 dishes, SpaceX’s delivery will thus hopefully ensure that thousands or even tens of thousands of Ukrainians will be able to stay connect
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Hyundai Motor is integrating green energy into Charge myHyundai. Using the e-mobility service provider Digital Charging Solutions’ (DCS) green charging option, the company will ensure that, for every charge undertaken by customers via its pan-European integrated public charging service, the equivalent amount of energy is fed back into the grid as green electricity.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Tesla could have a steady stream of revenue from regulatory credits for years to come. Vinfast insists it will speed its EVs to market by the end of 2022. California passed a million plug-in vehicles. And this year’s list of the safest vehicles on the market includes a number of EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to an.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Isuzu Motors, Hino Motors and Toyota Motor plan to strengthen their efforts to electrify buses. In collaboration with Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies, which works to solve social issues through the spread of CASE technologies, the three companies will expand their lineup to increase customer options and reduce vehicle cost, in addition to popularizing practical and sustainable electric vehicles.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Nobody should be surprised that the man who called the unraveling of the Soviet Union “ the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century ” has been trying to reverse history. He took the first step in Crimea in 2014 , and in the early morning hours of 24 February he ordered a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
by Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy. It’s easy to get caught up in the recent marketing hype around electric vehicles. EVs are becoming more common across the United States as prices are starting to come down and choices are increasing. The wave of popularity is building, but there are dark clouds ahead if we don’t take notice. It’s an issue the battery industry has been whispering about for some time.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Hackers are ramping up their effort to disrupt Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, and now it’s even affecting electric car owners in the country. A bunch of electric car charging stations outside Moscow were hacked and disabled. While EV owners couldn’t charge, the display on the stations shared some words about Vladimir Putin. more…. The post Hacked electric car charging stations in Russia displays ‘Putin is a d*ckhead’ and ‘glory to Ukraine’ appeared first on Electrek
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a US Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste ( earlier post ). Recently, TdVib LLC , a company based out of Boone, Iowa, signed a license agreement for the technology with Iowa State University Research Foundation, which handles patenting and technology transfer activities for Ames Laboratory.
Energy Institute at HAAS
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A more effective way to help struggling families, without undermining climate goals. You may have heard the growing talk in Washington DC and state capitals of temporarily suspending federal and … Continue Reading Cut the Electricity Tax, not the Gas Tax.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The bp board announced that bp will exit its shareholding in Rosneft, a Russian state-controlled oil and gas company. bp has held a 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft since 2013. Additionally, bp chief executive officer Bernard Looney is resigning from the board of Rosneft with immediate effect. The other Rosneft director nominated by bp, former bp group chief executive Bob Dudley, is similarly resigning from the board.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Tesla has started to offer free Supercharging in several countries around Ukraine for people fleeing the country following the Russian invasion. more…. The post Tesla offers free Supercharging around Ukraine for people fleeing the country appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company and Shell are embarking on a new strategic collaboration to explore ways to offer lower carbon emissions products and services and to reduce emissions across their operations. Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, and Huibert Vigeveno, Shell’s Downstream Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a ceremony held at Hyundai Motor America headquarters in Fountain Valley, California.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Tesla has kicked off deliveries of the Model S refresh with matrix headlights and updated tail lights. Images of customers taking delivery of the vehicle at the Fremont Factory have been posted online. As could be seen in photos shared by new Model S owners on the private Model S Plaid & Long Range Facebook group , the updated flagship sedan features several subtle changes from the vehicles’ previous iterations.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
I have a thing for old cars. It doesn’t matter what kind of fuel they use. I just think old cars are cool. Old electric vehicles are obviously the coolest of cool, like the 1913 Detroit Electric I experienced last year. Internal combustion engine vehicles are irrational in the grand scheme of the planet Earth […].
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype has been spotted at Tesla’s Fremont factory, and it featured a bed cover – something that was missing in other recently spotted prototypes. more…. The post New Tesla Cybertruck prototype spotted with bed cover appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
I recently sat down with the famous and widely loved Tony Seba to talk about the revolutions underway in energy (clean energy is taking over the energy world), transportation (the EV revolution is rolling fast now), and food. Listen to the interview on CleanTechnica Pro. Be sure to log in first here. And if you’re not […].
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Select Tesla Superchargers in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary will be free of use as part of the EV maker’s efforts to help people currently being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The program will start this Monday, and will be applicable for both Tesla and Non-Tesla vehicles. “Charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
I was a huge fan of the affordably priced $1,045 Ride1Up Roadster V2 from the moment it launched last year. So when Ride1Up decided to release a modified version designed as a gravel e-bike, I was extra stoked. The updates, which include gravel-ready features like new disc brakes, a Gates belt drive, and higher-end gravel-friendly tires, pushed the price slightly higher to $1,245.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
What does a decarbonization roadmap look like? How would an "all in” approach for policy action help to move governments away from fossil fuel reliance?
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Kia’s EV6 has won the 2022 European Car of the Year award. 61 journalists from 23 European countries were surveyed this year, with the EV6 outlasting every vehicle in the market to win the award. The EV6 from Kia was one of over sixty automotive models launched in 2021. In November, the 61-member jury of automotive journalists narrowed down the options to just seven, six of which were electric vehicles.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Tesla is reportedly finally going to receive final approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin this week after months of delays. more…. The post Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is expected to finally receive approval for production this week appeared first on Electrek.
InsideEVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Deliveries of electrical cable harnesses and other components made in Ukraine have stopped, so VW, Audi and Cupra EVs can't be built.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
In a recent press release, Tesla battery partner Panasonic announced that its energy division will establish a 4680 cell production facility at its Wakayama Factory in western Japan. Mass production of the new battery cells on the site is expected to start in the fiscal year ending in March 2024. The initiative is aimed at helping Panasonic expand its electric vehicle battery business worldwide.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Panasonic announced today that it greenlighted a new investment to start production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2024. The Japanese manufacturing giant is one of several battery makers looking to produce 4680 cells for Tesla. more…. The post Panasonic announces start of Tesla 4680 battery cell production by March 2024 appeared first on Electrek.
InsideEVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The base Fisker Ocean Sport is WLTP-rated at 275 miles (440 kilometers) and starts at £34,990 in the UK and €41,900 in Spain.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben yesterday wrote about an innovative idea that would help curb Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and it might just be doable. more…. The post How US-made heat pumps could help weaken Russian power over Europe appeared first on Electrek.
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