Green Car Reports
MAY 1, 2024
Is that a minivan? Is that a wagon? Is that an SUV? The answer to these questions in order is no, kind of, and yes. The Lucid Gravity is the startup automaker’s upcoming crossover SUV, but in many ways it redefines the genre in terms of packaging, design, and how it drives. Here’s what I learned after an ever-so-brief stint behind the.
Electrek
MAY 1, 2024
We are getting more information on the ongoing layoffs at Tesla. Several employees describe the situation as Elon Musk “throwing his weight around” to solidify his status after being mostly absent over the last year. But he is coming in like a dangerous wrecking ball.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 30, 2024
The sodium-ion battery of the future is coming to decarbonize US data centers and backup generators, now do electric vehicles. The post Buh-Bye, Conflict Minerals: US Gets First Sodium-Ion Battery Factory appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 30, 2024
Elon Musk explained the reasoning behind disbanding Tesla’s supercharger team in a communication on his social media platform X. Earlier today, we reported Tesla was letting go of several key members of its Supercharger team in what was a surprising move. It was a small part of the large effort to remove roughly 10 percent of the company’s workforce.
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Plug N Drive
MAY 1, 2024
Reduced electricity rate for public chargers in rural communities good for EV adoption May 1, 2024, Toronto, Ontario – Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Canada, welcomes an initiative by the Government of Ontario to introduce a new Electric Vehicle Charger Discount Rate for electricity for public EV charging providers in rural and low-use areas.
Green Car Reports
MAY 1, 2024
Toyota has big hopes for hydrogen, and it’s backing that up with a braintrust. The automaker announced Wednesday that it’s giving its research and development office in Gardena, California, a new name and focus. Set to be called Toyota’s North American Hydrogen Headquarters, the facility will, from here on, lead efforts on this.
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CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 30, 2024
In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afterward): When it. [continued] The post Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 30, 2024
Tesla’s Megapack Factory in China is ready to start construction this month. Construction started at Tesla’s Megafacotry Shanghai site in March 2024. Since then, very little has been built on the site. Tesla Giga Shanghai’s resident drone operator, WuWa, recently provided an update on the company’s Megapack Factory in China. He explained why construction stopped after the initial sighting in March.
InsideEVs
APRIL 30, 2024
Most of Tesla's Supercharger team was caught up in recent layoffs, leading to countless questions about the future of EV charging.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2024
Hyundai will add production of hybrid models at its Georgia Metaplant scheduled to open later this year, CFO Lee Seung Jo said during a recent earnings call. "We are investing in facilities to produce hybrid cars at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,” Lee told the Korea Economic Daily and other media on the call, adding that Hyundai.
Electrek
APRIL 29, 2024
Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 30, 2024
The good readers and supporters of CleanTechnica support EVs, wind energy, solar power, batteries, and renewables technology, notwithstanding the several industry trolls who sometimes visit our comment section. We understand that the unquestionable primary leader for EVs in this period has been Elon Musk. To say that his contributions, along. [continued] The post Op-Ed: Is It Time To End The Elon Musk Fanboi Era?
Teslarati
MAY 1, 2024
Tesla has lost its Senior Director of Human Resources, marking yet another executive departure as the automaker prioritizes cost efficiencies. Over the past month, as Tesla has looked to trim its employee headcount by at least ten percent, several executives have left. They include Rohan Patel, Drew Baglino , Rebecca Tinucci, Daniel Ho, and Martin Viecha, who will leave in the coming weeks.
Cars That Think
APRIL 28, 2024
I hate the eye strain that often comes with peering through a telescope at the night sky—I’d rather let a camera capture the scene. But I’m too frugal to sink thousands of dollars into high-quality astrophotography gear. The Goldilocks solution for me is something that goes by the name of electronically assisted astronomy, or EAA. EAA occupies a middle ground in amateur astronomy: more involved than gazing through binoculars or a telescope, but not as complicated as using specialized cameras, ex
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2024
Polestar has announced that prototype cells fitted to a version of its upcoming Polestar 5 flagship EV have been able to do a 10-80% charge in just 10 minutes. Polestar said last year that it would place the tech in a prototype Polestar 5 gaining 100 miles in 5 minutes—this project—by 2024, and it appears to have exceeded the original.
Electrek
APRIL 30, 2024
Tesla is already pulling back Supercharger plans after Elon Musk came in like a wrecking ball and fired the whole charing team.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 30, 2024
According to a recent report by Electrek that repeated paywalled reporting by The Information, Tesla has conducted another round of layoffs, this time getting rid of the entire Supercharger team. Without further confirmation from a company that notoriously maintains no press contacts (and may automatically send you a poop emoji. [continued] The post Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team?
Teslarati
APRIL 29, 2024
He’s back. That’s the message Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas portrayed in a Monday morning note to investors as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite gained tentative approval in China after the CEO met with high-ranking officials. As investors continued to question what Elon Musk’s commitment to Tesla was, the message is clear that he is pushing the electric automaker forward once again with this massive development to the FSD suite. “Whether Tesla’s CEO is slee
InsideEVs
APRIL 30, 2024
Although Musk said Supercharger growth will continue following today's layoffs, some sites are already set to be canceled, InsideEVs has learned.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 28, 2024
EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process. According to a 2023.
Electrek
APRIL 25, 2024
A new EV battery that can add 370 miles (600 km) range in 10 minutes? China’s CATL introduced its new Shenxing Plus EV battery, capable of just that. CATL claims the new EV battery is the world’s first with 4C ultra-fast charging and +620 miles (1,000 km) CLTC range.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 29, 2024
Transportation has a brutal effect on greenhouse gas emissions — at 29%, greater than any other sector of the economy, including industry. Transportation electrification is essential, and the IEA 2024 Global EV Outlook report notes that electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make progress towards becoming a mass market product in. [continued] The post Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled?
Teslarati
APRIL 25, 2024
Hertz ( NASDAQ: HTZ ) reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2024 today, announcing that it is continuing to lose money on its electric vehicle investment and plans to dump even more EVs from its fleet. Hertz said it had increased the number of EVs it will let go of by 10,000 units, now planning to sell 30,000 of its purchased electric cars this year.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 28, 2024
Regional Australia Post contractor says switch to electric is "very cost effective," and charges his fleet with solar and battery storage added to post office. The post “Very cost effective:” Regional Australia Post contractor goes fully electric appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 25, 2024
EV sales are likely to continue growing in 2024, reaching around one in five new car sales globally, and 11% of the U.S. market, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Tight profit margins, volatile battery raw material prices, and the phaseout of incentives in certain countries have led to concerns about an EV sales slump, but data.
Electrek
MAY 1, 2024
The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 27, 2024
When people think of chemistry, the image that typically comes to mind is a variety of colored liquids in beakers, flasks, and test tubes in a lab. But in actual practice, chemistry can involve materials in all states: liquids, gases, and even solids. Scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI). [continued] The post Scientists Are Shaking Up Lithium Extraction With A Different Kind of Chemistry appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 30, 2024
Bank of America seems to be seeing the potential of Full Self Driving (FSD) for Tesla’s future in China. In a note, the bank noted that FSD has the potential to boost the electric vehicle maker’s earnings by $2.3 billion by 2030 if the advanced driver-assist suite sees increased adoption among the company’s customers in China. Elon Musk’s unannounced trip to China this past weekend suggested that Tesla is laying the foundation for FSD’s release in the country.
Innovation News Network
APRIL 30, 2024
Due to the increasing threat of climate change, scientists have investigated which trees can be used for reforestation across Europe. The post Can we support reforestation in the era of climate change? appeared first on Innovation News Network.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 30, 2024
The average price of the most popular used EVs has dropped by up to $5,000 compared to last year, according to retailer CarMax. Sales data from September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, showed that the top EVs at CarMax were the Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, and Nissan Leaf. They were also the top-sellers in a previous CarMax report published in.
Electrek
APRIL 30, 2024
In an effort to decarbonize its own logistical operations, Daimler Trucks North America is expanding the use of electric trucks across multiple regions, including Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, and the Carolinas.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 28, 2024
More Electric Buses For Kenya As Roam & County Bus Service (CBS) Partner To Deploy 200 Electric Buses By 2026 The transition to electric mobility is progressing around the world at different rates. Norway is of course the leader when it comes to electric car market share of new vehicle. [continued] The post 200 More Electric Buses For Kenya appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 26, 2024
Tesla gave the Semi a late 2025 and early 2026 true launch date as the company has started construction of a dedicated manufacturing facility for the Class 8 truck. Tesla has been utilizing the expertise of PepsiCo. for an early pilot program involving the Semi to test real-world efficiency and travel. For the past two years, Tesla and PepsiCo. have been working to understand how the vehicle will make fleets more efficient and environmentally friendly as the truck is still making its way toward
Innovation News Network
MAY 1, 2024
The European Commission has announced around €720m in funding to support seven European renewable hydrogen projects. The post EU Commission awards €720m to 7 European renewable hydrogen projects appeared first on Innovation News Network.
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