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Buying The Cheapest New Tesla Available Today: Is It Worth It?

InsideEVs

The Model 3 is an arguable bargain right now, but do you really want the single-motor rear-wheel-drive "Standard Range" base model?

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Biden wants union-made, US-built electric cars: This is the only one available today

Green Car Reports

Why was Tesla left out last week? That question became something of a distraction on Thursday, when President Biden announced tighter emissions rules and more electric vehicles in the near future, framed in the context of more manufacturing jobs and the made-in-America laser focus that’s been a hallmark of his. White House press secretary.

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McLaren Applied selects STMicroelectronics to supply SiC power modules for next-gen inverter

Green Car Congress

Inverter technology is rapidly adopting silicon carbide semiconductors, especially in 800V architectures, and this deal with ST secures access to the best SiC semiconductor technology available today.

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Autel Energy showcasing ZeroLabs electric 1969 Bronco at CES

Green Car Congress

The company’s MaxiCharger family of products includes AC (Level 2) home and commercial chargers, DC bi-directional vehicle-to-everything (V2X) home charging, DC fast charging (Level 3) and digital energy management offerings, including mobile apps and Autel’s ChargeCloud, the only all-in-one charging cloud solution available today.

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Tesla batteries, EPA comments, Hyundai and Kia plug-in availability: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said electric cars are "not grounds for concern" at the EPA—yet highway safety and car prices are. Tesla buys a company that builds ultracapacitors. Hyundai and Kia aim to avoid the dreaded "compliance car" label with their EV sales—barely. We investigate the hesitation. In our latest Twitter.

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Hyliion acquires KARNO fuel-agnostic generator technology from GE for range-extended electric truck

Green Car Congress

Hyliion will leverage the KARNO as the next generation generator onboard the Hypertruck, creating a solution that will operate on various fuel sources that are available today, while remaining future-proofed to run on hydrogen when it becomes widely accessible. —Thomas Healy, Founder and CEO of Hyliion.

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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

Green Car Congress

The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Modular SMR hydrogen producer BayoTech receives $157M investment

Green Car Congress

The company’s modular, scalable, and rapidly deployable hydrogen production systems require lower upfront capital commitments, streamlined siting and installation and, when paired with renewable natural gas (RNG), offer the most cost-effective green hydrogen available today. Source: BayoTech.

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Raven SR waste-to-hydrogen plant in California to be powered by INNIO Jenbacher’s Ready-for-H2 engines

Green Car Congress

As hydrogen becomes more readily available in the future, all Ready for H2 new units and most of the currently installed Jenbacher natural gas-fueled engines can be converted to operate on 100% hydrogen. The type 4 engines are already available today to run on 100% hydrogen. Jennbacher Type 4 Ready for H2.

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Johnson Matthey and Plug Power partner on next-generation electrolyzer technology for green hydrogen

Green Car Congress

Under the MoU, the companies will develop a roadmap to accelerate the joint development of high-performance electrolyzer technology with improved durability, increased performance, and greater energy efficiency than systems available today.

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Hino Trucks announces Project Z for Class 4-8 zero emission trucks; fuel-cell and battery-electric

Green Car Congress

For customers ready to move in that direction now, the SEA Electric SEA-Drive 120a paired with a Hino M Series chassis is commercially available today. —Glenn Ellis – Senior Vice President of Customer Experience.

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Electrify America registered 1.45M customer EV charging sessions in 2021 compared to 268,000 in 2020; 41.4 GWh delivered

Green Car Congress

The largest, open ultra-fast DC charging network features up to 150 kilowatts (kW) and 350 kW chargers, some of the fastest speeds available today. Electrify America has 800 EV charging stations and about 3,500 individual chargers open or with construction completed.

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Electrify America to install 30 charging stations with battery energy storage at the Port of Long Beach for drayage trucks

Green Car Congress

The 30 fleet-dedicated chargers will provide the fastest charging speeds available today—150kW (Ultra-Fast) and 350kW (Hyper-Fast)—to support 4 Gen Logistics’ pledge to have a zero-emission fleet by 2025.

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Hyundai offers 250 kWh of free fast charging to Kona and IONIQ with Electrify America

Green Car Congress

The chargers utilize the fastest technology available today—providing speeds of up to 150kW and 350kW for capable vehicles—to help reduce the amount of time spent charging. Stations are conveniently located along major routes and in metro areas, strategically placed near shopping, banking and dining amenities.

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Qualcomm unveils next-gen powerline communication device to support vehicle-to-EVSE smart-grid communications

Green Car Congress

The QCA7006AQ is planned to be available for production by early Q4 2022,and samples are available today. —Lars Boeryd, Sr. Director Product Marketing, Automotive at Qualcomm Technologies.

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Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol solutions

Green Car Congress

Together, we can offer end-to-end renewable electricity to ammonia and methanol solutions based on the most reliable technologies available today. We are very pleased to take the next step in our excellent relation with Nel.

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Archer taps FCA to accelerate eVTOL production

Green Car Congress

Archer says that the 60-mile range is based on utilizing battery technology that’s commercially available today. The 100% electric aircraft will be capable of traveling distances of up to 60 miles at 150 mph.

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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

Green Car Congress

Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries.

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DuPont launches SYNERXIA Gemstone Collection of high-performance yeasts for US ethanol market

Green Car Congress

SYNERXIA RUBY is the highest yielding yeast available today from the XCELIS platform, delivering performance to producers via a patented PKL pathway and additional targeted genetic modifications. The product also expresses enough glucoamylase to displace up to 80% of the glucoamylase injected to fermentation.

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Panasonic Energy and NMG sign non-binding MoU for anode material

Green Car Congress

Based on information available today, NMG anticipates a 28-month construction period following FID to bring its operations to commercial production.

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Lightning Systems reaccredited under bp?s Advancing Low Carbon Program

Green Car Congress

All Lightning products are available today. Lightning Systems designs and manufacturers zero-emission all-electric powertrains for commercial fleets—from Class 3 Ford Transit vans to Class 6 work trucks, Class 7 city buses, and Class 8 motor coaches.

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Bi-fuel evolutions of the LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van; range extender engines run on LPG/biopropane and CNG/biomethane

Green Car Congress

All of these fuels are available today and also offer 30-50% operating cost savings. Biomethane and biopropane are drop-in replacement fuels for CNG and LPG and require no changes to refueling infrastructure or to a vehicle already evolved with a bi-fuel fuel system (CNG or LPG).

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IKEA US and Electrify America to install ultra-fast public and fleet charging at more than 25 IKEA retail locations

Green Car Congress

This joint effort will enable IKEA US to quadruple its total number of EV chargers, which supports the goal of achieving zero-emission home deliveries by 2025 and halving relative emissions from customer and co-worker travel by 2030.

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Electrify America and Polestar to provide two years of complimentary 30-minute ultra-fast charging to Polestar 2 drivers

Green Car Congress

This expansion is a focused effort to build an advanced network consisting almost exclusively of 150 and 350 kW ultra-fast chargers—the fastest charging speeds available today—at convenient locations to provide customers with a superior charging experience.

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Sion Power demonstrates more than 2500 cycles with Licerion-EV R&D pouch cell

Green Car Congress

Licerion is a hybrid between today’s lithium-ion and tomorrow’s solid-state batteries. It has the advantages of solid-state, but it is available today. The Licerion-EV 17 Ah cell uses a nickel-rich cathode.

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Elroy Air unveils Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft; agreements for >500 units

Green Car Congress

The Chaparral can autonomously pick up 300-500 lbs of cargo and deliver it by air up to 300 miles, a capability that pushes beyond the limited payload capabilities of delivery drones and the airport infrastructure required of piloted air cargo options available today.

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VinFast and Electrify America announce charging agreement and mobile app integration for electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Combined with Electrify America’s ultra-fast charging technology—including 150kW and 350kW chargers, the fastest speeds available today—VinFast owners can feel confident taking their vehicles on long road trips and daily driving needs.

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Robomart launches in West Hollywood

Green Car Congress

Using the proprietary Robomart app, consumers can hail an automated store on wheels and have it arrive at their location in less than 10 minutes, making it the fastest delivery service available today.

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BMW of North America and Electrify America providing two years complimentary 30-minute charging for BMW EV customers

Green Car Congress

The company’s ultra-fast chargers are capable of delivering from 150 kilowatts (kW) to 350kW—the fastest charging speed available today. Electrify America operates the largest open network of ultra-fast chargers in the US.

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Virgin Group and Agilyx form strategic partnership to produce lower carbon aviation fuel from plastic waste

Green Car Congress

Plastic waste that otherwise would be un-recycled will be diverted from landfill and will help broaden options in the market for lower carbon fuels from the limited range available today.

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Electrify America has opened more than 500 EV charging stations to public; more than 2,200 ultra-fast chargers

Green Car Congress

The chargers utilize the fastest technology available today—providing speeds of up to 150kW and 350kW—to help reduce the amount of time spent charging. Stations are located along major routes and in metro areas, placed near shopping, banking and dining amenities.

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Rolls-Royce releasing mtu rail engines for sustainable fuels

Green Car Congress

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO or renewable diesel), which is already commercially available today, reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 90%. With synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard, CO 2 emissions can be reduced by up to 100% compared to fossil diesel.

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Nio EP9 first drive: the fastest, most expensive EV ever built [video]

Electrek

A few weeks ago, Fully Charged’s Elliot Richards had a go in the Wuling Mini, the cheapest EV currently available. Today he’ll be driving not only the most expensive EV ever built at $3.48 million, but also the fastest, at 217 mph – the Nio EP9.

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NREL, MIT, WSU team develops process to convert lignin to aromatic blendstock for 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Green Car Congress

Although electrification has shown promise toward reducing the carbon footprint of passenger vehicles, aviation remains dependent on hydrocarbon fuels due to their high energy density relative to even the most advanced battery technologies available today.

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GM’s BrightDrop acquires Marain’s AI software to help fleet owners lower operational costs

Green Car Congress

Its flagship vehicle, the BrightDrop Zevo 600, is currently in production and on roads today with high-volume production beginning later this year. BrightDrop’s Trace e-cart is available today, and the Zevo 400 will be available late 2023.

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Shell, Accenture and Amex GBT launch blockchain-powered digital book-and-claim solution for scaling SAF

Green Car Congress

SAF is a key enabler of decarbonization in the aviation industry, and it’s available today. However, it’s currently scarce and costs more than conventional jet fuel.

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Microchip extends line of inductive position sensors into the EV motor control market

Green Car Congress

Microchip’s LX34070 inductive position sensor IC is available today. The LX34070 now brings the same proven PCB materials, approaches and simplified, low-cost packaging to EV motor control and other applications that need its high-speed and low-latency benefits.

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Ford F-150 Electric details added, as production ramps up for gasoline and hybrid versions.

Green Car Reports

The model, the automaker said, will have more horsepower and torque than any F-150 available today, and it will have the lowest lifetime.

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Electrify America, Mercedes-Benz USA announce two years of complimentary nationwide fast charging for all-electric EQS

Green Car Congress

Electrify America offers the fastest charging technology available today to provide charging speeds of up to 150 and 350 kilowatts for capable vehicles, a breakthrough for the network that made its debut in May 2018.

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Alsie Express runs first domestic route in Denmark to use sustainable aviation fuel

Green Car Congress

While Power-to-Liquids and hydrogen offer exciting prospects for decarbonising aviation in the future, sustainable aviation fuel is a solution that is available today that can help reduce aviation emissions and initiatives like this can help scale demand for this crucial technology. —Ulrik Brendstrup.

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance invests in Enevate to advance Si-dominant Li-ion battery technology for EVs

Green Car Congress

This short charging time is superior to any other Li-ion technology available today to meet automotive EV requirements for energy density, range, safety, and cost.

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Watch World's First Lucid Air 0-100% DC Fast Charge Test

InsideEVs

The Air sets new a standard in miles added per minute and becomes the fastest charging EV available today.

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Street legal Huck Cycles electric motorbikes up to $850 off from $5,150 in New Green Deals

Electrek

With up to $850 in savings available today, these electric motorbikes are perfect for riding to and from work this fall with prices starting at $5,150 shipped. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

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