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Aptera to showcase solar EV tech in the UAE as it preps its first production-intent builds [Video]

Baua Electric

This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. Our battery supplier, CTNS, has been kicked off to build production-intent modules and validate their production process.

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Nio garners $2.2 billion investment from UAE fund

Teslarati

billion investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates, as it continues to push to introduce its EVs in additional markets. Nio is known for its focus on battery swapping technology , which some have warned may be difficult to make a viable business opportunity without the aid of extensive partnerships.

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Electric-car incentives added in, remarkably, oil-rich Dubai

Green Car Reports

Dubai, the second largest sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates, has introduced new incentives in an attempt to make electric cars more desirable. Battery-electric and plug-in vehicles often go overlooked in the oil-rich area, but even some of the world's largest crude-oil producers plan to reduce their addiction to black gold.

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Ballard to supply two fuel cell modules to Solaris for bus deployments in Europe

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Ballard’s fuel cell power modules will be utilized as range extenders for batteries in Solaris electric bus platforms. Since starting production in 1996, more than 10,000 Solaris vehicles have been deployed in 28 countries, including Poland, Germany, Norway, France, Sweden, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.

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Tesla shows off grueling ‘extreme heat testing’ regimen

Teslarati

Tesla published the video showing off its killer heat testing today on its Youtube channel, which focused on one Tesla engineering team based in the United Arab Emirates. Today, Tesla has proven just that, showing off what its vehicles go through during extreme heat testing.

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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In an electrified vehicle, CO 2 emissions from the use phase are much lower, but producing battery cells or aluminum is very energy-intensive. The BMW Group has therefore already agreed with suppliers for its current fifth-generation battery cells that they will only use green power for producing battery cells.

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Einride partners with Heineken to support electric trucks moving precious beer through Europe

Baua Electric

Across the pond, Einride has begun operations in Germany and the UK and is in the process of bringing all-electric commercial freight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). At this stage, battery electric is one of the best-positioned technologies to decarbonize road freight.