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Toyota chairman predicts EVs will only reach 30 percent market share

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Last week during the Tokyo Auto Salon conference, Toyoda stated that there was still a role for gas engines in achieving carbon neutrality , adding that BEVs weren’t the only way to reach climate goals. Toyota increases North Carolina battery plant investment by $8 billion What are your thoughts?

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Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

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North Carolina is the cheapest state to run a gasoline car at $2,621 average each year, and second-cheapest for EV running costs at $1,836. Other findings of the study: Oregon is the cheapest state to run an electric vehicle at an average of $1,810 each year.

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EPA awards Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Tennessee Assembly Plant a first annual Rain Catcher Award

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The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4/International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Volkswagen Group’s Chattanooga facility is the world’s first LEED Platinum Certified Automotive Facility.

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EV News keeps on coming

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EV chargers Take it with you British start-up ZipCharge introduced Go , its portable EV charger, at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. EV conversions Back to the past in NC Flux Hybrids, a North Carolina start-up, converts ICE cars to electric by simply adding electric power to the existing power range. The Hyundai Seven.

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Letting in the Light

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North Carolina chapter spawns an LEV training business. Smith had introduced LEVs at DiscoverE programs in Central North Carolina middle and high schools. Additionally, the LEV Technician Training and Certification program has been merged into semester-long courses at Virginia and North Carolina colleges.

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New technique more accurately determines charge remaining in battery; better charge management and longer functional life

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have å a new technique that allows users to better determine the amount of charge remaining in a battery in real time. While the technique was developed specifically for batteries in plug-in electric vehicles, the approach is also applicable to battery use in any other application.

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GM and SAE International select 8 NA universities for new autonomous vehicle competition; Bolt EV the platform

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North Carolina A&T University. Throughout the AutoDrive Challenge competition cycle, students and faculty will be invited to attend technology-specific workshops to help them in their concept refinement and overall autonomous technical understanding. The participating universities are: Kettering University. Michigan State University.

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