Wed.Nov 18, 2020

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MINI unveils electric, autonomous Urbanaut concept

Green Car Congress

The MINI brand presented the MINI Vision Urbanaut—a digital concept vehicle intended to provide an example of MINI’s possible future directions. MINI sees its future self primarily as an enabler of and companion for unforgettable times—what we might call ‘MINI moments’. The MINI Vision Urbanaut uses three curated MINI moments—“Chill”, “Wanderlust” and “Vibe”—to present a wide range of possible usage scenarios.

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Racier-looking 2021 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car is ready for more infrastructure

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Toyota on Monday released long-awaited U.S. feature details for its second-generation Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, slated for first U.S. deliveries in December. The 2021 Mirai includes some dramatic changes versus the first-generation Mirai that was offered through the 2020 model year—in appearance, and in the entire layout of the vehicle.

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Tritium introduces scalable charging platform for EVs

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Tritium, a provider of DC fast charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs), has unveiled its MSC (Modular Scalable Charging) hardware platform—the first platform to enable scalable electric vehicle charging networks. The MSC platform provides customers with the flexibility to increase the power level of their charger as EV charging capabilities advance, and “pay as you grow”.

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Tesla, Lucid, Rivian, utility and charging interests unite toward 100% EVs by 2030

Green Car Reports

As the U.S. heads into a new Presidency and a new Congress, a group of electric vehicle makers and other stakeholders have allied to coordinate all the aspects that will foster real growth for EVs in America. Called Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), it has a stated goal of enabling 100% electric-vehicle sales—including.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3

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The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on vehicle sales and the progress of ZEV sales in the state for Q3 2020. The report is based on sales data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). The data show total new light vehicle registrations in the third quarter were down 19.6% from the same period in the prior year, an improvement over the 48.9% drop in the second quarter but still lagging well behind the overall national declin

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Rivian R1T configurator reveals $10,000 premium for 400+ mile range in electric trucks

Green Car Reports

The Rivian R1T configurator, newly launched for those who have placed a deposit but available to the public starting November 23, has revealed that buyers who want maximum range in the electric pickup truck will have to pay a substantial premium. The largest 180-kilowatt-hour battery pack with more than 400 miles of EPA-estimated range—which.

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Rivian battery upgrade, Mirai details, EV makers unite on policy: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

EV makers are setting their sights on 100% electric by 2030. Feature and safety details make the 2021 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car more appealing at face value. And what’s the cost to upgrade to more than 400 miles of range in a Rivian? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A sneak peek at Rivian’s configurator that those.

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New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

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Broader collaboration among key stakeholders and a new generation of finance solutions will be needed to electrify trucks and buses at scale by 2050, according to a report released today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), MJ Bradley and Vivid Economics. To ensure and accelerate the transition, we must move beyond the set of traditional mechanisms that have been used to assist one-to-one replacements of trucks and buses, such as grant programs providing basic buy-down payments.

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Top 5 factors to consider when adding EV charging

EV Box

EVBox is building a more sustainable future where charging your electric vehicle is as easy as finding a parking spot, and employees like our North American Business Development Manager, Travis Walker, are driving us there.

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ChargePoint integrates with Apple CarPlay

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ChargePoint, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, now works with Apple CarPlay, taking another step towards making the transition to electric mobility more seamless for drivers. This new integration brings essential EV charging data inside the vehicle, allowing drivers to easily access charging information directly from their vehicle’s infotainment system.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Case studies: Say goodbye to buying with the car leasing experts

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As the car leasing experts, we’ve helped more than a million different people into a brand new car since we started back in 2000

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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo. The STEP project seeks to demonstrate power generation plants enabled by supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) technology that can offer dramatically improved efficiencies, economics, and environmental perfor

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20/30 Vision

Clean Car

The UK Government has announced the ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicles from 2030. This is a significant acceleration of its original plans to ban all new ICE sales from 2040. The market for new Hybrids will continue until 2035, but after that, its zero emission only (currently that means battery electric vehicles (BEV) but who knows what technology has in store).

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Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable polymer automotive materials; bio-based and recycled

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Eastman and Gruppo Maip, a leading international plastics formulator and compound producer based in Turin, Italy, will partner to formulate new sustainable polymer solutions for automotive interior applications. This will enable an exclusive portfolio of formulations based on Eastman’s Advanced Circular Recycling technology, offering a range of both bio-based and molecular-recycled content solutions with Eastman Tritan Renew copolyester and Tr?

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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2021 Nissan Qashqai: Everything we know so far

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The all-new Nissan Qashqai is officially on its way, and is set for a full reveal in spring 2021.

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CARB and California electric utilities partner to offer point-of-sale reduction of up to $1,500 on PEVs

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California electric utilities are teaming up with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to offer the California Clean Fuel Reward (CCFR), a point-of-sale price reduction of up to $1,500 for the purchase or lease of any eligible new Battery Electric or Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (BEV or PHEV) from a participating automotive retailer. Consumers are able to purchase an eligible vehicle from an enrolled retailer and receive an instant reduction in the purchase price.

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Audi SQ2 gets sharp new look and tech

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The Audi SQ2 has been given a facelift to bring it in line with the rest of the updated Q2 range.

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Recalls and issue are for every Brand, EVs are no exception

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VW ID3 22 bugs [link] VOLKSWAGEN EGOLF recalls 2016: Vibrations, may cause the rear child door locks to disengage, allowing a child to open a rear door and fall from the vehicle, increasing their risk of injury. 2016: In the event of a crash, the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners may not inflate 2015-2016: Oversensitive diagnostics may resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down 2015: Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may caus

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Top reasons to lease a Nissan Navara

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Ride Vision launches AI-based collision-avoidance system for motorcycles

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Ride Vision is launching globally the first collision-avoidance technology for motorcycles, an AI-based system for motorcycle safety. Ride Vision is buttressed by $7 million in Series A funding, totalling $10 million to-date, as well as a partnership with Continental AG. There are more than 700 million motorcycles on the road around the world, which account for 28% of all fatal road accidents, and cost for some countries up to 4.1% of the domestic GDP, each year.

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Government to BAN new petrol and diesel car sales and leasing by 2030

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It’s official

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