Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. This dedicated EV architecture and propulsion system is the foundation for GM’s all-electric future, giving the company the capability not only to build an entire retail and commercial portfolio, but also leverage the technology to expand its business to non-automotive applications.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Which automaker recently confirmed an electric camper van for production? Which automaker’s former CEO called its EV plan timid? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 17, 2021. In a first drive of the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, we found this retro-futuristic EV to be.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Cummins is releasing its new PowerDrive 8000 system to integrate into the terminal tractor application. Cummins will begin field tests in early 2022 with Kalmar, one of Cummins’ lead customers for this solution. Cummins and Kalmar will together offer battery-electric terminal tractors globally. Cummins designed the PowerDrive 8000 for the terminal tractor segment to better meet the necessary duty-cycle and power requirements for the distribution and port environments.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This year was filled with challenges for the vast majority of the auto industry. The pandemic continues, supply chain woes haven’t slowed down, and chip shortages are plaguing most automakers globally. Meanwhile, Tesla has battled on — as it always does. Looking ahead, 2022 could continue to present challenges. Will Elon Musk and Team Tesla […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Ford is launching a new sustainable charging program that allows plug-in electric vehicle owners in California to opt into carbon-neutral charging at home, reducing their carbon footprint from energy used to power their vehicles. Ford is choosing to participate in the California Air Resource Board (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to allow customers to match the use of electricity used to charge plug-in electric vehicles at home with 100% local renewable energy.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It appears that Tesla is not the only automaker that has a big sense of humor. For the GMC Hummer EV, General Motors opted to provide the hulking all-electric pickup truck with a set of custom icons that users could select for several of the vehicle’s functions. Interestingly enough, one of these icons features the Hummer EV seemingly running over one of its most likely competitors. .

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Tesla announced that is going to offer free Supercharging during off-peak hours for the holidays in order to help curb traffic at charging stations. more… The post Tesla offers free Supercharging in off-peak hours for holidays to help curb traffic appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. The renewable diesel to be supplied under the agreement will fuel an estimated 3.6 billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

A few days ago, Edmunds announced that the 2021 Tesla Model 3 was its Top Rated EV of the year and pointed out that Tesla should be given the credit for leading despite the influx of new EVs from other automakers coming to the market. The Tesla Model 3 sedan has held Edmunds‘ Top Rated […].

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

During its annual NIO Day even held in Suzhou, China this year, NIO has unveiled its new smart, mid-sized sedan, the ET5. With over 1,000 km CLTC range and pricing below $41,000 with the battery swap version, it could be a serious Tesla competitor in China. Additionally, we got updates on the deliveries and new features on the ET7, and NIO’s plans for global expansion. more… The post NIO Day 2021: ET5 unveiled with 1,000 km range plus global market expansions into 2025 appeared first

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The government of Chile is taking a stand: Its citizens must be protected from technologies that are capable of mind control, mind reading, or any other nefarious interference with their brains. While such concerns used to be relegated to conspiracy-theory chat rooms and science fiction, now they’re subject to debate by senators. Thanks to a. constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to b

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

GM has decided to poke fun at the Tesla Cybertruck with a strange Easter egg in the newly delivered GMC Hummer EV pickup truck’s software. more… The post GM pokes fun at Tesla Cybertruck in strange Hummer EV Easter egg appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The Tesla CEO revealed this week that initial factory construction costs are only the beginning to its overall financial picture,

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Shipping times for just about everything have been stretched to new limits thanks to pandemic related supply chain constraints. While nearly every industry has been affected in some way, electric bicycles and other forms of personal mobility have been uniquely impacted. more… The post Still waiting on a delayed e-bike (or anything else?) It’s probably stuck on one of these ships appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The owner was unhappy with the battery replacement cost, so he packed the car with 30 kg of dynamite.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

KYMCO, the largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer in Taiwan, says it is likely to spin-off its IONEX line of electric vehicles as a new public entity with an overseas IPO. The move would take a page out of Harley-Davidson’s book. more… The post KYMCO likely to follow Harley-Davidson’s lead, spin-off electric motorcycle division with IPO appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The New York Police Department is mulling over the idea of adding up to 250 Model 3s to their fleet.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Micah clicking his keyboard and mouse. He was on the hunt for the latest Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week, but was utterly dismayed as his prospects looked so bleak. But then out of nowhere, what a sight to be seen! An electrically-powered Santa’s sleigh popped up on his screen. “Finally!

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Tesla has amazed the critics this year despite a pandemic, a chip shortage, and other speed bumps. What will 2022 bring?

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Electrek

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more… The post Quick Charge Podcast: December 18, 2021 appeared first on Electrek.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Two Videos Diving into Electric Sports Car Secrets. In this video, we (Wouter Remmerie and team at AirShaper ) will go over the aerodynamic features of the Porsche Taycan and prepare it for road testing! Special thanks to the Porsche Centre in Mechelen, Belgium , for letting us play with this fantastic car. We optimized the rear of the Porsche Taycan using our Aerodynamic Shape Optimization technique (to have it generate more downforce).

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It offers outstanding occupant protection.

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EV Obssesion

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Pedestrian Infrastructure Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Finally Make Carmakers Consider Pedestrian Safety ‘Beg Buttons’ Quietly Appearing at East Bay Crosswalks Batteries and Winter The Truth About Winter EV Range Loss EV Charging Charging With Purpose: Ford Launches Zero-Carbon Electric Vehicle Home Charging Initiative In California GM’s Transition to an All-Electric Future Begins with an Off-Road […].

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The deal might turn into volume orders.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2021

SpaceX has successfully completed two Falcon 9 launches and booster landings in just 15 hours, delivering around 20 metric tons (44,000 lb) of satellites to orbit. Carrying an expendable upper stage, payload fairing, and Turkey’s Turksat 5B geostationary communications satellite, Falcon 9 booster B1067 lifted off right on schedule at 10:58 pm EDT.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Dacia continues its electric car push with almost 6,000 BEVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, includes $5 billion for EV charging, but — much less discussed — it also includes $5 billion for cleaner school buses, especially electric school buses! This is tranformative. Many Tesla fans are very upset right now about a spat going on between Elon Musk and […].

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Could this be what the all-electric Sierra will look like?

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