Sat.Aug 13, 2022

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Lightning Motorcycles reveals electric Bonneville Superbike with Niobium technology

Green Car Congress

Lightning Motorcycles has revealed its new electric Bonneville Superbike: Tachyon Nb. Tachyon Nb is developed using Niobium technology and combines extreme high performance and innovations to target breaking the world Land Speed Record and exceeding the 250 mph (400 km/h) mark. Lightning partnered with the Brazilian company CBMM, global leader in Niobium products and technology ( earlier post ), on materials for the superbike.

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EV tax credit breakdown, F-150 Lightning price hike, used EV prices, Tesla FSD pushback: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which super-efficient EV has gone Stealth? Who called Tesla’s Full Self-Driving irresponsible this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 12, 2022. We paid a whole lot of attention to the $7,500 EV tax credit, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, as it.

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Hyundai Motor Group launches $400M Boston Dynamics AI Institute

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group has launched the Boston Dynamics AI Institute , with the goal of making fundamental advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and intelligent machines. The Group and Boston Dynamics will make an initial investment of more than $400 million in the new Institute, which will be led by Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics.

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Mitch Evans wins Seoul E-Prix double-header opening race

Electric Cars Report

Mitch Evans produced under pressure to keep his title chances alive and slice into Stoffel Vandoorne’s points advantage as the Kiwi jumped from third on the grid to win the 2022 Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix in style. The Jaguar TCS Racing driver dispatched Julius Bär Polesitter Oliver Rowland (Mahindra Racing) off the line as the […] The post Mitch Evans wins Seoul E-Prix double-header opening race appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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

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Los Alamos Lab to lead $9.25M project to model materials behavior in molten salt reactors

Green Car Congress

The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to lead a $9.25-million collaborative project in nuclear energy research through the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program. SciDAC brings together experts in science and energy research with those in software development, applied mathematics, and computer science to take full advantage of high-performance computing resources.

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Tesla Model 3 Long Range sold out for 2022

Teslarati

Tesla’s Model 3 Long Range configuration is sold out for 2022, according to the company’s Online Design Studio. The Model 3’s webpage on Tesla’s website has an updated delivery timeframe for each trim level. While the Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Performance configurations are still available and scheduled for deliveries from October to December, the Long Range trim level is not available until 2023.

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XPeng G9’s Luxe Cabin & Truly Next-Gen Infotainment Features

CleanTechnica EVs

The next XPeng model coming to market is the G9, a larger SUV than the company’s currently available G3. Taking advantage of that larger interior, XPeng has created a luxe cabin with some cool features and is now showing it off ahead of the vehicle’s release. Interestingly, before getting to the interior, note that XPeng […].

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DOE awards $500K to mitigate residual stress and improve corrosion resistance for molten salt reactors

Green Car Congress

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Professor Jie Lian has been awarded $500,000 from the US Department of Energy as part of the Nuclear Energy University Research Program (NEUP) to conduct research and develop new materials that will make advanced nuclear reactors more resilient and economically efficient. Dr. Lian, the principle investigator of the project, will be joined by collaborators Rahul Rahul, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Suvranu De, Florida A&M University-Florida State Univers

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Weird Alibaba: This $3,200 electric truck might be the next Chinese EV I need to buy

Electrek

When it comes to fun-sized electric trucks, there’s just nowhere else to look but China’s fantastically weird Alibaba collection. Those engineers must spend night and day dreaming up the wildest electric vehicles that can be built for the absolute lowest rock-bottom price. And this week we’ve landed on another doozy for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry: A cheap electric dump truck. more….

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CATL signs strategic cooperation framework agreement with Chengdu City; battery swap operation

Green Car Congress

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) recently signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Chengdu Municipal Government. The two parties will carry out all-round cooperation in the fields of battery swap operation, research and development, comprehensive utilization of resources, manufacturing of key battery materials, new energy and energy storage.

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

Brief

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Wireless EV Charging Update: Siemens & MAHLE Team Up

CleanTechnica EVs

Wireless EV charging has been a fun topic for as long as I’ve been writing about electric cars (more than a decade). Yet, it’s not exactly common (it’s almost unheard of) to find one in an EV owner’s garage. Companies aren’t giving up yet, and that includes Siemens and MAHLE, which have just teamed up […].

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If you want an EV, buy now – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changes

Electrek

Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next few days now that the House has passed the bill , if President Biden signs it quickly. If you’re looking to buy an EV soon, check below to see how various manufacturers will be affected by these changes, and what you can do to try to ensure ac

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Autonomy Orders 23,000 More Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

The ink is barely dry on my last story about Autonomy and it has another big one. The electric vehicle subscription company — the biggest in the USA — has ordered 23,000 electric vehicles from 17 different automakers in order to expand and diversify its subscription fleet. Up till now, it has only offered the […].

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NIU issues US recall of 2022 MQiGT EVO electric scooter, but fix is a software update

Electrek

NIU’s latest flagship electric scooter, the MQiGT EVO , is now the subject of a recall in the United States. In a very Tesla-like move though, the fix isn’t actually a hardware issue, but rather just a software update. more…. The post NIU issues US recall of 2022 MQiGT EVO electric scooter, but fix is a software update appeared first on Electrek.

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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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George Soros fund ups bet on NIO in Q2, albeit not through common shares

CN EV Post

Soros Fund Management increased its bet on NIO in the second quarter, albeit not through the more common stocks, after first buying in the first quarter. The post George Soros fund ups bet on NIO in Q2, albeit not through common shares appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Wheel-E Podcast! Fat tire electric trikes, new NIU, Can-Am electric motorcycles & more

Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from companies including Addmotor and NIU, a discussion of how the Inflation Reduction Act left out critically important electric bicycles, upcoming electric motorcycles from Can-Am and Kawasaki, fast electric surfboards, and lots more. more….

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King of Cool: Electric Meyers Manx beach buggy confirmed for 2023

EV Central

Freedom, fun, sexiness – the Meyers Manx beach buggy is the car you wish you were cool (and young) enough to own. If you missed out on the Sixties piston-powered one, a pure electric version has been revealed to give a new generation the chance to be Steve McQueen. The rear-drive Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric is the brand’s first all-new vehicle in six decades, and good grief it looks cool as all hell.

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Quick Charge Podcast: August 13, 2022

Electrek

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: August 13, 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Aptera Reveals Gamma Interior, Pretty Much The Final Production Look

InsideEVs

It has a yoke, a screen in the center and one in front of the driver showing a feed from the side rear-view cameras and not much else.

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The Frunk Puppy movement has been uniting the global EV community for 4 years.

Teslarati

Four years ago, a member of the United States Air Force put his puppy in the front trunk of his Tesla Model 3 and took a photo. It was a decision that ended up starting a movement that even Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his mother, Maye Musk participated in: Frunk Puppy Friday. The frunk trunk (frunk) of a Tesla and other EVs is where the engine would be in a typical internal combustion engine vehicle.

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Ford CEO Explains F-150 Lightning Price Hikes

InsideEVs

Jim Farley blames sharp increases in the cost of lithium, cobalt and nickel for the F-150 Lightning's price adjustments.

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Volta Chargers at Amazon Fresh

EV Club of CT

Photo by David Dreyfuss How Did That Happen? Volta is a company that installs charging stations at their own expense at highly trafficked locations which are free to users. The chargers have large screens that. Read more.

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Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV Rendering Shows Future EV Flagship

InsideEVs

The Maybach-badged Mercedes EQS SUV will be the most expensive and exclusive EV with a Three Pointed Star.

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What is EV Billing?

Driivz

It’s a fact that electric vehicles (EVs) are an essential part of our present and future. EV sales are booming around the globe, with about 20 million passenger EVs currently on the road. Analysts predict that about half of the cars on the road will be electric by 2050. The exponential growth of electric vehicle adoption has fueled a wealth of opportunity across many market segments.

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Foxconn To Build Monarch Electric Tractor At Ohio Plant From Q1 2023

InsideEVs

Will the Monarch MK-V tractor start production in Ohio before the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup?

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Rivian Reportedly Developing “Dig Mode” With Wheels Pulling In All Directions

InsideEVs

If you thought the Rivian tank turn feature was impressive, well, this is even more unusual than that.

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Netherlands: Skoda Enyaq iV Tops Plug-In Car Sales Chart In July 2022

InsideEVs

Battery-electric car sales still increase, despite the overall market being down.

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US And Canada: Tesla Stopped Taking Orders For Model 3 Long Range

InsideEVs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained why and when we might see it back again.

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US: Genesis GV60 Sales Increased to 284 In July

InsideEVs

More than 4,000 E-GMP based BEVs were sold last month.

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Hyundai Motor Reports Over 16,000 BEV Retail Sales In July 2022

InsideEVs

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 accounts for over half of that.

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