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Ionna EV charging network rivals Tesla, first US stations in 2024

Green Car Reports

EV road trips might soon be getting a little bit easier, thanks to thousands of highway fast-chargers starting this year from a network called Ionna. Ionna, as it’s called, is an EV charging network jointly backed by seven automakers, including an undisclosed amount from BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and.

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Hyundai says its first EV plant will open this year to gain the $7,500 tax credit

Electrek

The first Hyundai plant dedicated to building EVs and batteries in the US will be open as soon as this October. According to Hyundai Motor America CEO Jose Munoz, the brand is “pulling ahead” to gain eligibility for the $7,500 EV tax credit.

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Lower-priced Rivian EVs, GM taps Tesla Giga alum, urban charging template: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM put someone with a Tesla Gigafactory resume in charge of ramping up batteries for affordable EVs. Electrify America takes it indoors for urban charging. And Rivian rolls out lower-cost versions of its electric trucks. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rivian on Thursday released details for the cheaper R1T and R1S Standard pack versions.

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Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations

InsideEVs

The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here.

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Tesla’s 2023 regulatory credits generate $1.79 billion in revenue

Teslarati

Tesla’s 2023 regulatory credits generated an additional $1.79 billion in revenue, according to its 10-K filed last week. The money Tesla makes due to other carmakers needing assistance to reach emissions standards continues to accumulate, and since 2009, it has made almost $9 billion in revenue because of the system. Bloomberg reported this morning that Tesla’s $9 billion in revenue due to the sale of regulatory credits has helped the company obtain what is basically pure profit.

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Global EV Sales Hit Record 1.5+ Million In December 2023

InsideEVs

In 2023, plug-in electric car registrations exceeded 13.6 million, taking 16% of the global car market.

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Walmart is rolling out its ‘coast-to-coast’ network of DC fast chargers

Electrek

Walmart is kicking off plans to build and remodel hundreds of stores in the US – and those plans include installing DC fast chargers.

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Car lobby slammed for scare campaign over fuel standards

The Driven EV News

Warnings the price of utes and large SUVs will soar and cost Australians $2.21 billion in 2025 have been slammed as "scaremongering". The post Car lobby slammed for scare campaign over fuel standards appeared first on The Driven.

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Daimler releases ‘open source’ hydrogen fueling standard for heavy trucks

Electrek

This week, Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering presented sLH2, a jointly developed refueling technology for sub-cooled liquid hydrogen – and they’ve made the technology openly available to anyone who wants it.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast!

CleanTechnica EVs

The electric vehicle market continues to rise year after year. We recently published three reports on the global EV sales. [continued] The post Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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

Brief

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Nissan updates commercial van line with 87 kWh battery and 286 mile range

Electrek

Nissan is taking the fight to the Ford e-Transit electric van by upgrading its full size commercial van lineup with — for the first time ever! — a fully electric powertrain and two different battery sizes (in Europe, anyway).

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EVs Drop To 17.3% Share In Germany As Hangover Hits

CleanTechnica EVs

January saw plugin EVs drop to a 17.3% share of the German auto market, after an out-of-the-blue cancellation of all. [continued] The post EVs Drop To 17.3% Share In Germany As Hangover Hits appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Can The Tesla Cybertruck Power A Travel Trailer For Off-Grid Camping?

InsideEVs

In theory, it should be able to, but can it provide enough juice to start up various equipment like an a/c unit and a refrigerator?

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German Government Threatens to Block EU Truck CO2 Law

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s the third time the Scholz government has threatened a last-minute U-turn on European environment laws. A planned vote on. [continued] The post German Government Threatens to Block EU Truck CO2 Law appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Toyota is benchmarking the Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning in the US

Electrek

Is Toyota gearing up to launch an electric pickup in the US? The Japanese automaker is currently benchmarking the Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning, suggesting one could be in the works.

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Tesla-Rivaling 'Ionna' Charging Network From Seven Automakers Starts Taking Shape

InsideEVs

Honda, GM, Hyundai, BMW, Kia, Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz are forming the charging supergroup the EV industry needs right now.

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Zero Carbon Charge Signs Deal To Bring 480 kW EV Ultra-Fast EV Chargers To South Africa

CleanTechnica EVs

Zero Carbon Charge, the South African firm working to build South Africa’s first fully off-grid charging stations, has signed a memorandum. [continued] The post Zero Carbon Charge Signs Deal To Bring 480 kW EV Ultra-Fast EV Chargers To South Africa appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Video Friday: Monocycle Robot With Legs

Cars That Think

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Cybathlon Challenges : 02 February 2024, ZURICH HRI 2024 : 11–15 March 2024, BOULDER, COLO. Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Enjoy today’s videos!

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John Deere partners with Spudnik to replace mechanical driveline with electric motors

Electrek

John Deere is offering an Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) on its larger 8 and 9 series model tractors that replaces a standard mechanical variable transmission with electric motors. Now, they’re partnering with Spudnik to put the system to work on potato and root crop farms.

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Sporty to sensible, EVs charge ahead at Fully Charged Everything Electric show

The Driven EV News

Three new EVs unveiled at opening of Everything Electric, the largest electric vehicle show in Sydney where more than 6,000 test drives are expected. The post Sporty to sensible, EVs charge ahead at Fully Charged Everything Electric show appeared first on The Driven.

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Fleet manager drops Tesla because ‘prices fluctuate too much’

Electrek

A fleet manager for SAP, a large software company, says that it is dropping Tesla from its fleet because “their prices fluctuate more”.

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New Hyundai Ioniq T10 Pickup Truck Rumors Swirl

CleanTechnica EVs

Hyundai is living the electric vehicle dream with its award winning Ioniq series, an Ioniq T10 pickup truck could be in the works. The post New Hyundai Ioniq T10 Pickup Truck Rumors Swirl appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Toyota bZ4X crashes into the ocean after the driver forgot to put the EV in park [Video]

Electrek

Imagine getting out of your car to toss trash and returning to find it rolling into the ocean. A Toyota bZ4X drove itself off a pier and crashed into the ocean just north of Boston after the driver forgot to put the EV in park Wednesday.

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Tesla Cybertruck OTA Update Adds A Charging Reminder, But Autopilot Is Still Missing

InsideEVs

Parking visualizations, which are Tesla’s substitute for parking sensors, are also nowhere to be found.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Electrek

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. The company brings an interesting mix of high-tech startup energy and a lumbering century-old motorcycle legacy that results in both an impressive (and growing) range of electric motorcycles but also a series of growing pains.

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Fleet Managers Define Challenges & Goals for 2024

Green Fleet Magazine

For these seven fleet managers, a common challenge is cost containment in the face of lingering supply issues. That challenge grows in the face of looming regulations and corporate sustainability goals.

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7 OEM charging network venture IONNA names CEO, commences operations in North America

Electrek

Seven months after seven major OEMs shared plans to join forces and implement a new EV charging network of over 30,000 piles in North America, the joint venture, now called IONNA, has officially received regulatory approval to begin operations. The JV has also named its first CEO, who is no stranger to EV charging.

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New High-Powered Charging Network IONNA Launches In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

Growth of EV fast chargers is critical to ongoing fast growth of the electric vehicle market. Deployment of EV fast. [continued] The post New High-Powered Charging Network IONNA Launches In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Accelerating green wheels: BYD’s EV lease deal with Arval will electrify Europe’s roads

Electrek

A mere two years removed from its initial entry into new markets of Europe, Build Your Dreams (BYD) is looking to expedite its expansion with the help of Arval – a major vehicle leasing company overseas. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become leasing partners and ensure more BYD passenger and light commercial EVs are available to drivers.

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Norwegian Evoy Collaborates with Zebuz to Help Maritime Journeys Pristine, Silent & Green

CleanTechnica EVs

All of our beloved coasts and bodies of water are enhanced by silent boats and ships. Together, the ground-breaking Norwegian. [continued] The post Norwegian Evoy Collaborates with Zebuz to Help Maritime Journeys Pristine, Silent & Green appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVI)

The Truth About Cars

We spent our last installment reviewing the more modern exterior styling of the 1957 Eldorado Seville, and new-yet-dated looking Eldorado Brougham. Those two followed our coverage of the Eldorado Biarritz , which was unable to adopt Cadilac’s 1957 roof and pillars design because of its canvas roof. This week we step inside the Eldorado, and see how removed it was from the 1956 models.

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1,000th Electric Motorcycle Sold Via GOGO & Watu Partnership in Uganda

CleanTechnica EVs

GOGO, formerly known as BODAWERK, and its asset financing partner Watu have just celebrated a key milestone. The 1,000th electric. [continued] The post 1,000th Electric Motorcycle Sold Via GOGO & Watu Partnership in Uganda appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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What Are The Cheapest EVs In 2024?

InsideEVs

These are the most affordable EVs in the United States in 2024, with prices starting under $40,000.

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ACT-FAST project: An impactful innovation driving the clean energy transition

Innovation News Network

Discover how the ACT-FAST project is innovating thin film PV tandem technology to drive the clean energy transition. The post ACT-FAST project: An impactful innovation driving the clean energy transition appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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