Wed.Dec 28, 2022

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

Green Car Congress

In February 2022, GTI Energy, S&P Global Commodity Insights and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) launched the Open Hydrogen Initiative (OHI), a collaboration to further transparency into the environmental impact of hydrogen production and help unlock its full potential as an important driver of energy transitions. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights’ hydrogen outlook, global hydrogen demand grows from 70.4 million tons in 2020 to 97 million tons in 2030 and 249 million ton

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners

Green Car Reports

From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future. Over the years, we’ve changed the requirements for the award as the.

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Iberdrola to invest more than €1.1B to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Australia; Bell Bay Powerfuels

Green Car Congress

Iberdrola Australia and Australia-based hydrogen developer ABEL Energy will build a green hydrogen and green methanol production plant at Bell Bay in northern Tasmania (Australia). The project, called Bell Bay Powerfuels, is backed by the Australian government and will involve an investment of €1.1 billion. The Bell Bay Powerfuels Project will incorporate one of the largest electrolyzer units—more than100MW—to be installed in Australia by 2025.

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Ford Lightning owner powers home essentials for 2 days and still had battery left in the tank

Electrek

Thousands of Canadian residents awoke Christmas ay with no electricity after a massive winter storm swept across the area. One southern Ontario resident was able to keep the lights on for almost two days after plugging in his Ford F-150 Lightning , and still had plenty of battery left after the power came back on. more…. The post Ford Lightning owner powers home essentials for 2 days and still had battery left in the tank appeared first on Electrek.

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

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U Birmingham team demonstrates direct reuse of aluminum and copper current collectors from spent Li-ion batteries

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Researchers from The University of Birmingham in the UK have demonstrated that the direct reuse of aluminum and copper current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is possible. An open-access paper on their study is published in the RSC journal Green Chemistry. Zhu et al. The ever-increasing number of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has presented a serious waste-management challenge.

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Elon Musk instills confidence in TSLA stock: ‘Tesla will be the most valuable company on Earth’

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Elon Musk remains confident that “Tesla will be the most valuable company on Earth.” He assured employees about Tesla’s bright future in a company email. Elon Musk sent out his usual end-of-year email to employees recently. Musk directly addressed Tesla’s current stock market “craziness” in his email to staff, reported Reuters. . “Btw, don’t be too bothered by stock market craziness.

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Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Charging Approved For South Australia

CleanTechnica EVs

A lot of EV models these days come with vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability as standard, which is pretty cool. For example, in Australia, the Hyundai IONIQ 5, the KIA EV6, the BYD Atto 3, and the MG ZS EV all come with V2L capability. V2L tech is proving that it is no longer just a nice-to-have […].

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Tesla’s market cap drop is worth almost the entire legacy auto industry

Electrek

Tesla’s loss in market capitalization equals almost the entire legacy auto industry combined – one of the most significant losses in value of all time. more…. The post Tesla’s market cap drop is worth almost the entire legacy auto industry appeared first on Electrek.

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Qmerit Had A Great 2022 & Says It Is Aiming For An Even Better 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

In a recent press release from Qmerit, the company that (among other things) facilitates things like charging station installs, announced that it had a pretty good 2022. For those unfamiliar, my biggest experience with the company was having my EV charging station installed after buying my Bolt EUV. GM promises to pay for your installation […].

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Hyundai has a card up its sleeve as it moves to dethrone Toyota, its electric vehicles

Electrek

Hyundai is officially the third-largest automaker globally after jumpstarting the brand in 2022, behind only Volkswagen and Toyota. However, the South Korean automaker may have an advantage as the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles. more…. The post Hyundai has a card up its sleeve as it moves to dethrone Toyota, its electric vehicles appeared first on Electrek.

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

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Volkswagen to unveil new electric car at CES 2023

Electric Cars Report

Volkswagen will introduce the newest member of its all-electric family on January 3rd at 4 pm PT and follow with a display at CES 2023. The brand will be located outside the Las Vegas Convention Center at Tech East in booth CP-5 from January 5th to the 8th and welcomes visitors to experience the next step in Volkswagen’s […] The post Volkswagen to unveil new electric car at CES 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Robotic boats are surveying seabeds at offshore wind farms

Electrek

Swedish multinational power company Vattenfall announced today that it’s successfully conducted large-scale seabed surveys with uncrewed robotic boats at several of its offshore wind farms in Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. more…. The post Robotic boats are surveying seabeds at offshore wind farms appeared first on Electrek.

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Shockingly Incompetent Car Journalists Are Choosing European Car Of The Year 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

The crème de la crème of European car journalists have made a shortlist for the 2023 European Car of the Year competition, demonstrating that they are a bunch of shockingly incompetent car journalists. What they did was look at buggies to compete with the T-Ford in the market a century ago — in a moment […].

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Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to not be ‘bothered by stock market craziness’

Electrek

Elon Musk told Tesla employees in a new email that they should “not be too bothered by stock market craziness” even though the price has been in free fall for the last year. more…. The post Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to not be ‘bothered by stock market craziness’ 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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Nikola Tre FCEV Receives CARB Executive Order

Electric Cars Report

Nikola Corporation has received a California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) Zero Emission Powertrain (“ZEP”) Executive Order that is a requirement for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (“FCEV”) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (“HVIP”) program. Following receipt of this Executive Order, Nikola has submitted an application […] The post Nikola Tre FCEV Receives CARB Executive Order appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Canoo accuses former employees of ‘corporate espionage’ after launching rival EV startup

Electrek

Canoo (GOEV) is accusing several former employees of “corporate espionage,” alleging they stole trade secrets to launch a rival electric vehicle company. more…. The post Canoo accuses former employees of ‘corporate espionage’ after launching rival EV startup appeared first on Electrek.

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We Need To Solve The Diesel Investment Conundrum Through Efficiency

CleanTechnica EVs

In an ideal world, we’d swap out every diesel truck, emergency generator, and heater with something cleaner. Even better, we’d do it all by tomorrow at noon. If we could do that, and also build out the needed infrastructure for alternatives (charging stations, battery storage, etc.) by about 1 or 2 o’clock, we wouldn’t have […].

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Denver gave out huge rebates on electric bikes. Now it’s making the bike lanes they need

Electrek

Denver grabbed headlines earlier this year when it launched an ambitious program to help city residents replace cars with e-bikes. Now the city is struggling to ensure it can provide sufficient cycling infrastructure to support the influx of electric bikes. more…. The post Denver gave out huge rebates on electric bikes. Now it’s making the bike lanes they need appeared first on Electrek.

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BYD Atto 3 Voted Electric Family Car Of The Year 2023 By VAB

CleanTechnica EVs

The Flemish Automobile Club, VAB, which holds the coveted contest every year for the best family cars in different categories, has voted the BYD Atto 3 the Family Car of The Year 2023. 15 professional motoring reporters and 74 family jurors judged 10 different electric cars at the famous Zolder race circuit over a 3-day […].

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Tesla leaks Supercharger locations opening in the United States

Teslarati

Tesla leaked upcoming Supercharger locations opening in the United States. The Supercharger Network is one of the pillars of Tesla’s success in the EV market. So it’s no surprise that Tesla has been diligently expanding the Supercharger Network’s reach over the past year. Supercharger tracker @MarcoRPTesla noted that Tesla “mistakenly” leaked the locations of at least 50 Supercharger installations in the United States and other areas.

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Electric Cars with the Longest Range

Electric Driver

This article aims to identify and rank the electric cars with the longest range. Electric vehicle range can either be manufacturer-provided or EPA range. The electric vehicle ranges we provide are sourced from vehicle manufacturers. To learn about EPA range methodology, visit the EPA website. A quick disclaimer on the electric car range is that […].

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Cathie Wood Purchases More Tesla Stock

CleanTechnica EVs

Stocks overall are facing a bear market coinciding with recent signs of economic downturn, and even Tesla’s shares haven’t been immune to the effects. Furthermore, Elon Musk recently let go of more Tesla shares (presumably, to fund Twitter). Meanwhile, though, one bullish firm recently stocked up — leaving some investors questioning which leader’s actions to […].

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

Cars That Think

Jutting out from the coast of China’s Fujian province, Changbiao Island may seem small and unremarkable. It is anything but. This is where the China National Nuclear Corp. is building two fast-neutron nuclear breeder reactors, the first of which is slated to connect to the grid in 2023, the second in 2026. So China could start producing weapons-grade plutonium there very soon.

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Sandy Munro On Which Automakers Are Getting It Right Besides Tesla

CleanTechnica EVs

In another piece highlighting some comments Sandy Munro made in an extended Q&A session at TeslaCon Florida, this one includes a few videos about the EV transition, big legacy automakers he believes in and ones he doesn’t, and even short commentary on the large potential customer Sandy decided to turn down. In the first video […].

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Watch Deep Frozen Tesla Model 3 Plug Into Supercharger At -14° F

InsideEVs

Kyle Conner's experiment is meant to show how a deep frozen battery pack behaves in extreme cold weather conditions.

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Torklift Stealth EcoHitch For Chevrolet Bolt EUV — CleanTechnica Review

CleanTechnica EVs

Rightsizing your vehicle to daily needs makes a lot of sense. If you’re driving a big truck around every day to work, and nobody else or their belongings ride with you, you’re throwing money away day in and day out. So, it makes sense to move to something that actually makes sense on a daily […].

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Tesla owners in the UK face multiple hour waits to charge at Superchargers

Teslarati

Tesla owners in the United Kingdom face multiple-hour-long lines to charge their cars at Supercharging locations this week. As demand for electric vehicles ( and Teslas in particular ) has skyrocketed over the past year, so has the demand for charging infrastructure. And while the Tesla Supercharging network is often credited as being one of the best and most widespread in the world, it still faces growing pains as it attempts to keep up with a wave of new buyers.

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Porsche Is Now Entering The 19.2 kW Charging Fray, & It Might Not Be A Good Sign

CleanTechnica EVs

A couple months ago, I told readers about Lucid’s plan to offer a 19.2 kW home charger. At the time, I pointed out that 80-amp home charging is something that Tesla used to offer, but that the industry (including Tesla) has moved away from such high home charging speeds. But, with Lucid offering its well-heeled […].

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Elon Musk’s Twitter is open to acquiring Substack

Teslarati

It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is open to dipping his toes even further into the media business. In a recent comment, Musk reiterated that he is open to the idea of Twitter purchasing Substack. Substack, which was founded in 2017, is a popular online platform that offers publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure for subscription-based newsletters.

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Barossa Valley Vineyard In South Australia Showcases The Beauty of Vehicle-to-Grid

CleanTechnica EVs

Winemaker Joseph Evans used to have an annual electricity bill for his Barossa Valley vineyard, Ballycroft, that had risen to $6000. He then installed a rooftop solar system that powers his entire property during daylight hours, immediately removing $4000 from his annual electricity bill. He really wanted to reduce and even get rid of the […].

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Video: The Rimac Nevera rips through the streets of Monaco

Teslarati

Former Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg has driven the Rimac Nevera hypercar flat out on the streets of Monaco. Monaco is one of the most famous racing locations in the world. The Monaco Grand Prix brings thousands of fans, hundreds of yachts filled with the rich and famous, and the fastest cars on the planet. Now, a former Formula 1 driver and Monaco Grand Prix winner, Nico Rosberg, has taken the world’s fastest electric car on those same streets in a video posted on Youtube.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo. Italian Sports Sedan Luxury All The Way. There is so much emotion when walking into a Maserati dealership that it may overwhelm all other considerations. Bill Peffer, Maserati CEO of the Americas, recently told us: “We know we sell on the cool factor and emotion, and something other than efficiency. Many manufacturers offer vehicles that are very good, but they aren’t emotive or inspiring, and they struggle.

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New and used Tesla prices plunge, bringing unique opportunity to buyers

Teslarati

New and used Tesla prices have plunged recently, giving buyers a unique opportunity. Tesla has been criticized by car buyers, government representatives, and investors alike for having prices too high for average Americans to afford, especially for a brand that prides itself on leading the EV revolution. But now, that problem may finally be being addressed as the company has issued discounts for new vehicles, and its used offerings have plunged in price.

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Here’s every electric vehicle that qualifies for the current and upcoming US federal tax credit

Electrek

As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles, especially now that a slew of new credits have been reinstated to US consumers. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may qualify for varies by household due to a number of different factors.