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Orange EV takes electric yard truck rental program nationwide

Green Car Congress

Orange EV has expanded its yard truck rental program to offer the largest electric spotter rental fleet across the United States. These all-electric rentals are now available in 48 states, providing increased uptime and reduced costs. Founded in 2012, Orange EV was the first US-based manufacturer to offer 100% electric Class 8 vehicles and the first to offer electric yard truck rentals.

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Every US EV costs less than $1,000 a year to fuel, according to federal estimates

Green Car Reports

Any light-duty electric vehicle available in the United States for the 2022 model year will save drivers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles, the Department of Energy said last week in a blog post. Every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to "fuel" (meaning charge with electricity) for a year, compared to $2,000 to $7,000 for.

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Nornickel to add new nickel and cobalt alloys to its range

Green Car Congress

Russia-based Nornickel has begun prototyping new nickel- and cobalt-based alloys, which are of high demand in the aviation, space, nuclear, chemical and oil and gas industries. The project is implemented at the company’s Kola Division. Nornickel’s Kola Division in Russia is represented by Kola MMC, a wholly owned key production site. Kola MMC is Nornickel’s nickel refining hub, located on the Kola Peninsula, the Murmansk Region.

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Polestar agrees to supply batteries and charging tech to boat company Candela

Green Car Reports

Electric car maker Polestar on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to supply batteries and charging systems to electric boat maker Candela. "The agreement marks one of the world’s first direct battery technology collaborations between companies from the automotive and marine industries," Polestar said in a press release. A Swedish firm.

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

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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

Green Car Congress

Gatik will collaborate with Cummins to integrate Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software. Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial delivery service with Walmart.

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EV vs. gasoline cost to fuel, Toyota and CARB, Polestar on water: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Polestar battery tech is going into some fast, efficient watercraft. Toyota and CARB are cooperating. And EVs cost far less to “fuel” than gasoline vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to recent estimates from the Department of Energy, every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to.

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Toyota stops fighting California, recognizes state's vehicle emissions authority

Green Car Reports

Toyota has finally ended its fight with California, recognizes the state's authority to set its own, more aggressive emissions standards through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) under the Clean Air Act. The automaker said Wednesday that it had communicated this to CARB and the California state government. "In our recent communication, we.

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Polestar to provide batteries to Candela for electric boats

Green Car Congress

Swedish electric car maker Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela’s highly efficient flying boats. The battery deal will enable Candela to scale up production swiftly, bringing mass-market electric boats one step closer to reality. The deal lets Candela tap into advanced automotive battery technology and scale up production of its electric boats.

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Supercomputer Emulator: AI’s New Role in Science

Cars That Think

Artificial intelligence has become an indispensable tool in many scientists’ lives, such that its use by researchers now has its own moniker— AI4Science —used by conferences and laboratories. Last month, Microsoft announced its own AI4Science initiative, employing dozens of people spread across several countries. Chris Bishop, its director, started on the science side before gravitating to AI.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center adds four new projects to latest five-year research phase

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) announced four additional research projects are being added to the next phase of its pioneering automotive safety research. The projects include a study of human diversity in injury biomechanics; a look at technologies that can help prevent impaired drivers from endangering themselves or others; how to help predict when a driver is at risk of incapacitation or illness before it becomes an emergency; and how to pass the operation of the vehicle

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

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11% Of New Car Sales In Europe Electric (19% Plugins)

CleanTechnica EVs

The overall European car market is still in the red, and the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to get affected. It was down 5% last month, with approximately 157,000 plugin vehicles registered in July. Looking closer, plugin hybrids (-25% YoY) were the ones to blame for sinking plugins into the red. Plugin […].

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DOE to award $60M to advance clean hydrogen technologies and decarbonize grid

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million in funding to advance the development and deployment of clean hydrogen technologies. To further decarbonize the grid, DOE is also launching a $20-million university research consortium to help states and Tribal communities successfully implement grid resilience programs and achieve decarbonization goals. ( DE-FOA-0002792 ).

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Renault unveils Kangoo E-Tech ‘Hippie Caviar Motel’ showcar

Electric Cars Report

Renault unveiled the Trafic-based Hippie Caviar Hotel showcar last year to address the growing yearning for travel and opportunities to contemplate nature in idyllic settings while enjoying the comfort and amenities of a 5-star hotel. Following this, Renault has now moved onto stage 2 of its product strategy for leisure vehicles with its’ new Hippie […] The post Renault unveils Kangoo E-Tech ‘Hippie Caviar Motel’ showcar appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Volkswagen Group and Canada aim to advance sustainable battery supply chain in North America

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. Both parties will investigate opportunities for Canada to contribute to Volkswagen’s global and regional battery supply chains.

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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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Tesla Vision rolling out to older vehicles with radar in update 2022.20.9

Teslarati

Tesla Vision has started rolling out to older vehicles with radar in over-the-air update 2022.20.9. Not A Tesla App reported that two vehicles using radar transitioned to Tesla Vision with update 2022.20.9. One is a 2021 Model S, and the other is a refresh Model X. . Since only a few vehicles have transitioned thus far to Tesla Vision, it is unclear whether the camera-only system will roll out to the entire radar-equipped fleet or just a few units.

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Mercedes-Benz signs MoU with Government of Canada to strengthen cooperation across EV value chain; natural resources development; Rock Tech Lithium

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Group AG and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation and to explore ways to advance opportunities across Canada’s electric vehicle supply chain, including, but not limited to, securing sustainable sources of raw materials. As part of Mercedes-Benz’s Ambition2039, the focus is on the reduction of CO 2 emissions as well as the responsible use of resources along the entire supply chain.

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NIO developing multiple batteries, including 4680-type, report says

CN EV Post

NIO's previously mentioned 800V high-voltage battery is the 4680-type battery, which is planned to be equipped into NIO's third-generation platform NT 3.0, according to local media. The post NIO developing multiple batteries, including 4680-type, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Silvercar by Audi adds fully electric Audi e-tron Sportback to rental lineup

Electric Cars Report

Silvercar by Audi, Audi’s premium rental car service, has officially introduced the Audi e-tron Sportback to its premium fleet of rental cars. The fully electric Audi e-tron Sportback model is equipped with an e-quattro all-wheel drive system, intelligent technology, and advanced charging capabilities and will now be available to renters and existing Audi owners at select […] The post Silvercar by Audi adds fully electric Audi e-tron Sportback to rental lineup appeared first on Electric Ca

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Great Wall Motors to Go 100% Electric!

CleanTechnica EVs

Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. My niece […].

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Behind the scenes of the assembly of Peugeot’s electrified models

Electric Cars Report

Peugeot has lifted the lid on its growing team of technicians who are responsible for assembling and testing each and every battery that goes into its electric cars (100% electric or Plug-in Hybrid) and vans. These experts represent Excellence, a key brand value of Peugeot. They are specially trained before they join the European factories […] The post Behind the scenes of the assembly of Peugeot’s electrified models appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Machine learning algorithm could reduce charge times and increase EV battery life

The Driven EV News

Researchers develop machine learning algorithm that could reduce charging times and prolong life of EV batteries. The post Machine learning algorithm could reduce charge times and increase EV battery life appeared first on The Driven.

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Driven to Extremes Euro EV Marathon – 15 countries and 3600 miles in five days in a Kia EV6

Electric Cars Report

Recreating an historic motoring exploit, expedition specialist Max Adventure is planning to drive a fully electric Kia EV6 from Oslo, Norway to Lisbon, Portugal in just five days. The 3,600-mile ‘Driven To Extremes Euro EV Marathon’ will pit the electric vehicle against the clock, visiting 15 countries in just 120 hours. The team will make […] The post Driven to Extremes Euro EV Marathon – 15 countries and 3600 miles in five days in a Kia EV6 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Elon Musk tells early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta testers not to complain

Electrek

Elon Musk has told an early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta tester not to complain about the new FSD Beta update. Isn’t that kind of their job? A job that not only they are not paid for, but that Tesla is paying for? more…. The post Elon Musk tells early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta testers not to complain appeared first on Electrek.

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China Electric Car Sales — 28% Share Of Auto Sales In July!

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins got back into the fast lane in July, growing 112% year over year (YoY). They scored over 505,000 registrations last month. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surged 174% year over year (YoY). They reached a record 137,000 registrations in July. Their growth even […].

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Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer

Electrek

Tesla has released two new deep-dive presentations into its Dojo AI supercomputer ahead of its upcoming AI Day 2. You can check the slides from both presentations below. more…. The post Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer appeared first on Electrek.

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SpaceX to squeeze in Falcon 9 Starlink launch before NASA’s Moon rocket debut

Teslarati

SpaceX is preparing for at least one more Falcon 9 launch between now and the debut of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket, a milestone that could arrive as early as August 29th. Depending on where the cards ultimately fall, Falcon 9 could launch up to three times between now and NASA’s last firm SLS launch window (September 5th).

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Tesla (TSLA) stock splits, gets new target at $360 a share

Electrek

Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has now officially split 3-for-1 after closing at $891 per share yesterday, which means it should start trading at around $297 per share this morning. But now it already got its first price target update post-split at $360 a share. more…. The post Tesla (TSLA) stock splits, gets new target at $360 a share appeared first on Electrek.

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Škoda teases upcoming Vision 7S electric crossover

The Driven EV News

Škoda teases first exterior sketches of new Vision 7S seven-seater electric crossover. The post Škoda teases upcoming Vision 7S electric crossover appeared first on The Driven.

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Scientists have increased the life of fuel cells – why that matters for solar and wind

Electrek

In research that could jumpstart work on a range of technologies including fuel cells – key to storing solar and wind energy – MIT researchers have found a relatively simple way to increase the lifetimes of these devices: changing the “pH” of the system. more…. The post Scientists have increased the life of fuel cells – why that matters for solar and wind appeared first on Electrek.

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SpaceX & T-Mobile plan to announce plans to increase connectivity

Teslarati

SpaceX and T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert have plans to increase connectivity, SpaceX announced earlier today. SpaceX will hold the live broadcast on Thursday evening at 7 pm Central Standard Time (8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific). Although we don’t know much, Elon Musk said that this was something special. This is something special [link]. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 24, 2022.

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New World Record for Number of Countries Visited in 24 Hours in an Electric Car

CleanTechnica EVs

How many countries could you visit in 24 hours? How many could you visit in an electric car? That’s what the company “What Car?” wanted to find out. Actually, the people at What Car? wanted to do more than figure out their limit — they wanted to set a new world record. Did they succeed? […].

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Wedbush raises Tesla (TSLA) post 3:1 stock split price target to $360

Teslarati

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives announced that the wealth management firm would raise its Tesla post-split price target to $360. Wedbush’s pre-split price target for TSLA stock was $1,000. Previously, it predicted that Tesla shares would hit $333 after the 3:1 stock split. “We are adjusting our pre-split $1,000 price target ($333 post split) to $360 reflecting the 3:1 split as well as improved production from Tesla out of its key China Giga factory during the September quarter with clear mom

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Chevy or Ford lover? See which of their gas models are now going all-electric

Electrek

Are you a fan of American-made cars like Ford and Chevy ? Then you will love the electric models these automakers plan on releasing in the next few years. more…. The post Chevy or Ford lover? See which of their gas models are now going all-electric appeared first on Electrek.

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How Greenland can capitalise on the $10bn global rare earth elements market

Innovation News Network

Greenland is perfectly poised to capitalise on the rare earth elements market forecasted to be worth $10bn in 2026. The post How Greenland can capitalise on the $10bn global rare earth elements market appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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