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German operator SFK takes delivery of all-electric ferry outfitted with EST-Floattech’s Green Orca battery system

Green Car Congress

Dutch marine battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered 1092 kWh of battery capacity for new, all-electric ferry Wellingdorf in a contract with system integrator Holland Ship Electric. The zero-emission vessel, the fifth in a series of six hybrid and full-electric vessels for Kiel-based tug and ferry operator SFK, was designed and built by Holland Shipyards Group.

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Rivian Camp mode, California heat-wave EV charging, US batteries for Toyota and Honda EVs: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker is first using CATL’s cell-to-pack battery tech for 600-plus miles of range? In which U.S. state have EVs passed 15% of overall new-vehicle sales? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 3, 2022. Leading into the Labor Day holiday weekend.

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ALBERO project seeks to enable safe transport for EVs and more on ro-ro ferries

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicles are booming, with more than a million on German roads as of this year. This, in turn, means that an increasing number of alternative-fueled vehicles are transported on roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferries. However, there are particular conditions associated with traveling at sea, such as the sea state, salt levels and humidity of the air, cramped spaces and closed vehicle decks.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supporting the expansion of renewable energy with solar project in Spain

Electric Cars Report

As part of its GRIP 2030 corporate strategy, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) intends to raise the percentage of battery-electric vehicles that it sells to over 55 per cent by 2030. With its support for expanding renewable energy, VWCV is already increasing the amount of electricity from renewable sources that is available in the grid, thus […] The post Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supporting the expansion of renewable energy with solar project in Spain appeared first on Electric Ca

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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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Volvo Cars reports sales of 43,666 cars in August; Recharge models 21.9% of sales, 48% in Europe

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported sales of 43,666 cars in August, down 4.6% compared with the same month last year. The company’s line of Recharge models represented 21.9% of the sales last month, with fully electric vehicles accounting for 5.7% of sales. The positive trend in production continued into August, however the pace of normalization was affected by power cuts and Covid-19 outbreaks in China.

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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

Teslarati

Jay Leno recently spoke to Yahoo! Finance about Elon Musk, EVs, and shared why he thinks Elon Musk deserves the credit for EVs being popular today. To be quite honest, I feel that it’s obvious that Elon Musk and Tesla are the reasons why EVs are so popular today. Tesla is the leader of the EV market and is the best-selling type of battery-electric vehicle.

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Tesla China expected to deliver over 100K EVs for in September

Teslarati

Tesla China has been rockin’ and rollin’ since the Shanghai factory reopened earlier this spring after being closed down along with several other manufacturing plants due to Covid-19. China’s covid-related shutdowns were pretty painful for its local economy, and residents, and affected the global supply chain. However, Tesla has proven to be pretty resilient when facing challenges and despite the claims of woes by critics, Tesla’s proving to be unstoppable.

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Lithium Prices Up ~900% Since January 2020

CleanTechnica EVs

In July 2020, I interviewed the EV battery mineral experts at RK Equity for the first time. The core story was clear: there was growing demand for electric vehicles, but not enough investment in EV battery mineral mining, and lithium mining in particular. The result was as predictable as could be for an Econ 101 […].

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Tesla is coming to Thailand, job openings show

Teslarati

Tesla is coming to Thailand, newly posted job openings show. Tesla is hiring in Bangkok, Thailand for a variety of positions such as Tesla advisor, parts advisor, office administrator, senior recruiter, vehicle technician, public policy and business development manager , inside sales advisor, and more. Earlier this year, documents of Tesla’s registration with Thailand’s ministry of commerce were shared by @Ekapob on Twitter who noted that David Jon Feinstein, Tesla’s global sen

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Metamaterials Could Solve One of 6G’s Big Problems

Cars That Think

For all the tumultuous revolution in wireless technology over the past several decades, there have been a couple of constants. One is the overcrowding of radio bands, and the other is the move to escape that congestion by exploiting higher and higher frequencies. And today, as engineers roll out 5G and plan for 6G wireless, they find themselves at a crossroads: After years of designing superefficient transmitters and receivers, and of compensating for the signal losses at the end points of a rad

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

Brief

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Tesla Hiring For Semi Service Technicians As Deliveries Near

InsideEVs

Several fleet operators are expected to take delivery of the electric truck before the end of the year.

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 3, 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: September 3, 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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US: Volvo Plug-In Car Sales Decreased By 30% In August 2022

InsideEVs

The company is trying to deliver more plug-ins, but it appears to be challenging.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

Jackie Rickard steps into her late father’s role at EVTV. Jack Rickard with his daughter Jackie. The late Jack Rickard of EVTV , a long time member of Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA), is something of a legend at the St. Louis, Missouri chapter. “From the beginning of his work to make vehicles electric, Jack believed the way to do it was to encourage individuals to convert their own vehicles to electric and show them to others,” said GEVA President Wayne Garver.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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China: Tesla Cut In Half Estimated Delivery Time Of Model Y RWD

InsideEVs

The entry-level version of the car can be delivered in just 1-4 weeks.

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U.S. EV adoption is happening faster than anticipated

Teslarati

EV adoption in the U.S. happening much faster than anticipated, according to an observation of research by Recurrent Auto which is focused on providing transparency and confidence in pre-owned EV transactions. The research directly contradicts and challenges a statement by Jack Hollis, the executive vice president of sales at Toyota Motor North America.

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Mercedes EQS 450+ Sets New Record In Bjørn Nyland Range Tests

InsideEVs

It appears to be the longest-range EV on the market in Europe right now.

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Will an EV-Filled World Pass The Sulfuric Acid Test?

Cars That Think

Look at the periodic table, and think of the elements needed for a prosperous planet powered by renewable energy. Sulfur likely won’t be the first to come to mind. It probably doesn’t help the yellow element’s noxious reputation to learn that most of the world’s sulfur comes as a byproduct of refining fossil fuels. In a net-zero future, a future where petroleum and natural gas production enter terminal decline and never return to their past carbon-spewing heights, sulfur production will fall awa

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Watch Ford F-150 Lightning Tow Up Steep Hill Where Trucks Overheat

InsideEVs

Will the electric F-150 or a Chevy Silverado V8 perform better on this uphill (and downhill) towing torture test?

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Next-Gen Porsche Taycan Reportedly Coming In 2027, Joined By Electric Panamera

InsideEVs

Up to six fully electric Porsche models will be on sale by 2030.

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Norway: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Decreased Again In August 2022

InsideEVs

The Volkswagen ID.4 returns to the top of the chart.

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Doctor Uses His Rivian R1T To Perform Vasectomy During Power Outage

InsideEVs

The R1T continues to prove its versatility.

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