Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota Motor and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings have developed a working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge. This cartridge design will facilitate the everyday transport and supply of hydrogen energy to power a broad range of daily life applications in and outside of the home. Toyota and Woven Planet will conduct Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trials in various places, including Woven City, a human-centered smart city of the future currently being constructed in Susono City, Shizuoka Pr

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2022

Lobbyists have been pressuring the Biden administration to add more ethanol to the nation's gasoline supply to cut gas prices. And while doing so has been a complicated and fraught decision for the administration, it appears those interests have won. According to Reuters on Wednesday, citing sources briefed on the matter, the Biden administration.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). Certain segments, such as buses and two- and three-wheelers are close to being on track for net zero, but more action is needed to get on track elsewhere—especially in medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2022

Wireless charging firm WiTricity claims most EV shoppers want wireless charging as an option, and it has survey data to prove it. The company on Thursday released results of a company-commissioned survey of 1,053 Americans, nearly half of which already own an EV, and the others intending to purchase an EV within the next two years. Of those.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project. The aim of the project, which involves seven European trials in total, is to investigate how hydrogen-fueled trucks can be an effective solution in reducing emissions in refuse vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2022

The next generation of Volvo electric cars will get sharper infotainment interfaces from an unorthodox source. Volvo announced Wednesday that it will partner with Epic Games—the studio behind "Fortnite"—to use Epic's Unreal Engine in upcoming cars. This will enable "unparalleled high-quality graphics," Volvo promised in a press.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 2, 2022

One month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of more than 100 makers from all over Ukraine manufactured and supplied a number of 3D-printed products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Territorial Defense Force, and the Air Forces. For security reasons, this group does not disclose most of their work. But they do share common achievements.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Orange EV announced the new e-TRIEVER brand for its Model Year 2022 all-electric terminal trucks. The e-TRIEVER builds upon the T-Series’ foundation while continuing Orange EV’s commitment to innovation and delivering trucks that meet the demanding needs of heavy-duty, goods movement operations. Orange EV commercially deployed its first all-electric yard truck in 2015.Since then, it has sold 400 trucks to more than 130 fleets, and accumulated 5 million miles and 1.5 million hours of operation.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

The Biden administration announced this week that it will cut the cost of building wind and solar on US public land by 50%. more…. The post Biden administration slashes rent by 50% on US public land for wind and solar appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Buick is committing to an all-electric portfolio by the end of the decade. In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric vehicle to market for North America in 2024. Buick’s future EV products will carry the Electra name, drawing inspiration from the brand’s history. Buick also unveiled the Wildcat EV concept—an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction as it transitions to an all-electric future.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

Among the prototypes photographed, we can also see two different front bumper designs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota is expanding its 2023 Corolla lineup with four new Hybrid grades, including a more powerful hybrid system and available all-wheel drive. Toyota is also expanding its Corolla Cross family with the first hybrid model in that lineup. Corolla Hybrid. The Corolla Hybrid LE FWD is gaining four new siblings: the LE AWD grade, sporty SE and SE AWD grades and a premium-focused XLE grade.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2022

The United States Postal Service announced on Wednesday it would soon publish a report to supplement its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to its adoption of electric vehicles for its fleet. The Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) plan could be revised from previously announced figures, the Postal Service said. The USPS has committed to a fleet of 10,000 EVs for its NGDV plan, a 100 percent increase from initial figures , which slotted only 5,000 spots out of the 50,000 new vehic

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. The reason is that, in the United States, oil is used to generate less than 1% of electricity.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

The Scout brand is coming back with these two electric vehicles specifically designed to boost VW’s US presence in the segments.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

A team of researchers led by chemists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has shown that using an appropriate amount of lithium difluorophosphate in a common commercial electrolyte enables stable cycling of nickel-rich layered cathode materials with an ultra-high cut-off voltage of 4.8?V. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Energy.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct , the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. more…. The post Construction officially starts on the largest wind farm in Australia appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Renault Group and Managem Group , a Moroccan player in the mining and hydrometallurgy sector, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at securing the supply of low-carbon and responsible cobalt sulfate for electric batteries. Under the terms of the agreement, Managem Group will supply 5,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate per year for a period of 7 years, with first delivery in 2025.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

All three models noted monthly records (F-150 debut), which makes Ford the #2 BEV player in the country.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $59 million to accelerate the production of biofuels and bioproducts to reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors. ( DE-FOA-0002638 ) Marine and aviation sectors require higher energy densities to avoid frequent stops to refuel for long flights, international shipping routes, and cross-country rail routes, making these industries hard to decarbonize.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota has unveiled a new home battery pack to provide residential backup – a product that is going to compete with Tesla Powerwall. more…. The post Toyota unveils home battery pack to compete with Tesla Powerwall appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Qmerit, the leading provider of implementation solutions for EV charging and other electrification technologies, has launched turnkey EV charging solutions for commercial properties. From start to finish, these solutions simplify EV charging implementation at commercial sites including workplaces, multifamily residential facilities and hospitality venues.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

Jim Farley believes "Chinese new playes" will benefit most from this.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot , also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30 – the end of the third quarter of 2022. more…. The post Elon Musk says Tesla may have a working humanoid robot prototype by Sept 30 appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

It doesn’t get any more power, but it gets several performance enhancing upgrades, as well as tasteful sporty touches.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193 , an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state. more…. The post Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

The amount of writing about electric vehicles in mainstream media these days is staggering compared to when I decided to make the shift from fossil-fueled vehicles to electric vehicles in 2016. From a deep dive technical perspective, there are always new and interesting innovations, but in everyday life? Well, more and more people are making […].

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Ford announced today a new $1.5 billion investment in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio. more…. The post Ford invests $1.5 billion in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

If ever there was a brand name from the past that cried out to be part of the electric car future, it is the Buick Electra. Beginning in 1959, the Electra name replace the Super in the Buick lineup, while the Roadmaster became the Electra 225. Now Buick says it will sell only electric cars […].

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InsideEVs

JUNE 2, 2022

Pilot production in Japan started in May, while mass production is expected to start next year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2022

We hear a lot of commitment to going electric and ousting fossil-fueled vehicles, usually down the road a bit (years away). A few days ago, we found something better. It is quite nice to see a target that takes effect next month, July 2022! Not in 2030 or 2050, but next month. Fiat will remove […].

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Last GM Brand Pledges All-Electric Future. Buick has become the last of GM’s four brands has finally laid out some of its electrification plans , showing off a concept car, a new logo and pledging to be all-electric by the end of the decade. A peek into Buick’s electric future. Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC all have electric products on sale or soon to be in Cadillac’s case.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2022

SpaceX appears to be making great progress towards the start of its first full Super Heavy static fire campaign, building upon extensive Starship testing and a single booster static fire completed in July 2021. On May 14th, upgraded Super Heavy booster B7 was moved back to SpaceX’s South Texas Starbase Starship factory after completing a successful round of tests and smoothing out an otherwise rocky start to its life.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

Rimac announced that it closed a EUR 500 million ($536 million USD) round of funding to accelerate its new role as a high-performance electric component supplier. more…. The post Rimac raises $536 million to accelerate its role as high-performance electric component supplier appeared first on Electrek.

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