Thu.May 05, 2022

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Natron collaborates with Clarios on first mass manufacturing of Sodium-ion batteries

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Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. The Clarios Meadowbrook facility will become the world’s largest sodium-ion battery plant when mass production begins in 2023.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 road-trip charging: Don't seek out 350-kw connectors, 150 kw might be just as fast

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Part of what makes the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and its close cousin, the Kia EV6, so noteworthy in the market is that they’re capable of taking advantage of 350-kw CCS connectors, and their faster-charging power levels allowed by 800-volt charging systems. On those 350-kw connectors, in ideal conditions, that can assure a road-trip charge from 10%.

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Emissions Analytics study shows GPFs make a big difference

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A recent study by leading UK-based independent emissions testing company Emissions Analytics tested four apparently similar pairs of gasoline-fueled vehicles between the US (without gasoline particulate filters (GPFs)) and Europe (with GPFs). The US vehicles were tested in Michigan, and the European vehicles in the UK. The vehicles were: 3.0l BMW X5 (MY 2019 in US, MY 2020 in UK). 2.0l Jeep Wrangler (MY 2020 US and UK). 2.5l Toyota RAV4 Hybrid (MY 2019 US and UK). 1.5l Ford (MY 2020 Escape in US

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Report: Tesla adds swiveling screen to yoke-equipped Model S

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The Tesla Model S is leaving the factory with swiveling central touchscreens, according to multiple owner reports. Tesla recently gave the Model S (and Model X) a significant interior update that included a steering yoke, but it hasn't confirmed the swiveling screen. Owners have reported seeing the screen and claim it's original equipment.

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

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Goodyear releases its first city transit tires made with sustainable soybean oil compound

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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced an important step in its global journey to fully replace petroleum-derived oils by 2040. For the first time in its commercial truck tires, Goodyear is replacing a portion of the petroleum-based materials used in production of some of its most popular Metro Miler city transit tires with a bio-based soybean oil compound.

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Entire US Volvo lineup for 2023 is mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or EV

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The entire 2023 Volvo lineup in the United States will be mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or all-electric, the automaker confirmed Wednesday in a press release. Volvo sees it as a step toward offering only pure electric vehicles by 2030 and being carbon-neutral by 2040. With the XC40 and XC90 crossover SUVs and V60 Cross Country station wagon getting.

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Enough Raw Metals to Make 14 Million Electric Cars Globally in 2023 — Study

CleanTechnica EVs

There is enough nickel and lithium to meet the world’s electric car needs, but Europe’s policymakers must do more to shore up supplies of sustainably sourced clean-energy metals.

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Group14 raises $400M in Series C; Porsche leads with $100M

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Group14 Technologies, a global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon-carbon technology for lithium-silicon batteries, raised $400 million in Series C funding led by Porsche AG with participation from OMERS Capital Markets, Decarbonization Partners, Riverstone Holdings LLC, Vsquared Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, and other large institutional investors.

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Sweden Plugin EV Share At 48.2%, Kia Niro On Top

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles take 48.2% market share in April, up from 43.1% YoY. Overall auto market volume, at 21,942 units, was flat YoY, though 2022 YTD volume remains down 19% from last year. Sweden’s best selling auto was the Kia Niro. Market Share Trends April’s combined plugin result of 48.2% comprised 24.7% full […].

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Qualcomm to supply Volkswagen Group’s CARIAD with SoCs for assisted and autonomous driving up to Level 4

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CARIAD, the Volkswagen Group’s software company, will look to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to supply system-on-chips (SoCs) for CARIAD’s software platform designed to enable assisted and automated driving functions up to Level 4. The SoCs from Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride Platform portfolio will be an important hardware component in CARIAD’s standardized and scalable compute platform, which are targeted for Group vehicles from the middle of the decade.

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

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Elon Musk’s Starlink adds portability option for an additional $25 per month

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Starlink added a portability option for an additional $25 per month. The feature allows users to bring their satellite dishes with them to use Starlink’s internet service in areas where the company actively provides coverage. “For an additional monthly fee of $25.00, you can move your Starlink to new locations within your continent to receive service anywhere Starlink provides active coverage,” noted Starlink in a notice to customers.

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GM and INRIX partner on SaaS-based road safety solution

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General Motors and INRIX, a leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, are collaborating to develop safety solutions to help transportation and planning agencies achieve road safety goals. Available first in the US, Safety View by GM Future Roads & INRIX is a cloud-based application that provides transportation officials with insights using crash, vehicle and vulnerable road user (VRU) information, in addition to data from the US Census to help prioritize and measure the effectiven

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Rebirth: Quick Review of the Kia EV6

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Kia’s reputation in America has been an interesting one. A couple of decades ago, many people saw the brand as supplying cheap, unreliable Korean imports. Its reputation has improved over the years, as have its sales, but it has remained a brand of somewhat plain, basic cars. Though the company expanded its lineup to be […].

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J.D. Power: EV start-ups struggle to offer functionality of Tesla, mass-market brands in vehicle smartphone apps

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Usage of an auto manufacturer’s mobile app remains high, according to the newly released J.D. Power OEM EV App Benchmark Study. Even though app usage by owners of gasoline-powered vehicles has increased during recent years, owners of electric vehicles (EVs) are still more likely to use their app on a more regular basis, especially for needs such as checking range information or viewing active charging status.

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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 swivel, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and 350 kw, electrified Volvos, Fisker 550-mile EV sports car: Today’s Car News

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Tesla may be adding swiveling screens to Model S and Model X. The Volvo lineup is entirely electrified—sort of. Fisker is working on a 550-mile electric sports car. And is it worth seeking out a 350-kw fast-charging connector with a Hyundai Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The entire Volvo lineup in the U.S. is.

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Bosch to begin developing electrolyzer components; €500M investment by end of decade

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Bosch is branching out into the development of components for electrolyzers, which use electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Ideally, the electricity for this purpose is generated from renewable sources such as wind or photovoltaic power, in which case the result is known as “green hydrogen”. Drawing on its fuel cell expertise, Bosch will assign the development of electrolyzer components to the Mobility Solutions business sector, investing up to €500 million in this venture by th

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Electric Air Transport of the Future: Air Mobility Initiative

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To advance the development of regional and Urban Air Mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions as well as municipalities and organizations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls (iFR) [de] at the University of Stuttgart is also a partner in the initiative.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket goes vertical for 44th Starlink launch

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has gone vertical at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A ahead of the company’s 18th launch this year and 44th dedicated Starlink launch overall. Known as Starlink 4-17, the mission will kick off up to four Starlink launches planned for May 2022. SpaceX has chosen Falcon 9 booster B1058 to launch the mission’s expendable upper stage, reusable fairing, and 53 Starlink V1.5 satellites into space, potentially making it the third Falcon booster to complete its 12th orbi

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Driving electric in the south – it’s possible, but charging infrastructure needs to expand

Electrek

Last month, I set out on a road trip in a Ford Mustang Mach-E in the south of the US from Asheville, North Carolina to Jackson, Mississippi, and back to see if the traditionally more conservative region is ready for the electric revolution. Here’s my account of the experience. more…. The post Driving electric in the south – it’s possible, but charging infrastructure needs to expand appeared first on Electrek.

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Turkey Launches Its First Homegrown Automotive Company & It’s Electric!

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Turkey has established itself as a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse and in 2017, Turkey’s President Erdo?an sought to capitalize on that capability by launching a domestic electric vehicle company. A coalition of 5 Turkish companies rallied around the idea, and in 2019, the first two concept vehicles were unveiled. Disclaimer: Travel and accommodations for the author […].

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SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft departs space station with NASA, ESA astronauts

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For the second time in ten days, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. This time around, four professional Crew-3 astronauts from NASA and ESA boarded Crew Dragon and departed the station after almost six months in orbit, handing off command and control of the US segment to Crew-4.

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Review: New Apollo City 2022 electric scooter, built using the e-scooter community’s feedback

Electrek

I recently had the chance to put some good miles on the newly unveiled 2022 Apollo City electric scooter to see what makes the latest version of this awesome new scooter so special. And considering the company built it using all the feedback they’ve received over the years from their massive community, it definitely ticks a ton of my boxes for an ideal high-speed commuter electric scooter. more….

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Tesla Cybertruck becomes mobile refreshment unit for Giga Texas’ workers

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The Tesla Cybertruck may not be in production yet, but it is already being used around some of the company’s facilities. While updated alpha prototypes of the all-electric pickup truck are being developed and refined in California, the Cybertruck’s first alpha unit seems to have found its home in Giga Texas. It’s not just on display either.

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UK Plugin Share 16.2%, BEVs grow 1.66x YoY, Supplies Can’t Keep Up

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The UK market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.2% share in April, up from 13.2% YoY. Full battery electrics grew strongly YoY, while plugin hybrids fell. Overall auto volumes were down over 25% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 119,167 units. April’s combined plugin result of 16.2% comprised 10.8% full battery electrics (BEVs), and 5.4% plugin […].

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Elon Musk expected to be Twitter’s CEO temporarily, Tesla shares drop

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Elon Musk is expected to assume the role of Twitter CEO at least temporarily after his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform is complete, sources said. As a result of the news, Tesla shares ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) dropped nearly 7 percent based on Musk’s commitment to Twitter, which could become a distraction from his already busy schedule of running the electric automaker and aerospace company SpaceX.

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Charting the Course for Early Truck Electrification

CleanTechnica EVs

Using Real-World Truck Telematics Data to Identify Electrifiable Trucks, Inform Charging Infrastructure Investments, and Explore Emissions Reductions Download The Report Below. Trucks in the United States produce 25 percent of transportation greenhouse gas emissions even though they only make up 10 percent of vehicles on the road. And the problem is growing — emissions from […].

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GM CEO Barra leans on price parity to take out Tesla in race to EV superiority

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra has plans to catch Tesla by mid-decade, and she plans to lean on cheaper electric vehicles that are more comparable in price to gas cars to do it. Ultimately, Barra plans to be out-manufacturing and out-selling everyone, including Tesla, by the mid-2020s. “We’re taking all the steps to do it,” Barra said on Yahoo!

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Why Automotive Outlets Keep Butchering Solar Vehicles (& Why They’re Wrong)

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A recent article at Slash Gear attempted to tackle the problem of solar-powered cars. The topic did hit the news last month with cars like the Vision EQXX concept and Hyundai’s hybrid Sonata sporting solar panels, and if those cars were all we had to go on, the science mentioned in the article would be […].

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Elon Musk secures $7B more for Twitter buyout, Larry Ellison pitches in $1B

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It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is gathering more help for his impending buyout of social media platform Twitter. As per an SEC filing on Thursday, Musk has been able to secure $7.14 billion more in new financing commitments for his Twitter bid. Among the most notable parties who opted to help Musk are Larry Ellison, the co-founder and CTO of Oracle and a Tesla Board Member.

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Volta Trucks confirms it’s bringing its electric trucks to the US beginning in mid-2023

Electrek

Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has shared a roadmap outlining plans to bring its all-electric Zero trucks to the United States next year. Its strategy will include the 16-ton Volta Zero truck to begin, followed by Class 5 and 6 variants. Additionally, Volta Trucks is searching for a manufacturing partner on US soil to begin building the Zero trucks before year’s end. more….

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Bill Gates is skeptical about Elon Musk’s vision for Twitter: “He could make it worse”

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During The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates stated that he has reservations about Elon Musk’s motivations for purchasing Twitter. With social media being used as an avenue for misinformation , Gates noted that platforms such as Twitter should be used to prevent the spread of misinformation. This is where Gates’ reservations lie. . “He (Musk) actually could make it worse.

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REpowerEU: Europe’s Chance to Say Bye to Fossil Fuels

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REpowerEU is an opportunity to create an EU level strategy and support mechanisms to lower oil demand in the near term. In this position paper, T&E highlights top priorities. Originally published on Transport & Environment. REpowerEU is the EU?s flagship strategy to reduce Europe?s energy dependance on Russia, planned for publication on the 18th of May. […].

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Tesla Giga Berlin will reportedly expand by 30 percent to make way for future operations

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Tesla is reportedly planning to expand operations at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany. New reports suggest the automaker will make a massive purchase of 100 additional hectares of land near its production facility, known as Gigafactory Berlin, in GrĂĽnheide. Tesla plans to use the new land for a freight station and storage purposes while keeping other areas on the property free as it could expand manufacturing operations in the future.

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How Does Transit Help the Climate?

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We’ve heard it a lot. Riding transit is good for the climate. And the climate needs our help now more than ever. Is this true? Yes. Can we really make a difference by changing our transportation system? Also yes. Here’s how. Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Kevin X. Shen Transit lowers emissions, […].

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