Electrek
MARCH 2, 2023
A deadly Tesla crash in China last November, which at the time was subject to swirling social media rumors that blamed it on Autopilot or brake failure or too-powerful electric motors, turns out to have just been another example of pedal confusion. more… The post Deadly Tesla crash was just pedal confusion, despite social media rumors appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Tesla hosted its Investor Day on Wednesday at its Texas plant, and livestreamed the event. The 3+-hour presentation focused first on the macro transition to a sustainable economy, supported by some 240 TWh of energy storage. Such a transition is definitely achievable, said Elon Musk. Tesla will be publishing a white paper with its calculations and conclusions.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2023
Tesla is widely perceived as being on the leading edge of electric vehicle efficiency, and it’s long claimed to also be an energy company, not just a car company. Capability that might turn its EVs into rolling backup-power banks might seem like the logical next step. Until now, Tesla has shied away from the possibility of deploying.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Ballard Power Systems and First Mode announced a purchase order for Ballard to supply First Mode with 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules—totaling 3 megawatts—to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower. The 30 Ballard hydrogen fuel cell modules will be integrated into clean energy powerplants built in Seattle, Washington and installed into ultra-class haul trucks to be operated at First Mode’s Provin
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Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2023
The United States Postal Service (USPS) this week announced plans to buy 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vans, which will get the ball rolling on electrification while the Postal Service waits for its custom-designed electric delivery vans. The first of the Ford vans are scheduled to arrive in December of this year, with deliveries continuing.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials.
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Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
bp pulse, one of the leading rapid and ultra-fast public EV charging networks in the UK and APCOA Parking Group, the UK’s leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe, have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe. Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and
Electrek
MARCH 2, 2023
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state, ensuring that the state famous for being last place in many rankings of all 50 states remains there. more… The post Mississippi, 50th place in everything, passes bill to stop EV dealers appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
H3X Technologies announced the completion of an investment by Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV), the venture arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. H3X designs and manufactures advanced electric motors to enable sustainable aviation and other high-performance applications. This latest funding brings the total raised by H3X to $9 million. The investment will be used to accelerate technology development and commercialization of H3X’s HPDM family of integrated motor drives and the scale-up of their new h
The Driven EV News
MARCH 2, 2023
EV battery recycler founded by former Tesla chief technology officer reveals big success in first program aiming for "truly circular economy". The post EV battery recycler hits 95% recovery rate in world-first collection program appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
VinFast delivered the first 45 VF 8 City Edition all-electric SUVs to US customers at its 9 stores across California, signaling the company’s official entry into the North American market. The City Edition vehicles will continue be delivered to customers at VinFast’s stores or through a home-delivery service in the following days. The VF 8 City Edition includes 999 vehicles which were imported to the US last December.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2023
Tesla opens up 10 Supercharger locations to CCS charging. The USPS buys Ford E-Transits. And bidirectional charging is coming to Tesla models. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. At Wednesday’s Investor Day, Tesla revealed that it will be rolling out bidirectional charging capability to its vehicles over the next two years. The tech.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
After a competitive search, the United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded a contract for 9,250 Ford E-Transit battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as well as initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities. These awards are consistent with the vehicle electrification strategy announced by USPS in December 2022.
CN EV Post
MARCH 2, 2023
This is a full-text translation from CnEVPost of NIO's March 1 earnings call. The post Full text: NIO Q4 earnings call transcript appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Aramco has signed a letter of intent to become a potential minority stakeholder in a new powertrain technology company (PWT), to be established by Geely Holding Group, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited—collectively referred to as “Geely”—and Renault Group. The new company will be dedicated to internal combustion and hybrid powertrain technologies.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 2, 2023
Last year, I wrote an article where I stated that I really hope that Tesla is looking into Malaysia and similar markets. Tesla recently started selling its electric vehicles in Thailand. The company received over 5,000 orders in just a few days in Thailand after the launch.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, has signed an agreement to acquire Algolux Inc. Torc is acquiring Algolux for its award-winning intellectual property and expertise in the areas of computer vision and machine learning. This acquisition brings together Algolux’s end-to-end AI stack, from photons to behavior, with Torc’s pioneering autonomous technology.
CN EV Post
MARCH 2, 2023
In January and February, insurance registrations for passenger cars in China were down more than 25 percent from a year earlier, Li Auto CEO said, citing insurance registration data. The post Lithium carbonate prices to fall sharply as demand far below expectations, Li Auto CEO says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Electrek
MARCH 2, 2023
Mere weeks after achieving experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Universal Hydrogen has successfully taken its 40-passenger regional hydrogen electric plane to the skies. The aircraft took off from Washington state this morning and ascended to an altitude of 3,500 mean sea level (MSL) before safely landing, as you can see in the video below. more… The post Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger hydrogen electric plane completes maiden flight [Video]
Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2023
Tesla is now letting EVs from other brands charge at some U.S. Supercharger sites, while offering a Combined Charging Standard (CCS) retrofit for its own vehicles. "Select" Superchargers are now open to other EVs, according to a video posted to Twitter. Drivers can find these sites using the Tesla app, which is also needed to start a charging.
Teslarati
MARCH 2, 2023
The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board approved a $330,250,366 million tax break for Tesla. The state board approved the abatement considering Tesla’s plans to invest $3.6 billion to expand Gigafactory Nevada in Storey County. The GOED Board calculated that Tesla’s $3.6B capital investment in Giga Nevada could generate an estimated $685 million in net state and local revenues in the next 20 years.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 2, 2023
Ford on Thursday confirmed that it will restart production of the F-150 Lightning electric truck on March 13, at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan. The restart, Ford explained in an update statement, allows time for battery cells from supplier SK On, “to be built into battery arrays and packs and be delivered to the Lightning.
Cars That Think
MARCH 2, 2023
Today, a robotics startup called Figure is unveiling “the world’s first commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot,” called Figure 01. Shown in the rendering above, Figure 01 does not yet exist, but according to this morning’s press release, it will “have the ability to think, learn, and interact with its environment and is designed for initial deployment into the workforce to address labor shortages and over time lead the way in eliminating the need for unsafe and undesirable jobs.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 2, 2023
Shell has announced an agreement to acquire evpass, the largest network of charging stations for electric vehicles in Switzerland. Founded in 2016 by Green Motion, the company was previously owned by Eaton, FMV (Forces Motrices Valaisannes) and the energy supplier AEW. This acquisition allows Shell to further expand its position for charging solutions for electric vehicles […] The post Shell acquires Swiss charging network Evpass appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 2, 2023
Over the years, Elon Musk has emphasized that Tesla’s greatest advantage would come from fast-paced innovation in manufacturing. This proved, once again, to be a major theme during the much-anticipated Tesla Investor Day event in Austin, Texas, yesterday.
InsideEVs
MARCH 2, 2023
The announcement was made at the Investor Day event, but Elon Musk said he didn't expect widespread use of the feature by owners.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 2, 2023
The United States Postal Service announced further details in its plans to electrify its nationwide fleet with Next-Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV), including the purchase of 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans. USPS also said it was ordering more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at its facilities after it announced in December said it would more than […] The post USPS to buy 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric delivery vans appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Electrek
MARCH 2, 2023
Swedish power giant Vattenfall did a two-year, €3 million study of seabirds at an offshore wind farm off Scotland – here’s what it found. more… The post A new study about seabirds and offshore wind turbines may surprise you appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
MARCH 2, 2023
Redwood Materials provided a one year update on its work recycling essential materials from end-of-life (EOL) battery packs to produce new high-quality battery cell materials. The company recovered ~95% of metals from EOL battery packs that could be used to produce anode and cathodes for cell production. The world’s first electric vehicle battery recycling program collected approximately 1,268 battery packs from 19 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid models over the last 12 months.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 2, 2023
VinFast delivered the first 45 VF 8 City Edition all-electric SUVs to U.S. customers at its 9 stores across California, which signals the company’s official entry into the North American market. The City Edition vehicles will continue be delivered to customers at VinFast’s stores or through a home-delivery service in the following days. The VF 8 […] The post VinFast delivers first VF 8 City Edition vehicles to U.S. customers appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 2, 2023
On March 1, VinFast officially delivered the first 45 of 999 vehicles to customers in the US, setting the stage for a home delivery service which will continue across California in the next couple of days.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 2, 2023
As more battery electric vehicle models become available for purchase, owners’ satisfaction with their overall experience is shifting to more traditional factors such as quality and styling. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study, the shift is most evident in the respective premium and mass market segment award recipients, Rivian […] The post Rivian R1T earns highest satisfaction ranking of any vehicle in 2023 J.D.
Electrek
MARCH 2, 2023
Through its joint project, MaterialLoop, Audi is proving you can turn old cars into new ones. The project aims to “close the loop” on materials, such as steel, aluminum, plastic, and glass, recycling them to build new cars and significantly reduce emissions and waste. more… The post Audi shows just how many car parts can be recycled through its ‘close the loop’ project appeared first on Electrek.
Electric Cars Report
MARCH 2, 2023
While the international customising scene around BMW Motorrad primarily devotes its inspiring creativity, excellent craftsmanship and continuous flow of new ideas to the BMW Motorrad Heritage models R 18 and R nineT, an exceptional project based on the BMW CE 04 has now taken shape in Austria. In collaboration with BMW Motorrad Austria in Salzburg, […] The post BMW Motorrad presents the BMW CE 04 Vagabund Moto Concept appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
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