Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 19, 2023

The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles City Cleanup Can Begin on Wheels Electrifying police cars, street sweepers, refuse trucks and other municipal vehicles does more than just help the environment—it also saves money and makes urban areas a safer, more peaceful place to live. Here are the main reasons cities are switching to EVs. Improving Air Quality Air pollution has been linked to numerous health conditions that lead to increased medical costs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

itselectric , a Brooklyn-based electric vehicle curbside charging company, announced a strategic partnership with Hyundai CRADLE and New York City Economic Development Corporation to demonstrate curbside EV charging specifically built for cities. The EV chargers will be the first compact, durable, and user-friendly charge post featuring a fully detachable charging cord in North America.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

Ineos Automotive, the company behind the old school Grenadier off-roader, will launch an electric SUV, to be built by Magna at the latter's Graz, Austria, factory starting in 2026. This new EV "will deliver world-class off-road capability," and will be tested on Austria's Shöckl mountain near Magna's factory, Ineos said in a press release.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

MAN Engines is now equipping the PistenBully 800 from Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG with its MAN D3876 engine. The basis for the delivery of the in-line six-cylinder engine was the further development and adaptation of the MAN D3876 to the extreme working environment of the new high-performance snow groomer from Laupheim. In addition to the MAN D4276 on the same platform, the MAN D3876 is the most powerful in-line six-cylinder engine in the portfolio of engine manufacturer MAN Engines.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla has introduced another round of price cuts, the sixth time it has done so this year. Lower pricing appeared on Tesla's website late Tuesday, ahead of the company's first quarter earnings announcement later Wednesday. It brings the Model 3's base price down to $41,380 with the mandatory $1,390 destination charge, down $2,000 versus the.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

Johnson Matthey (JM) has extended its partnership with SFC Energy to include a commitment from JM to develop and supply proton exchange membrane (PEM) components to support SFC Energy’s growth in hydrogen fuel cells. SFC Energy AG is a provider of hydrogen and direct methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid power solutions. With more than 60,000 fuel cells sold worldwide, SFC is expanding its offering of higher power hydrogen fuel cells for stationary markets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourism bus brand of Iveco Group N.V., inaugurated its new Foggia plant dedicated to the production of zero- and low-emission buses. The production volume of the plant will be 1,000 vehicles per year: high-tech buses with zero-emission propulsion (battery-electric and hydrogen-electric) and low-emission propulsion (methane/biomethane, traditional fuels and biofuels).

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Yesterday at the Shanghai Auto Show, Chinese EV (electric vehicle) maker HiPhi unveiled its third model: the “Y.” The HiPhi Y joins the company’s two existing models, the X and Z.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

NEO Battery Materials, a developer of silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, reported that it has achieved uniform nanocoating capability in its manufacturing process. The new uniform nanocoating allows NEO’s proprietary silicon anode materials, NBMSiDE, to extend EV driving ranges and suport faster battery charging. NEO has achieved the nanocoating conditions to produce uniformly-coated silicon particles consistently.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

The US federal tax credit for electric vehicles has been updated, and that means that some electric cars, trucks, and SUVs no longer qualify for the full tax credit — or even half the tax credit. Actually, most electric vehicles on the market in the United States no longer qualify!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

Sunfire and Fraunhofer IFAM , together with Canadian materials partner Ionomr Innovations , are launching the “Integrate” research project to apply alkaline AEM electrolysis technology on an industrial scale. To produce cost-effective green hydrogen, industry and energy companies need efficient electrolyzers on a large scale. Technologies such as pressurized alkaline or high-temperature electrolysis are already being installed in industrial environments.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

Volvo Trucks North America announced Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (Coke Canada Bottling) is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks, as part of a pilot program to service their iconic ‘Red Fleet’ customer delivery routes throughout the Greater Montreal Area. The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the beverage distributor’s fleet of […] The post Coke Canada Bottling Acquiring Six Volvo VNR Electric Trucks appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been developing the Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion ( ShAPE ) process ( earlier post ) to enable more cost- and energy-efficient production of high-strength structures from metals and metal alloys for a number of years, with application to a range of different metals. Now, in collaboration with Magna, PNNL has demonstrated the feasibility of using ShAPE to manufacture multicell extrusions from secondary aluminum.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla (TSLA) is about to release Q1 2023 financial results today, Wednesday, April 19, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management are scheduled after the results. Here we’ll take a look at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2023 earnings preview: What to expect today appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

The Volkswagen Group is investing around €1 billion in a new development, innovation, and procurement center for fully connected intelligent electric vehicles in the southern Chinese city of Hefei. The Group made the announcement at the Shanghai Auto Show. The new company, with the project name ‘100%TechCo’, combines vehicles and components R&D teams with purchasing.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) revealed its light electric van at the Commercial Vehicle Show. Designed for production of up to 5000 vehicles per annum, the innovative and highly flexible vehicle, codenamed WATT eCV1, enables a wide range of electric commercial vehicle designs, facilitating mission-specific models which meet customers’ particular fleet requirements.

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Teslarati

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta program has reached a significant milestone, attaining over 150 million miles driven (and counting) by users since the initiative was launched in October 2020. The EV maker highlighted this milestone in both its Q1 Update Letter and CEO Elon Musk’s opening remarks at the first quarter earnings call. “Our growing fleet of FSD Beta users has an exponential impact on total FSD Beta miles driven – with over 150 million miles to date and counting

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

HiPhi revealed the third member of its advanced model line-up, alongside its initial plans for global expansion. The new HiPhi Y will join the dual flagship models, X and Z, with plans for the first HiPhi customer cars on European roads within 2023, to be followed by the Middle East soon thereafter. Two cities in […] The post Human Horizons unveils HiPhi Y SUV in Shanghai, reveals global expansion details appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders letter for the first quarter of 2023 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) releases Q1 2023 results: meets expectations, impresses with gross margin appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2023

Ineos leapfrogs past diesel with an electric off-road SUV on the way. Nissan shows China a different twist on an electric SUV. And in this SUV-focused day of news, we see what a bigger battery brings to the latest Mercedes plug-in hybrid SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review, we found the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e plug-in.

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The Driven EV News

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla could sell its cars for zero profit and make money from autopilot as price war continues. Elon Musk pleas for more lithium and says first Cybertruck to be delivered soon. The post “We could sell EVs for zero profit”: Tesla throws down gauntlet to car industry appeared first on The Driven.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla has reported a massive increase in energy storage deployment in Q1 2023, thanks to its new Megafactory producing a lot of Megapacks. more… The post Tesla reports massive increase in energy storage deployment, thanks to Megafactory appeared first on Electrek.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 19, 2023

NIO's weak performance may be because it is on the eve of multiple product switches, as it will begin deliveries of the new ET7, new ES6, EC7 in May and will begin deliveries of the new ES8 in June. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) kept sales strong last week, while NIO (NYSE: NIO) was weak, the latest data show. Li Auto sold 6,300 units in the week of April 10 to April 16, far outpacing China's other new car-making brands, the automaker said in an April 19 post to its WeChat accoun

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

Newport Beach, California-based Electric Bike Company has just launched its newest e-bike, the Model J. Not only does it come with some impressive specs, but the introductory pricing borders on unbelievable. more… The post Electric Bike Company unveils low-cost US-built 28 mph moto-style electric bike appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

Electric truck startup Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Following the Design Verification and Production Validation prototypes started in 2022, the first series production customer-specification vehicles have now entered the production line.

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Teslarati

APRIL 19, 2023

A spokesman for Chinese automaker BYD has argued that self-driving technology is “basically impossible” and should be relegated to industrial applications. One of the most mind-blowing features currently available on any vehicle is Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) offering, which currently allows thousands of people to make daily transportation more accessible than ever believed possible.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

The future of the power grid is a topic we’ve covered numerous times at CleanTechnica. While it’s an important topic, it’s definitely not the “Checkmate, libs!” talking point the anti-EV FUDsters think it is.

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Push EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

With the Seagull, BYD wants to dominate the electric A-segment market, first in China, then other countries. Let’s see some details of this small electric car. Length × width × height : 3.780×1.715×1.540 mm Wheelbase : 2.500 mm Wheel base front/rear : 1.500 mm Minimum turning radius : 4,9 meters Tire specifications : 165/65 R15 (entry level version) and 175/55 R16 (for mid and high level versions) Seats : 4 (rear seat folds in one piece) Drive motor type : AC permanent magnet synchronous m

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

The new Toyota models are under development with the aim of expanding and evolving BEVs that appeal to customers in China. A few weeks ago, Toyota unveiled a “New Management Policy & Direction.” As part of that announcement, Toyota released some details of its plans for the electric mobility sector.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

Following the confirmation in May 2022 of a zero-emission model line, INEOS Automotive has today announced it is developing its brand new electric 4X4 vehicle in conjunction with industry-leading automotive supplier, Magna. INEOS Automotive’s new 4X4 will represent a unique proposition for customers. Smaller than the Grenadier, this all-new battery electric model will be zero […] The post INEOS Automotive selects Magna to build new electric 4×4 from 2026 appeared first on Electric Car

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is planning to hold a Tesla Cybertruck delivery event at the “end of the third quarter.” more… The post Elon Musk announces timing for Tesla Cybertruck delivery event appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 19, 2023

Renault Group and Verkor, the European pioneer in low-carbon batteries, have entered a long-term commercial partnership for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles. Verkor will supply Renault Group with the equivalent of 12 GWh of batteries each year. These batteries will be used in the upper segments of Renault Group’s brands, starting with the […] The post Renault Group partners with Verkor on for high-performance, low-carbon batteries appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2023

The world’s largest battery maker continues to showcase why it’s the name to beat in its given segment. During the Shanghai Auto Show, CATL launched a new condensed battery that delivers the proper safety and energy density to enable the flight of electric passenger planes. If this technology sounds like it’s still several years away, think again – CATL expects to begin mass production sooner than you’d think. more… The post CATL announces ultra energy-dense battery that will soon power electric

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

As China was banning all ships from entering an area north of Taiwan due to ‘possible rocket wreckage,’ that may fall from the atmosphere, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen went on air to thank Taiwanese fighter pilots who positioned themselves defensively against China’s air force during drills around the island nation.

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