Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

New hydrogen production technology developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) will be tested in a $7-million project between UBC, the government of Alberta and Alberta utility company ATCO. The technology developed by the UBC researchers—thermal methane cracking (TMC)—can produce up to 200 kilograms of hydrogen a day using natural gas, without using water, while reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The rental-car giant Hertz on Monday announced plans to add 100,000 Tesla vehicles to its fleets in North America and Europe by the end of 2022, along with some of its own charging infrastructure. Starting in November, customers will be able to rent the Tesla Model 3 at airport and neighborhood locations “in U.S. major markets and select.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

China-based EV maker XPeng unveiled a series of technology innovations at its annual 1024 Tech Day, including the latest and most sophisticated version of its in-house developed advanced driver assistance system XPILOT 3.5 and XPILOT 4.0; the design of a new generation road-capable flying car; high-voltage supercharging technology; and robotic innovations, forming the key components of the company’s smart mobility ecosystem.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2021

After being dropped from the automaker's United States EV plans, the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover SUV could make it here after all, in second-generation form. Mercedes told U.S. dealers that a redesigned EQC, as well as an electric C-Class, will arrive around 2025, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Saturday. In a first drive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. By the end of 2021, the Virginia-based fleets will utilize the zero tailpipe emission trucks to transport inbound parts and components daily to the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Operations (NRV) in Dublin, Virginia, where every Volvo truck in North America is assembled.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Apple is seeking lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its much-discussed EV project, but talks with major suppliers BYD and CATL have stalled, Reuters reported Friday. Talks with the two Chinese firms, which were first confirmed by White House economic advisor Jared Bernstein earlier this year, were halted over Apple's request for dedicated.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The surge of the EV demand surprises even Tesla. Hertz opts to add at least 100,000 Teslas because of, in part, the experience and Supercharger network. Apple and Tesla are both looking for the same kind of batteries. The Mercedes EQC is back on, albeit not for a few years. And VW's U.S. CEO says that the higher EV tax credit being proposed isn't.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Royal Caribbean Group’s new class of ships known as ‘Project Evolution’, set to debut in summer 2023, will operate using a trio of power sources including a fuel cell system, battery technology and dual fuel engines using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the main fuel. This tribrid solution with the hydrogen fuel cell system allows the ship to be free of local emissions while at port.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Elon Musk has confirmed that Hertz paid full price for its massive Tesla Model 3 order. Recently, news broke that the American car rental giant ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles for its fleet. “To be clear, cars sold to Hertz have no discount. Same price as to consumers,” Elon Musk pointed out on Twitter. Musk’s comment highlighted the strong demand that’s being experienced by Tesla’s vehicles worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, will test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana, Norway. The project has received financial support from Gassnova CLIMIT and is a follow-up to the company’s recently launched climate roadmap to reduce emissions towards net zero while growing supplies to the green transition.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) has officially reached a $1 trillion valuation after the stock price passed $1,000 per share today. The company’s valuation makes it the sixth company to currently be worth $1 trillion or more. Tesla stock surged on Monday morning following news of a massive deal with Hertz, a car rental agency. Hertz agreed to purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedans for its fleet of rental cars in a deal worth $4.3 billion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Australia-based Mineral Resources (MRL, MinRes) announced a decision by the MARBL Lithium Joint Venture (MARBL), an unincorporated joint venture owned 40/60 by MRL and Albemarle Corporation, to restart operations at the Wodgina Lithium Mine (Wodgina), in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. MARBL expects Wodgina, which was placed on care and maintenance in November 2019 because of the then weak global market conditions ( earlier post ), to be restarted to produce spodumene concentrate during

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla (TSLA) has officially reached a public market valuation of $1 trillion after adding over $100 billion to its market capitalization today alone. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) reaches $1 trillion valuation appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Roskill reports that China-based cathode producer XTC New Energy Materials, a unit of Xiamen Tungsten, signed a supply agreement with Jingmen GEM, a subsidiary of GEM. Under this agreement, Jingmen GEM will supply 5-15 ktpy of cobalt tetroxide and 15-35 ktpy of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) precursor materials to XTC New Energy Materials until the end of 2023.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 has become the first all-electric car to become the best-selling vehicle in Europe. However, that’s on a monthly basis and Tesla’s deliveries vary widely on a monthly basis. more… The post Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling vehicle (not just electric) in Europe appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

CEO Elon Musk has implicitly revealed that SpaceX recently conducted the first test of Starship’s new Raptor 2 engine. Aside from kicking off integrated static fire testing of a refined, operationalized version of Raptor, it appears that the first prototype briefly became the most powerful engine of its kind ever tested before destroying itself.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Spain-headquartered renewables giant Siemens Gamesa announced today that it will build a new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Virginia. The $200 million factory will be the first of its kind in the US. more… The post The US is getting its first offshore wind blade factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic showed off some 4680 lithium ion cells and shared a few details about its production. Panasonic recently revealed the 4680 cylindrical battery to the Wall Street Journal –a little over a year after Tesla unveiled the new cell design during Battery Day. According to the head of Panasonic’s battery unit, Kazuo Tadanobu, the larger cell design yields fives times the capacity of smaller models. 4680 cells by Panasonic, coming to a Tesla near you $TSLA pic

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Panasonic has today unveiled its new 4680 battery cell built for Tesla and it plans to start “test production” early next year. more… The post Panasonic unveils its Tesla 4680 battery cell, production to start next year appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Buy low and sell high” may be the ultimate expression of how to be successful in business. It works, whether you are selling apples, oranges, or electricity. Most of us don’t realize how much the cost of electricity varies during each day, each week, and each month. If you can buy electricity cheaply now and […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Teslas in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming EVs. more… The post Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas, the single-largest EV purchase ever, with Tom Brady campaign appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You may recall that Hertz went into bankrutpcy proceedings in mid-2020 due to the COVID pandemic and the resulting drop in economic activity. A few months ago, it re-emerged. Now, things are getting very lively. Hertz has ordered 100,000 Teslas, while also paying 7-time Super Bowl champ Tom Brady some enormous amount of money (I […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Some readers may recall that a few months ago I bought a cheap electric mini-truck on Alibaba. I know this because I’ve gotten emails almost daily ever since, asking if my Chinese electric pickup truck has arrived (with some humorously calling it my F-50). Well, now I can finally answer, “Yes!” and share with you exactly what I received. more… The post I actually bought a cheap electric pickup truck from Alibaba.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta version 10.3.1 is being rolled out to members of the company’s Beta pool this morning following a rollback after bugs were found in the initial rollout of Software Version 10.3 on Sunday. Tesla has been releasing updates to the FSD Beta program on a bi-weekly basis for several months, with new versions of the software rolling out every other Friday.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla China shared an announcement today on Twitter along with a video to announce that Tesla’s Shanghai Research and Development Center (R&D) and its Shanghai Gigafactory Data Center are both online and operational. “We let it roll recently.” Tesla Shanghai Research and Development Center and Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory Data Center are officially landed.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

American EV startup Canoo announced that it has reached an agreement with Panasonic to supply the batteries for its upcoming Lifestyle Vehicle. This currently in development EV sits upon Canoo’s multipurpose platform which includes a structurally integrated battery module and proprietary battery system technologies. more… The post Panasonic to provide batteries for Canoo’s upcoming Lifestyle Vehicle appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Panasonic has unveiled a new prototype battery designed for Tesla, Reuters reported today. The new battery will help Tesla lower its production costs and will strengthen the ties between the two companies. That’s what the reporting says anyway. Kazuo Tadanobu, head of Panasonic’s energy business, showed the battery during a media roundtable. The battery is […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is reaching new all-time highs today on a huge rental order of 100,000 cars and a new $1,200 target price from Morgan Stanley. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) surges to new all-time high on huge rental order and new $1,200 price target appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla China has formally announced its newly completed Research and Development (R&D) center in the Gigafactory Shanghai complex. The recently completed facility will be hosting several critical programs that would benefit Tesla on a worldwide scale, such as the design and creation of the company’s upcoming $25k car. Interestingly enough, Tesla China’s announcement video for its R&D center also included a rather interesting reference to a future product. .

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tesla announced the opening of its new research and development center in Shanghai. The new facility will help the American automaker to tap into local Chinese engineering talent beyond just manufacturing. more… The post Tesla opens new R&D center in China with all engineering under one roof, teases humanoid robot appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’ve been following my articles or my social media, you’ve probably seen me struggle to find the perfect RV. On the one hand, having a large RV with room for the whole family, pets, bikes, and everything would be great, but it comes at a cost. Getting 5-10 MPG on a 1000-mile trip means […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Watt Wagons is the Boston-based electric bicycle company behind some of the most highly specced electric bikes in the country. Now the company is unveiling its latest flagship commuter e-bike, the Watt Wagon Helios. more… The post US-made Watt Wagons Helios e-bike unveiled: high quality, high performance, high price appeared first on Electrek.

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Energy Institute at HAAS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Electric Vehicles need to lighten up. Literally. (Today’s blog is co-authored by Blake Shaffer, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary.) Let’s get something straight, again.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Aptera. Its upcoming solar-electric vehicle will be able to go up to 1,000 miles (1600 km) on a charge, but for most people doing their normal routines, the vehicle won’t usually need to charge at all. This sounds outlandish to many people because cars just don’t […].

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