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Bosch demonstrates CVT for EVs

Green Car Congress

Certain applications can pose challenges for an electrical powertrain, when towing trailers, tackling steep ascents with a heavy load on board, or driving longer freeway stretches at high speed, the battery charge drops rapidly. Almost all electric cars have only one forward gear, but in such situations a multi-stage transmission can work more efficiently.

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EV SPAC roundup, Lightyear solar EV range, electric Dodge muscle car and Ram 1500 pickup: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which charging network is presenting air quality updates at its chargers? Which EV startup teamed up with Pininfarina? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 9, 2021. One by one, the legacy automakers are pivoting to focus more on EVs and less on internal combustion. This.

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Toyota co-brands zero-emission buses with CaetanoBus; battery-electric and fuel-cell electric

Green Car Congress

CaetanoBus , the Portuguese bus manufacturing company, and Toyota announced the co-branding of the battery electric city bus, the e.City Gold, and the fuel cell electric bus, the H2.City Gold. CaetanoBus e.City Gold and H2.City Gold. Since 2019, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has integrated Toyota’s fuel cell technology, including fuel cell stacks, hydrogen tanks and other key components, into the hydrogen city buses manufactured by CaetanoBus.

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Tesla finally releases Full Self-Driving Beta v9: here’s what it looks like

Electrek

Tesla has finally released its highly-anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update. Here’s what it looks like. more… The post Tesla finally releases Full Self-Driving Beta v9: here’s what it looks like appeared first on Electrek.

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

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French battery start-up Verkor raises €100 million

Green Car Congress

Less than one year after its launch, the French battery company Verkor has raised €100 million (US$119 million) in funding. Co-led by EQT Ventures and Renault Group, with participation from the French Government and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the funding will support the company’s expansion, and trigger the construction of the Verkor Innovation Centre (VIC) where the company will design advanced battery cells and modules.

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After Savings, This Tesla Owner Paid $100/Month For His Model 3

CleanTechnica EVs

Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, shared just how much he saved by driving a Tesla Model 3 for a little more than 3 years. He pointed out that, after savings, it was $100 a month to drive a Tesla. He bought his car in 2018 for $60,000 (including the cost of Full-Self Driving). He […].

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Electric Fire Truck? Oh, Yes!

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s great to see new sectors starting to seriously go electric. And we’ve got another one that’s in that camp — fire trucks. Rosenbauer is moving toward production of an electric fire truck named “Revolutionary Technology,” and Volvo Penta has announced that it has now partnered with Rosenbauer to supply the powertrain. “By adapting proven […].

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British Columbia is first Canadian province to release its own hydrogen strategy

Green Car Congress

BC is the first province in Canada to release a comprehensive hydrogen strategy. Part of CleanBC , the BC Hydrogen Strategy includes 63 actions for government, industry and innovators to undertake during the short term (2020-25), medium term (2025-30) and long term (2030 and beyond). These include: Incentivizing the production of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen; Developing regional hydrogen hubs where production and demand are co-located; Financial supports for deploying fuel cell electric veh

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Tesla FSD Beta V9 handles roundabouts and blind turns in first real-world tests

Teslarati

Tesla has begun rolling out Full Self Driving Beta V9 to members of its FSD Beta program, and so far, it appears that the driver-assist suite has indeed made some notable improvements following its shift to a vision-only system. This was initially demonstrated in tests conducted by members of the FSD Beta program, some of whom wasted no time testing out their vehicles’ updated software capabilities.

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10 U.S. Cities Get Lo-No Grants To Help Buy Proterra Electric Buses

CleanTechnica EVs

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) offers “Low or No Emission Program Grants” (Low-No grants) to buy electric buses and related technology. U.S. electric bus, battery, and bus charging station manufacturer Proterra has announced that 10 different transit agencies have just been awarded Low-No grants to buy Proterra technology.

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

Brief

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Tesla appears in popular battle royale video game, Semi, Model Y make gaming debuts

Teslarati

Tesla is popping up in video games more frequently now, as a new collaboration with PUBG Mobile shows several elements of the electric automaker have been added into the game’s main mode. The Model Y, Tesla’s all-electric crossover, and the Tesla Semi also made their way into the virtual gaming world for the first time, with the Model Y even featuring a self-driving mode similar to that of Tesla’s Autopilot.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A ridiculous $2,500 electric mobile house

Electrek

I’ve heard of electric trucks. I’ve heard of electric RVs. But I’ve never seen anything quite as cool or as silly as this electric house on wheels. And you know what that means! This electric mobile home is a perfect entry for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! more… The post Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A ridiculous $2,500 electric mobile house appeared first on Electrek.

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First look at Tesla’s FSD Beta V9 with “mind of car” visuals in action

Teslarati

A few days ago, Elon Musk remarked that Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta V9 update would be rolling out this Saturday, and it would include some cool new features. Among these is a “mind of car” view that would provide drivers and passengers a better idea of what a Tesla sees as it navigates on the road. . This update has now started rolling out to members of the Full Self-Driving Beta program, and true to form, a number of FSD Beta members have started sharing images and videos

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Driver Arrested For Firing Projectile Shots At A Tesla On Interstate 5

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s like something out of a movie. The owner of a Tesla was driving down the highway when the unthinkable happened. Someone pulled up alongside them and fired something. The video taken from the Tesla’s cameras went viral on TikTok and the shooter can clearly be seen. He fired something that shattered the windows of […].

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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 video conference developer launches service with Model 3 giveaway

Teslarati

Mass Luminosity officially launched Beacon, its video conferencing platform. The company is also responsible for Beacon 4 Tesla, the first platform to make video conference calls from Tesla vehicles possible. Beacon officially exited its beta phase with the launch of Beacon X, the free version of the platform. Up to six users can chat with each other with Beacon X for an unlimited amount of time.

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XPeng G3i — New Electric SUV Launches

CleanTechnica EVs

XPeng has just launched a revision of its G3 smart electric SUV, the G3i. The G3i comes with a facelift as well as upgraded infotainment and autonomous driving tech (XPILOT 2.5). After Chinese subsidies, the price comes to RMB149,800 – 185,800. The upgraded infotainment system uses a Snapdragon 820A auto-grade chip, and the vehicle now […].

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Quick Charge Podcast: July 10, 2021

Electrek

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more… The post Quick Charge Podcast: July 10, 2021 appeared first on Electrek.

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Reports Of Tesla’s Demise In China Are Much Exaggerated

CleanTechnica EVs

A few media articles were hinting that Tesla wasn’t doing so well in China. One in particular by Bloomberg mentioned a “fall from grace in China.” The article quoted Bill Russo, a former Chrysler executive who is currently the chief executive officer of Automobility Ltd. Russo said that Tesla’s experience is “a warning shot that […].

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Harley-Davidson LiveWire One electric motorcycle debuts

Electric Vehicles India

Harley-Davidson LiveWire One electric motorcycle debuts. Harley-Davidson has announced the launch of its first electric motorcycle under the all-electric brand LiveWire. The LiveWire One electric motorcycle is priced at a much lower price tag of $ 21,999 (approximately ? 16.42 lakh), than the price of the original LiveWire announced two years ago, of $ 29,799 (approximately ?

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Volvo Group, Daimler, & TRATON GROUP Pump Up Heavy-Duty Truck Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

Three top commercial vehicle manufacturers — Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and TRATON GROUP — now have their eyes on the electric future, and that includes a big-picture view that encapsulates charging. They have reached an agreement to both “install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across […].

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Tips: 5 Reasons To Exchange Your Junk Car for Cash

Clean Fleet Report

Getting Old Polluters Off the Road. This post may contain affiliate links. Getting rid of their very first car even after it has turned to junk can be a hard thing to do for many people. But the car is decades old, no longer works, and is junk now. It’s eating into garage space, harboring pests and, whenever it runs, polluting the atmosphere. Is a car in that condition worth holding onto, even for old times’ sake?

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Tesla’s FSD Beta Version 9 Released On Nikola Tesla’s Birthday — 5 Initial Reviews

CleanTechnica EVs

The highly anticipated and long-awaited Tesla FSD Beta Version 9 is finally here! The new update began rolling out to members of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta program during the wee hours of the early morning. This allowed for those of us who slept through the newsworthy event to wake up to videos and photos of […].

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BMW Group More Than Doubled Plug-In Car Sales In Q2 2021

InsideEVs

The all-electric car sales almost tripled year-over-year in the first half of the year.

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Irony Department: EV laggard Australia Supplies Much of Tesla’s Lithium & Nickel

EV Obssesion

Originally posted on EVANNEX by: Charles Morris Among the world’s wealthy countries, Australia is one of the least EV-friendly. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s 2019 comments that characterized EVs as a threat to Australians’ way of life seem to have set the tone for Australia’s hands-off EV policy ever since—the market share of EVs in the country remains below […].

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Volvo Penta Starts Production Of E-driveline For EV Fire Truck

InsideEVs

Rosenbauer “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) is the world’s first serial electric fire truck.

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Omega Seiki Mobility partners Forsee Power for smart EV battery solutions

Electric Vehicles India

Omega Seiki Mobility partners Forsee Power for smart EV battery solutions. Omega Seiki Mobility has partnered with EV battery systems provider Forsee Power to avail lithium-ion batteries technology for its entire range of commercial vehicles. Omega Seiki Mobility commercial electric vehicles equipped with Forsee Power GO 10 Li-Ion battery system provides a range of 120 km when fully loaded, it uses a 48V, 10 kWh battery.

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EV Laggard Australia Supplies Tesla's Lithium & Nickel: Ironic?

InsideEVs

Among the world’s wealthy countries, Australia is one of the least EV-friendly.

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Fossil Fuel Industry Running Scared About Losing Subsidies

EV Obssesion

Originally by NRDC by Sujatha Bergen Damning new evidence confirms, clear as day, the fossil fuel industry’s dirty dealing: Exxon lobbyists, working behind the scenes to sabotage action to combat climate change. That’s what a new video published by Greenpeace UK features. Dan Easley, a former top lobbyist for the multinational oil company highlights the proposal […].

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Will Tesla gets success in India?

Electric Vehicles India

Will Tesla gets success in India? There is no doubt that the launch of the Tesla Model 3 going to hit the Indian EV industry like an earthquake and shatter the sales records for few months. But, the temporary surge of Tesla going to settle down even faster than melting ice cream. Even if Tesla launches its electric car, it is going to be a rival to existing luxury gasoline cars and electric cars like Mercedes Benz IQC, Jaguar iPace and Audi E-Tron.

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