Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Rock Tech Lithium intends to build Europe’s first lithium converter—a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide—in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The company intends to locate all production steps of lithium refining in one overall plant at the Guben site. The converter is scheduled to start operations in 2024. Location at the industrial site Guben South (CNW Group/Rock Tech Lithium Inc.).

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Using ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft leads to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion than driving personal cars, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The problem is that ride-share drivers spend a lot of time "deadheading" (driving alone) without paying passengers onboard, the.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A team at Sandia National Laboratories has designed a five-component gasoline-like blend containing 40% vol of a mixture of 2-methyl furan and 2,5-dimethyl furan (representative of products of a viable pathway to make furans from bio-feedstock). Simulations show promising results when the resulting fuel is compared to regular E10 gasoline. Measurements show that the fuel has research octane number (RON) = 97.4 and octane sensitivity (S) = 13.6, improving the RON and S of E10 by 5.4 and 6.3 units

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As if carrying just one legacy name wasn’t enough, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT adds a second set of historical baggage with by tacking on a pair of initials that mean something extra to Ford. The “GT” distinction has only been worn by a few vehicles throughout the Blue Oval’s history: Mustangs, the Le Mans-winning Ford.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution—driven largely by indoor cookstoves—accounting for 697,000 fatalities (64%), while increased outdoor air pollution claimed 394,000 lives (36%), a team of researchers led by Boston College and the UN Environment Programme report in an open-access paper in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As the rollout of the Ford Mustang Mach-E continues, the automaker is reportedly sending "charge angels" to identify faulty infrastructure. Some public charging stations are older and don't meet Ford's standards for reliability, Darren Palmer, the automaker's general manager of battery electric vehicles, said in a recent interview with Automotive.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Toyota claims its Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan can cover 845 miles—in a special use case. Researchers see a lot of social costs of “deadhead miles” from Uber and Lyft. We get some time behind the wheel of the performance version of the Mach-E electric SUV. And Ford is deploying “charge angels” to spot-check charging.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Spain-based energy and petrochemical company Repsol has produced renewable hydrogen using biomethane as raw material for the first time. This renewable hydrogen was used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, or kerosene for aviation. This milestone took place at Repsol’s Cartagena Industrial Complex, where 10 tons of renewable hydrogen were produced from 500 MWh of biomethane, thus avoiding the emission of about 90 tons of CO 2.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A former Model 3 The case of a former Tesla Model 3 owner from China who claimed that his vehicle experienced “brake failure” and unintended acceleration has been ordered by a court to issue a formal apology to the company in 10 days. According to the court, the Model 3 owner was entirely responsible for the incident, establishing it as a case of driver error.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In the Netherlands, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and its partners have developed a new type of aviation fuel produced using bio-based waste streams from the agriculture industry. The new fuel is based on a mixture of acetone and alcohol. Although it does not yet meet all industry requirements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), it is getting close, the researchers say.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

California will ban “ small off-road engines ” (SORE) primarily used in gas-powered lawn equipment like leaf blowers and lawnmowers, in a law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend. more… The post California bans gas-powered lawn equipment and other “small off-road engines” appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the University of Washington have formed the industry-wide Universal Interoperability for Grid-Forming Inverters (UNIFI) Consortium to advance research on grid-forming inverters supporting variable renewable energy growth across the power system.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk trolled Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on Twitter earlier today after reclaiming the title of World’s Richest Person, tracked by Forbes. Musk and Bezos have shared a healthy rivalry of banter while consistently swapping the #1 and #2 spots on the “World’s Richest” list, but their relationship is much more complicated than net worth.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has announced that by the year 2035, it will only sell electric motorcycles in developed countries. more… The post Kawasaki announces its motorcycles to go all-electric by 2035 appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I stumbled across a fun video while lurking on the Tesla sub-Reddit today. The video is of a Cessna airplane racing against a Tesla Model S Plaid. From the vantage point of the camera, it looked as if the Plaid was faster than the plain. There’s even a slow-motion part of the video where the […].

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin, Texas, so far in 2021, according to a report from the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Companies expanding or relocating to the city pledged to create 20,840 jobs from January to September, with 150 companies contributing to the growth. The data shows that Tesla is the company to pledge and create the most jobs in 2021 in Austin.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In a move that reminded Michael HSU of real-life Grand Theft Auto, Chen, the owner of a Tesla Model 3, used his car to stop four kidnappers from kidnapping another Tesla owner after a collision. GTA irl with a model 3! ?????????@tesla @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/orhAP0mxuv — Michael Hsu (@hsumacher) October 8, 2021 The incident happened in […].

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A picture of the Tesla Model S Plaid’s 18650 battery pack with its modules visible was recently shared online. The image hinted that Tesla is still in the process of optimizing and innovating its 18650 battery technology, despite the cells being quite a bit long in the tooth. Tesla is constantly trying to improve its battery technology, which has led to the development of the company’s highly-anticipated 4680 cells.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Early this morning at about 3am ET/midnight California time, Tesla started rolling out access to “Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta” to Tesla owners who had gotten an average Safety Score of 100 and driven more than 100 miles since September 25. As noted previously, I was one of the ~1000 drivers who met those criteria. Therefore, […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tesla announced a new “Gigabeer” with Cybertruck-inspired bottle that it plans to sell out of its factory in Germany. more… The post Tesla announces a new ‘Gigabeer’ with Cybertruck-inspired bottle, because why not? appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tesla has switched all vehicles in the Full Self-Driving Beta pool to Pure Vision, completely axing radar from any vehicles within the Beta fleet. Even if a member of the FSD Beta program has radar installed in their vehicle, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta program will not utilize it, adopting a stance that CEO Elon Musk has held for some time.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Foxconn, best known as Apple’s iPhone manufacturer, has been working on electric cars and now its first vehicle has been spotted ahead of the unveiling. It’s being marketed under the Foxtron brand. more… The post Foxconn’s first electric ‘Foxtron’ car has been spotted ahead of unveiling appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The electric vehicle industry grew greatly because of Tesla’s creation of the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y. However, there are other electric vehicle makers and electric vehicle types. For example, Toronto-based Daymak has been making e-bikes since 2012 and has sold 100,000 light electric vehicles. It was just in June of […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

While Tesla is moving its headquarters out of California, CEO Elon Musk made it clear that the automaker would still grow in the state. He wasn’t lying, since Tesla is now taking over a large part of HP’s campus in Palo Alto. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) takes over HP’s campus in California despite moving HQ out of state appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Elon Musk is a man who dreams big. Getting humans to Mars and weaning the world off fossil fuels aren’t exactly easy-to-achieve goals. Can Musk make it happen? That remains to be seen. By all accounts, he’s making some serious progress. Carmine Gallo at Inc. recently attempted to outline Musk’s three key steps necessary to achieve the […].

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Reading, Pennsylvania-based truck-rental giant Penske Leasing is taking delivery of five of Navistar’s International eMV Series medium-duty full battery-electric trucks. This is Navistar’s first US delivery of the series’ trucks. more… The post Penske dips its toe into electric with five Navistar International eMV trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For the third time in two months, SpaceX has begun installing Raptor engines on its first orbital-class Starship prototype – hopefully for good. In no uncertain terms, Starship 20’s (S20) path to what could be its last Raptor installations has been about as windy and mysterious as they come. Starship 20 (S20) left the Starbase factory floor for the first time in early August – all six Raptors installed in another program first – for a brief fit check and photo op.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tesla has officially started its “wider release” of Full Self-Driving Beta in the US, which consists of slowly allowing more owners to download based on their “safety score.” more… The post Tesla officially starts its ‘wider release’ of Full Self-Driving Beta in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A little known company in the US state of Washington hatches a plan to accelerate global decarbonization with a new formula for electric vehicle batteries.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Swiss electric bicycle company FLYER has announced that it is entering the North American market with several of its popular e-bike models. more… The post Swiss electric bike brand FLYER coming to US, joining more European e-bike companies appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2021

After a slight delay this weekend, Tesla has formally started the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta 10.2. The update is being pushed not only to the company’s existing group of FSD Beta testers; it is also getting released to a new batch of owners who have earned a perfect rating in the company’s Safety Score system. Amidst social media posts from veteran FSD Beta testers who have been part of the program for the better part of a year now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that FSD B

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Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction. North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. Here are 3 standouts. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Energy Institute at HAAS

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Focus on how distributed energy resources are paid, not on how they improve grid planning. When Bill Gates started Microsoft he set the goal of “a computer on every desk … Continue Reading Solar on Every Roof, Electric Vehicles in Every Driveway?

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The electric sports car won't be the first to debut, though, as a crossover designed and built in China is expected to debut next year.

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