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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

Green Car Congress

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November.

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Kia sustainability roadmap: Hydrogen fuel-cell lineup in 2028, leather and ICE phased out later

Green Car Reports

Kia last week dove into more detail about its EV and sustainability plans, being represented in its Concept EV9 bowing this week. As part of those details, the brand revealed that it plans a hydrogen fuel-cell “lineup” in 2028; when it plans to retire internal combustion (ICE) vehicles; and some of how it plans to green its factories.

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Hyzon Motors and TC Energy to collaborate on modular hydrogen production hubs; 20 tonnes per hub per day

Green Car Congress

Hyzon Motors, a supplier of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles,and TC Energy Corporation will collaborate on development, construction, operation, and ownership of hydrogen production facilities (hubs) across North America. The hydrogen production facilities will be used to meet hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle demand by focusing on low-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen from renewable natural gas, biogas and other sustainable sources.

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Kia plans fuel-cell models, Subaru plug-in hybrid returns, base Model Y breaks $60,000: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Model Y has become a lot more expensive. Subaru brings the Crosstrek Hybrid back for another year. Hyundai brings back the past with a new twist. And Kia sees hydrogen fuel-cell models and vegan leather in its future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia was among several automakers that last week expanded upon previous.

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

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Rolls-Royce and Etihad Airways to partner on electrification and hybrid systems, including urban air mobility

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce and Etihad Airways formalized their common interest in decarbonizing air travel by signing a comprehensive agreement facilitating the development of sustainable aviation as part of Etihad’s broader strategic sustainability program. Rolls-Royce believes that its innovations in electrification and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) hold the keys to unlock the door of opportunity on decarbonization.

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2022 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid still goes 17 miles electric, is unique among affordable plug-in hybrids

Green Car Reports

From its flat-four engines to its rugged-utilitarian design, Subaru tends to approach things differently than other automakers. And that’s reflected in its plug-in hybrid model, the Crosstrek Hybrid, which returns for the 2022 model year with the same market proposition—and a modest $300 price increase. The 2022 Crosstrek Hybrid is.

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Tesla Semi Spotted Charging At Megacharger At Giga Nevada

CleanTechnica EVs

Twitter user @hwfeinstein shared photos earlier today of a white Tesla Semi charging at the Megacharger at Giga Nevada. The truck had a semi trailer attached to it while it was charging and it could be either a prototype we’ve seen before or perhaps one of the ones Pepsi is preparing to receive. At this […].

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Archer’s Maker demonstrator aircraft receives MIDO Certificate of Authorization (CoA) and Aircraft Limitations from FAA

Green Car Congress

Archer Aviation Inc., a developer of eVTOL aircraft, announced that the FAA has issued a CoA and the Aircraft Limitations covering Maker, Archer’s flagship demonstrator aircraft. Maker is a full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, capable of traveling 60 miles at 150 mph. The CoA and the Aircraft Limitations are key components of the Special Airworthiness Certificate, which will be the FAA basis that permits the Maker aircraft to commence test flights.

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Tesla Semi gets out for a quick charge at Megacharger amid important visit

Electrek

Tesla took out a Tesla Semi truck to charge at its Megacharger station at Gigafactory Nevada as the company received an important visit. more… The post Tesla Semi gets out for a quick charge at Megacharger amid important visit appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Semi spotted charging at newly installed Giga Nevada Megacharger

Teslarati

A Tesla Semi was spotted charging at the company’s newly-installed Megachargers at the Giga Nevada production facility near Sparks, Nevada. Photographs of a Tesla Semi charging at Giga Nevada were shared by @hwfeinstein on Twitter, who stated that a friend of theirs saw a unit of the Semi charging outside of the factory, where Tesla has been reportedly installing Megachargers on-site to supplement the development and production of the automaker’s first all-electric commercial vehicle

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

Brief

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Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot

Electrek

Tesla is seeing an increase in complaints over serious and dangerous phantom braking events plaguing Autopilot in the latest software updates. more… The post Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla trifecta dominates Consumer Reports’ list of most satisfying cars on the market

Teslarati

A consumer’s love for a vehicle is something truly valuable. Regardless of predicted reliability ratings or the amount of negative media coverage a carmaker receives, the loyalty of customers is something that simply cannot be matched. And in this sense, even an organization such as Consumer Reports, which tends to lean into the anti-Tesla narrative every so often, recently admitted that its list of most satisfying cars on the market is dominated by vehicles from the California-based EV ma

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Ross Gerber On Tesla: “Tesla Is The King Of This Transition”

CleanTechnica EVs

Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, took to Yahoo Finance Live this week to talk about Tesla as well as the addition of Rivian to the EV industry. The host led with Tesla’s decline in market cap value and asked Ross how much of the decline has to do with Elon […].

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Some Tesla Model S and Model X builds slip to March 2023 delivery in the US

Teslarati

Some Tesla Model S and Model X Long Range All-Wheel-Drive configurations are slotted for deliveries as far into the future as March 2023 as demand for the company’s vehicles continues to increase. However, it is not the earliest possible time you could take delivery of the “base” variants of Tesla’s two flagship vehicles, as changing the wheels will eliminate five months from the anticipated delivery date.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Electric Vehicle Boom In EU Set To Stall As “Lost Decade” Looms

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally published on Transport & Environment. Also available in French, German, Italian, Polish, and Spanish. Europe’s electric car boom is at risk of stalling, jeopardising the sales of 18 million battery electric vehicles, new data shows. EU clean car rules have driven plug-in vehicle sales to almost one-fifth of the market. But weak targets between 2022 and 2030 will not require […].

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Elon Musk wants to know how his $15 billion in taxes will be used by the US gov’t

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to know how his $15 billion in taxes will be used by the US government. The sentiment was recently shared on Twitter following a weekend that saw Musk responding to US Senator Bernie Sanders on the social media platform, resulting in much controversy and criticism from the longtime politician’s supporters. Musk’s recent Twitter run-in with Sanders this weekend started when the senator reiterated his argument that the public must demand that extremely wealthy

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Kawasaki expected to unveil electric motorcycle next week

Electrek

At the EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show next week, Kawasaki is expected to unveil three new motorcycles. While the first two will likely fall into their sport and adventure touring categories, the third has been the subject of wider speculation but very well may be the company’s first true electric motorcycle. more… The post Kawasaki expected to unveil electric motorcycle next week appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla’s Clean, Green, World-Saving Mission Is The Same — Despite The Noise

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Of the plethora of pundits who publish predictions, prognostications and polemics about Tesla every day, some “get it” and some don’t. Many will simply never be able to understand how a company that supplies less than one percent of the global auto market could grow to a market value of more […].

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Tesla Giga Berlin gets two more early approvals before next round of repetition talks

Teslarati

Tesla Giga Berlin has received two more early approvals, announced Brandenburg’s Ministry of the Environment. Another round of repetition discussions about Giga Berlin’s full permit approval is scheduled to start on Tuesday. Giga Berlin’s latest set of preliminary permits allow Tesla to construct more parts of the factory’s wastewater pretreatment plant and install technical equipment in the central supply and disposal building.

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Toyota’s Team Japan Aims To Save Internal Combustion Engine From Extinction

CleanTechnica EVs

Toyota’s embrace of the internal combustion engine and hydrogen has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Spearheaded by the pigheaded antics of Akio Toyoda, Toyota is celebrating the fact that it refused to sign a pledge to eliminate infernal combustion engines in Glasgow last week by forming Team Japan. Along with Mazda, Subaru, Yamaha, […].

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Cordon Zone Pricing: An Essential Tool for a Better Transportation Future

Energy Institute at HAAS

New research examines the economics of cordon zones. Source: Wikimedia Autumn means different things to different people—for some it’s the changing leaves, for others it’s college football, or decorative gourds, … Continue Reading Cordon Zone Pricing: An Essential Tool for a Better Transportation Future.

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How Aviation Will Decarbonize Decade By Decade Until 2100 (Part 1)

CleanTechnica EVs

For commodities traders, businesses, strategists, and policy makers, I would recommend being very leery of most of the market analyses currently extant for aviation fuels.

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Tesla (TSLA) bull Cathie Wood of ARK Invest still confident in $3k price target

Teslarati

Tesla bull and CEO of ARK Invest Cathie Wood remains confident in her investment firm’s $3,000 price target for TSLA stock in the next five years, despite the recent “blip” in the company’s stock. . “Of course, the momentum players turned tail as soon as the stock reacted to that news and followed it down. For us, we have been taking profits on the way up and receiving a lot of criticism for it, and for us, this is nothing but a blip,” Wood told Bloomberg. .

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How Aviation Will Decarbonize Decade By Decade Until 2100 (Part 2)

CleanTechnica EVs

Battery-electric aviation will be over 50% of flights by 2070, and approaching 100% by 2100. Aviation-related warming will be under a third of 2019 levels by 2060, and drop to close to zero by 2100. In 80 years, flygskam will be a thing of the past.

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Tesla says supply chain issues are affecting its solar panel business

Electrek

Tesla has told employees that supply chain issues are now affecting its access to solar panels – resulting in project delays. more… The post Tesla says supply chain issues are affecting its solar panel business appeared first on Electrek.

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Edmunds: Mercedes-Benz EQS Is The New Range King

CleanTechnica EVs

Like it or hate it, the Edmunds “Real World” range test is a good one. Instead of following some unrealistic EPA driving cycle, where speeds max out around 50-55 MPH, Edmunds drives cars on the freeway the way people actually drive them. This works out better for some brands than others, with some recent controversy […].

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Tesla Model S/X deliveries slip all the way to 2023 for cheapest version

Electrek

Tesla has pushed the delivery timeline for new Model S orders all the way to 2023 for the cheapest version. The same is the case for the Model X, as the gap between demand and supply appears to be widening. more… The post Tesla Model S/X deliveries slip all the way to 2023 for cheapest version appeared first on Electrek.

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A Majority Of Virginians Favor Clean Energy & EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

Addressing emissions from Virginia’s transportation sector will require doing more than only electrifying personal transportation across the Commonwealth.

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AMPLY Power is reusing shipping containers as semi-permanent chargers for commercial EVs

Electrek

As thousands of shipping containers sit offshore in the US, a provider of chargers is bringing them a second life by supporting commercial EVs. AMPLY Power has introduced INRUSH, a containerized EV charging infrastructure system that can be set up in about half the time as traditional methods. With the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) on board as the first customer, AMPLY’s chargers will soon be supporting buses around Disneyland. more… The post AMPLY Power is reusing shipping co

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Electrification Of Rail Freight Industry Takes One (Just One) Giant Step Forward

CleanTechnica EVs

Electrification is an elusive goal for the rail freight industry, but Canada's CN is giving it the old college try.

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Ride1Up 700 Series electric bike review: Incredible bang for your buck in fast urban e-bikes

Electrek

Ever since I began riding electric bikes from Ride1Up back in 2018, I’ve found that the company does two things very well. First, it makes classic-looking e-bikes that perform even better than they look. And secondly, it does so for a price that leaves me scratching my head wondering how they can sell it for that little. The Ride1Up 700 Series is a perfect example on both counts.

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11% Of Ford F-150 Lightning Pre-Orders Are From Tesla Owners

CleanTechnica EVs

Data about Ford F-150 Lightning reservation holders reveals some interesting insights.

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Nature Power 440W solar panel with 750W inverter and 30A controller $447, more in New Green Deals

Electrek

If you’ve been wanting to build an off-grid shack, now’s the time to do it. For this week only, Home Depot is offering Nature Power solar panels, controllers, and chargers on sale from $40. The most notable discount that we found is the company’s 440W solar panel setup which includes four 110W panels, a 750W power inverter, and a 30A charge controller for $447 , down from its $700 or more normal going rate.

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Rivian’s 2nd plant most likely to land in Georgia, stock responds

Teslarati

Rivian Automotive ( NASDAQ: RIVN ), fresh off of the first deliveries of its R1T all-electric pickup, is set to have its second United States plant land in Georgia. The automaker’s stock responded with a slight increase on Monday morning, bringing its total rise as a publicly-traded company to over 44% since it started trading last Wednesday. A new report claims that Rivian, based in Normal, Illinois, will bring a second electric vehicle manufacturing plant to the United States by building

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