Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
European 3D solid-state battery start-up LionVolt successfully closed a seed round of €4 million, bringing its total funding this year to more than €5 million. The round was led by deep tech venture capital firm Innovation Industries and joined by Brabant-focused startup fund Brabantse Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij (Brabant Development Agency, BOM) and investor Sake Bosch.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Ford CEO Jim Farley outlined Thursday, with a series of tweets, that the automaker is now expecting to make 600,000 electric vehicles per year globally by the end of 2023. That’s double the previous plan, and enough to potentially be considered the number-two EV maker in the U.S. by then—if other automakers keep to their current plans.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
After recently debuting the all-new fifth generation Sportage, Kia has unveiled an electrified version of the brand’s longest running nameplate at the Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS). The 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid (HEV) is the third model in an ongoing cadence of eco-minded offerings guided by Kia’s global EV strategy, ‘Plan S.’. This newest Kia follows in the footsteps of the recently launched EV6 ( earlier post ) and the Sorento PHEV ( earlier post ) to serve as another example of Kia’s multiple p
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Porsche on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its sole electric car. The 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo marks the debut of the new Sport Turismo body style, as well as the addition of the sporty GTS badge to the Taycan lineup. Debuting at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Sport Turismo is a wagon that uses the same body shell as the.
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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
XPeng unveiled its new G9 flagship smart SUV at the 19th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. Incorporating XPENG’s latest software architecture and hardware platform, the G9 is the company’s fourth production model, and the first to have been conceived and designed from the outset for both domestic Chinese and international markets. The G9 is XPENG’s first production model to incorporate the X-EEA 3.0 electronic and electrical architecture, the latest XPILOT 4.0 advanced driver assist
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Electric SUVs were the lowest-ranked category in the latest Consumer Reports reliability rankings, but hybrids and plug-in hybrids were the best. While compact hybrids—including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius—as well as plug-in hybrids topped the rankings with above average overall reliability, electric SUVs were ranked last, with.
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Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Rivian, the truck-focused EV startup, might not play as much of a role in the future of Ford’s electric-vehicle strategy as it had previously indicated. In an Automotive News interview cited by the publication Friday, Ford CEO Jim Farley confirmed that plans are off for the two companies to develop future EVs together. “We want to.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Power Global, a leading provider of high-performance clean energy and mobility products for everyday applications, announced a strategic partnership to supply its eZee swappable lithium-ion battery technology to auto-rickshaw manufacturer Rap Eco Motors for its mass-market electric three-wheeler product line RANIE, which includes L3 and L5 models of a passenger auto-rickshaw, delivery van and cargo vehicle.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand revealed a fully electric version of its GV70 SUV, called the Electrified GV70, on Friday at Auto Guangzhou 2021 in China. And it confirmed that the model will be coming to North America. The reveal fills in a missing piece in a recent report that Genesis could be planning to make the GV70 EV in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The technology group Wärtsilä will commercially launch its Two-Stroke Future Fuels Conversion platform during the first quarter of 2022. This innovative and patented engine combustion technology platform will enable the fast and cost-effective conversion of two-stroke main engines to operate on clean-burning future fuels. This is seen as a major step in the maritime industry’s efforts to achieve decarbonised shipping operations, while the easy retrofitting will avoid owners having to face long o
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Tesla is currently suffering from a nationwide (update: now worldwide) app server outage -resulting in owners not being able to connect to their cars. Update : some functionally is now returning. more… The post Tesla suffers worldwide app server outage, owners can’t connect to their cars appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Schlumberger New Energy, France’s CEA and partners have announced the signature of pilot project agreements between Genvia ( earlier post ) and critical-industry leaders on the pathway to net-zero in the cement and steel industries. Through these agreements, Genvia will scale up the next generation of electrolyzer technology, developed over two decades of R&D at the CEA, to produce clean hydrogen without CO 2 emissions, accelerating the decarbonization of multiple industrial sectors.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
There is a reason why Tesla is incredibly serious about the strict safety measures it is imposing on the FSD Beta program. Drivers who have access to the FSD Beta software, at least for now, are only those that have garnered the highest Safety Scores, at least outside the initial batch of testers that used the advanced driver-assist system in its first year.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Group14 Technologies, a global manufacturer of the active material used in advanced silicon-carbon anodes, and StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, announced a strategic partnership to leverage Group14’s proprietary lithium-silicon technology to accelerate time to market of StoreDot’s XFC lithium-silicon cells for electric vehicles.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Tesla has deployed a new Supercharger station in Alaska. It’s the first in the state and now means there is a Supercharger station in every state. more… The post Tesla expands Supercharger network to Alaska, now in all 50 states appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million to connect industry partners with US National Laboratory high-performance computing (HPC) resources that will accelerate the development of breakthrough manufacturing and clean energy technologies. As part of DOE’s latest High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) solicitation , selected teams will apply advanced modeling, simulation, and data analysis to projects that improve manufacturing efficiency and explore new mat
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Dan Ives from Wedbush, one of the top 10 ranked stock analysts in the world, has increased his price target on Tesla’s stock (TSLA) as he believes the automaker will take a significant part of the growing EV market. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) is in a position to grab $2.5 trillion of EV market, says top analyst appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry. The companies have signed a non-binding agreement that opens the door for GF to create further semiconductor supply for Ford’s current vehicle lineup and joint research and development to address
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
There seems to be a renewed rush of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being spread about electric vehicles these days. And it’s either by “environmental groups” or other groups pushing environmental groups to “lead the charge” against EVs. In Germany, you have some not-in-my-backyard “environmental groups” that seem to be solely focused on stopping Tesla […].
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services platform, and PT TBS Energi Utama Tbk (TBS), a leading integrated energy company in Indonesia, have formed a joint venture to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia. The joint venture, known as Electrum, will act as a platform through which both companies will develop infrastructure for two-wheel EVs throughout the country.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
In October 2020, Electrek reported that the state of Alaska got its very first electric school bus. Here’s how the first and only electric school bus in The Last Frontier is running just over a year later. more… The post Here’s how Alaska’s only electric school bus is performing in temps as low as -40F appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The supply chain issue has hit automakers across the market. BMW is losing its touchscreen for some models like the X5, X6, and X7; GM is losing heated seats for popular pickups like the Silverado and GMC Sierra; and Mercedes-Benz is eliminating features such as wireless charging, hands-free rear access systems, LED headlights, and some audio systems.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Infant EV brand EdisonFuture debuted two truck concepts at the LA Auto Show this year, aiming to bring both models to market in 2025. One concept in particular, the EF1-T, is quite interesting looking (and long). While the company may not be trying to compete with Tesla per se, the EF1-T pickup could certainly attract some Cybertruck fans as an alternative option, should it make it to production. more… The post EdisonFuture is developing a Cybertruck-like solar pickup with up to 450 miles
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
SpaceX has scheduled its next East Coast Starlink launch just a few weeks after the latest as a different Falcon 9 rocket prepares to launch NASA’s DART asteroid redirection demonstration mission. On Tuesday, NASA confirmed that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft no earlier than (NET) 10:20pm PST on Tuesday, November 23rd (06:20 UTC 24 Nov).
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, has officially broken ground. It’s also the first project of its kind in the Americas region. more… The post The US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm breaks ground appeared first on Electrek.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
On a visit to Pakistan with his parents, 7-year-old Aadeel Akhtar met a girl his age who was missing her right leg. That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Ford is going hard on electrification, with a solid showing at this year’s LA Auto Show and big reservation numbers for the F-150 Lightning. Ford has declared its intent to be the biggest EV maker in the world with a big increase in production in the next few years. But even with all of that, it’s still not enough. By our estimates, with Ford’s planned production ramp, F-150s won’t be readily available without a wait for the better part of the decade. more… The post
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
President Biden, who has said several times that he’s a car guy and a huge supporter of the United Auto Workers union, lied to the American people this week about who exactly is leading the automotive industry with electrification. While touring General Motors’ Factory Zero, President Biden claimed that GM “electrified the entire automotive industry” […].
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The long-awaited SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle is now ready for production, and we have an exclusive first look for you ahead of the bike’s LA Auto Show unveiling. more… The post Exclusive: First look at the production-ready SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
There was much speculation in Australia in the early days of Tesla about whether Autopilot would detect a kangaroo and take evasive action. Could it “see” the kangaroo if it was in mid leap, off the ground? Well, here is evidence from two recent events that show sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t. (No […].
Electrek
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Ford and Rivian had been planning to develop an electric vehicle together, but those plans have been canceled, Ford CEO Jim Farley told Automotive News. more… The post Ford and Rivian cancel plans for joint EV appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
HERE Technologies, an international location data company providing real-time data for companies such as Microsoft, AWS, and Lyft, has published an EV Charging Station Map that visualizes a list of the top EV-friendly counties in the US and other interesting data. The interactive EV charging station map gives its users a look at the distribution […].
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Ford made several leaps forward in its push toward electric vehicles today. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the automaker has now doubled its electric vehicle production goals to 600,000 units by 2023. Ford also signed a non-binding contract with GlobalFoundries, a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor chip manufacturing. CEO Jim Farley said yesterday that Ford would be increasing its EV production goal from 300,000 to 600,000 over the next two years, aiming to solidify the manufacturer
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Some information in this piece conveyed to David Waterworth by Majella Waterworth Before presenting the Tesla Model 3 to curious people at two recent EV events, we had a conversation about how to prepare the car. Majella wanted to clean it and take out the baby seats. I disagreed. I like to demonstrate that this […].
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