Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In 2021, the United States returned to importing more petroleum (which includes crude oil, refined petroleum products, and other liquids) than it exports following its historic shift to being a net exporter of petroleum in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). According to EIA’s February 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) , net crude oil imports will increase, making the United States a net importer of petroleum in 2022.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Tesla produced its millionth large-format 4680 battery cell in January, according to a tweet from the company's official account posted Friday. The 4680 cells, so far made at a facility in California, are key to Tesla's plans to continue boosting range and performance while lowering cost. The name references their dimensions—46 millimeters.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A consortium comprising Solaris Bus & Coach, Solaris Czech and Škoda Electric has submitted a winning bid in a tender for the delivery of 20 bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses, held by the Prague public transport operator Dopravní podnik. This is the first such large order for vehicles of this type. The deliveries shall be carried out within 24 months of the signing of the contract.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Irish Greenwashing Awards call out top misinformation spreaders that have been greenwashing and profiting from the climate crisis. Irish EVs is taking a satirical approach to help bring attention to the issue of greenwashing that’s been happening with the fossil fuel industry. In a press release, the consumer advice website said that some of […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Ford in Europe is testing smart driver alert technology that could indicate the direction from which people and objects are approaching. The engineers are also testing intuitive sounds such as bicycle bells, footsteps and vehicle noises to warn drivers when other road users or pedestrians are nearby. Initial tests revealed that drivers using Directional Audio Alerts were significantly more accurate when it came to identifying potential hazards and their position.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Candela has announced its new C-8 electric boat, noting that this is the iPhone moment for this sector. The hydrofoiling speedboat offers long all-electric range and high speed. It has been in development for 16 months. It’s the company’s most ordered electric boat ever and had its first flight outside the Swedish tech company’s headquarters […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Recently, the U.S. government released further details on their plans to build charging stations. For those unfamiliar, a law passed last year provided $7.5 billion for the construction of 500,000 EV charging stations, but details were scarce. Given the government’s reputation for wasteful spending ($50 toilet seats, $10 nuts and bolts … and those numbers […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Recently, hundreds of Model Y vehicles were spotted at Tesla Giga Berlin. The sightings suggest that Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany has refined the Model Y production process and will be more than ready to go once it receives its final permit from the State Environment Agency. Drone operator, Tobias Lindh , was one of the first to spot Model Y vehicles at Giga Berlin.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Tesla front license plate holder — why is it on the Model S but not the Model X? By Jim Ringold Taking delivery of a new Tesla Model X, I had already made a mental note to get out the dental floss to remove the front license plate holder (we have no front license plates […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

There was a time when the Porsche Taycan Turbo S was considered extremely quick. Being one of the few cars that could beat the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous Mode in the drag strip, the Taycan was the car that proved that veteran carmakers should not be ignored in the electric vehicle race. It’s a beautiful vehicle, it handles like a Porsche, and it’s devilishly fast.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

This is a reaction to an interview with four influential European journals as previously reported on by Steve Hanley. Originally, the title of this article was “The Lies Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Told The Press,” but I changed it to “Fairytales Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Tells The World.” The change was because lies are deliberate […].

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

I ride electric bikes all the time. It’s kind of my thing. It’s a blast because I get an awesome ride experience without the pain and discomfort that normally comes from a long and arduous pedal bike ride. But nothing harshes a good e-biking vibe quite like a low battery. So Priority decided to nip that problem in the bud by introducing a range extender battery for its popular Current e-bike, doubling the capacity and thus doubling the e-bike’s range. more… The post Doubl

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Are oil and car executives hiding their heads in the sand? (Looking for more oil reserves perhaps?) Is Musk right about the end of the fossil fuel industry? UK-based research and analysis group Rethink Energy (no affiliation with RethinkX) believes so. In a recent email from Lead Analyst Peter White, he states: “Come 2027/8 the […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s allegations that the agency was harassing him and attempting to “chill” his First Amendment rights. In a letter, the SEC stated that they are following a judge’s instructions when trying to speak to Musk’s lawyers about the executive’s posts on Twitter.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

For the last few decades we have watched as India teetered on the brink of achieving its potential of sustained high economic growth. Can India achieve this by becoming an automotive superpower? She is expected to be the third largest global automotive market by 2026 and is targeting 30% of new vehicle sales being electric […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

LG Energy Solution (LGES) appointed Dr. Peter Kyungsuk Pyun as the company’s Chief Digital Officer (CDO). The newly created position given to Dr. Pyun will be instrumental as LGES ramps efforts to improve its battery production facilities by converting them into smart factories with data-centric operations. Dr. Pyun was one of five principal data scientists at Nvidia.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Does everything need to be produced in a gigafactory? What is the place for a microfactory, or fab lab? In a chapter in a recent book, Dr. Paul Wildman makes the argument for cosmolocalisation — global design produced locally in fab labs, not gigafactories. He talks of the need for respecting the humanising influence of […].

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EV Club of CT

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

We have been following up with the utilities on some of the outstanding questions. These are some specific items that came up at the meeting where the information was not available or incomplete. These are. Read more.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

This Model Y owner lost control and crossed the freeway into heavy oncoming traffic. The footage is insane.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

EVs Race for Aerodynamic Efficiency. We sometimes think that the challenges in front of a new generation of electric vehicles are all new. As the song says, we’ve been down this road before because aerodynamics are fundamental to achieving efficiency in an automobile. For EVs, that means range, but it has also been a key for speed records and efficiency.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Diess believes Lidar is essential for Level 3 autonomy, meanwhile Musk reckons vision systems will suffice.

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Discover EV

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Road pricing in the UK

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The majority of all lithium-ion batteries for xEVs comes from either CATL or LG Energy Solution.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

How does the R1T electric truck handle snow using All Purpose mode versus Off-Road Drift mode?

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Hertz is continuing its transition to electric by investing in the "arrive and drive" EV app.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The BYD Blade Battery-powered Yuan Plus is already confirmed for Australia and Singapore.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The LFP chemistry accounts for roughly a fifth of the total xEV battery market.

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