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Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models

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Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, which could significantly alter conventional carbon cycle models. The findings are published in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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Tesla delivered a record number of EVs in Q1, amid supply-chain struggles

Green Car Reports

Tesla reported Saturday that it produced and delivered more than 300,000 vehicles, globally, in the first quarter of 2022. Tesla’s quarterly totals of 305,407 vehicles produced and 310,048 vehicles delivered included just 14,724 combined Model S and Model X vehicles delivered and 14,218 of those models produced. That left, for Model 3 and.

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Researchers at the U of Eastern Finland develop self-standing mesoporous Si film anode for Li-ion batteries

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Battery researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a self-standing mesoporous silicon (Si) film anode for lithium-ion batteries. This film electrode does not need carbon additives and binders to connect particles as do typical slurry-based electrodes, but it still exhibits excellent battery performance. A paper on the work is published in an open-access paper in the Journal of Power Sources.

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First EV Road Trip for EV Veteran

CleanTechnica EVs

I’ve been driving an EV for some time now. But my 2011 Nissan Leaf, while dependable and fun, is a first-generation EV with limited range and has tethered me to an 80-mile radius of home. So, when I was planning to take a road trip from my home in Kentucky to visit my almost 94-year-old […].

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

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NTU Singapore to develop technologies to extract hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is developing new technologies for the extraction of hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers, with the support of National University of Singapore (NUS) and industry collaborators in Singapore and Japan—including Chiyoda Corporation, PSA Corporation, Sembcorp Industries, City Energy, Jurong Port, Singapore LNG corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation—to power Singapore’s green energy future.

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Spring Electric Taxi, VinFast Electric Car Factory in USA, Rolls-Royce Spectre — EV News Update

CleanTechnica EVs

Last week was an exciting week for electric car news. Hopefully it will slow down more unhappy global changes, like the Conger Ice Shelf collapsing in Antarctica. Scroll down below to see a plethora of positive electric car stories Electric Car News Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for new all-electric AMG EQS sedan Bosch battery services […].

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Blue Bird Largest Order of Electric School Buses, BYD & Shell Charging Team Up — EV News Update

CleanTechnica EVs

Along with a long list of cool electric car stories, there has been a boom in electric truck, electric van, and electric bus news in the past week. Scroll down below to see the full list of stories. Electric Bus News Charged up and ready to go! Metro’s battery bus fleet celebrates opening of charging […].

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Germany awards €160M to Hamburg operators to further electrification of public transport

Green Car Congress

Germany’s Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMDV) has awarded around €160 million to support the electrification of public transport in Hamburg and the surrounding area. The recipients of the funding are Hamburger Hochbahn AG and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH). These are the first funding notices to be awarded to transport companies under the directive on the promotion of alternative drives for buses in passenger transport.

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SpaceX aces 12th launch of 2022, delivering dozens of satellites to orbit

Teslarati

SpaceX has aced its 12th launch of 2022 just a day over three months into the year, demonstrating a major leap in sustained launch cadence as the company strives to achieve ambitious goals set by CEO Elon Musk. That 12th launch was Transporter-4, a dedicated rideshare mission managed by SpaceX itself. Falcon 9 lifted off on time on April 1st with fewer satellites than it had ever launched before on a Transporter mission – ‘just’ 40 payloads for about a dozen customers.

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Tesla Tripping to Tassie — Part 1

CleanTechnica EVs

Yeppoon (Queensland) gets pretty hot in February, so Arthur Hunt and his wife decided to go on a road trip to visit family in Tasmania in 2021. It’s 2,600 km away. Not only would the distance be an issue, but there was a Covid-19 outbreak in New South Wales and Victoria, through which they would […].

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

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Tesla Cyber Rodeo gets Del Valle ISD students out of school early on April 7

Teslarati

Invites for Tesla Cyber Rodeo have gone out. Everyone near Giga Texas seems to be preparing for the event, including the Del Valle Independent School District (ISD), which has arranged to release students early on April 7. On April 1, the Del Valle ISD announced early dismissal schedules for all elementary schools, middle schools, DAEP, the Opportunity Center, and Del Valle High School.

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Could Tesla Soon Be Worth $4 Trillion? Some Analysts Think So

CleanTechnica EVs

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has been making waves in the wealth world in recent years. The automaker’s market capitalization creeping its way towards the trillion dollar mark, and some analysts believe it may someday quadruple its current levels. Tesla’s market capitalization could reach as high as $4 trillion by 2030 says Gary Black of investment […].

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Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai won’t be able to reopen on Monday as intended

Teslarati

It appears that Gigafactory Shanghai will not be able to reopen on Monday. Tesla workers and suppliers were reportedly notified of the update this weekend. Earlier this weekend, reports emerged that Tesla China was looking to resume operations at Gigafactory Shanghai after the weekend. Tesla had reportedly been looking forward to its first batch of Giga Shanghai workers being released from a lockdown that had been imposed in the city.

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Tesla’s Model X SUV Takes on Some Sleek, Sexy Supercars — Drag Race!

CleanTechnica EVs

Have you ever seen a Porsche or Lamborghini drag racing a full-size luxury SUV? Probably not. But times have changed. Tesla Model X Plaid has the guts to face some of the sexiest supercars on the dragstrip. YouTube channel DragTimes brings us the thrill and excitement of watching a 5,390 lb (2,445 kg) Tesla Model […].

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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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Watch This Crazy Tesla Model 3 Road Rage Attack And Chase

InsideEVs

The Tesla was attacked by pickup truck drivers who threw things at the car, chased it down the road, and tried to trap it.

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France Plugin EV Share Hits 21.4% As Diesels Reach Record Low

CleanTechnica EVs

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.4% market share in March 2022, up from 16.1% year on year. Full electrics took 13.5%, their 2nd highest result (following December 2021). Overall auto market volume was down by some 35% compared to pre-pandemic March 2019, at 147,077 units. March’s combined plugin result […].

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Some Experts Predict Tesla Will Be Worth $4 Trillion Soon

InsideEVs

Analysts don't necessarily agree on when it will happen, but the $3 trillion milestone came much sooner than most expected.

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Cool Running: F-150 Lightning Faces Ultimate Cold-weather Torture Test

CleanTechnica EVs

How much will the coldest Colorado night in 123 years impact the Ford F-150 Lightning's towing capability? Find out.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk 'Not Opposed' To Unionization If Workers Are Interested

InsideEVs

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh believes Musk is open to unionization following a recent conversation between the pair.

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Another Veloz EV success!

Electric Auto Association

EVA president featured in webinar on reaching EV consumers. Putting People in EVs: Consumers, Dealers and Incentives , hosted online last month by Veloz , featured EVA president Elaine Bosworth in “Dealers and EVs,” the second of the webinar’s three segments. Joining Bosworth were Veloz Program Director Alfred Artis, as well as Les Swizer, staff counsel at California New Car Dealers Association , and Adam Sykes, Vice President Of Corporate Communications, BMW Of North America, LLC.

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Rivian R1T Launch Edition: Here's What It's Like To Take Delivery

InsideEVs

The Kilowatts finally took delivery of their own Rivian R1T electric truck. We're excited about their future coverage.

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The first million

Electric Auto Association

An EV sales milestone is achieved in California. California Governor Gavin Newsom with Michael Macias, buyer of state’s one millionth EV. Stockton resident Michael Macias became the one-millionth buyer of an electric vehicle (EV) in California when he purchased his Volkswagen ID.4 on December 10 last year. It marked the first time any state in the U.S. has reached this level.

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US: Porsche Taycan Sales Remained Stable In Q1 2022

InsideEVs

The brand noted a significant year-over-year decrease in its total sales volume though.

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The Future of EV Charging: Optimization at Scale

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As EV adoption grows, so does the need for publicly accessible chargers at a scale that is far from realized. A recent report estimates 5 million public chargers will be needed in Europe by 2030, while another analysis calls for 1.2 million public and shared chargers in California alone by 2030. Building infrastructure at this scale is a major challenge for public and private organizations alike.

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Why Electric Car Calendar Age Matters More Than Model Year  

InsideEVs

Which month your EV was made matters more than just the year in which it was made.

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Mobility House offsets $1M+ for King County Metro’s electric bus charging installation

Green Car Congress

The Mobility House has fully commissioned an intelligent charging and energy management solution that will reduce the total cost of ownership for King County Metro’s new electric bus charging pilot by more than $1 million dollars. The test charging facility, which can charge up to nine coaches simultaneously, was created with an “interchangeable design” that utilizes charging infrastructure from three manufacturers—ABB, Siemens and Heliox—meaning all the major battery-electric buses

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US: Toyota Plug-In Cars Sales Down 20% In Q1, 200k Limit Almost Reached

InsideEVs

The plug-in hybrid Toyota RAV4 Prime sales nearly doubled year-over-year.

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Tesla & German Auto Industry’s Varied Tech Paths

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla’s Elon Musk is capturing the attention of Germany’s finest in the auto sector. Der Spiegel reports on Tesla’s agility and creative management of the chip crisis. “At Tesla, speed and flexibility appear to trump all else. If need be, Musk relocates individual steps in the production process to other countries. It has almost become a standard […].

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XPeng More Than Tripled EV Sales In March 2022

InsideEVs

The latest results are not far from all-time records.

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Rivian R1T Ownership Experience: 10 Days In

InsideEVs

So far Cameron has nothing but praise for his R1T.

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Cupra Adds More Powerful e-Boost Models To Born Lineup

InsideEVs

Want a proper hot hatch EV? Look no further.

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