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Meta Materials acquires assets and IP of Optodot; battery separators and coating technology

Green Car Congress

Meta Materials Inc., a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and intellectual property, including 67 issued and 22 pending patents, of Optodot Corporation for an aggregate of $48.5 million, comprising $3.5 million in cash and $45 million of META shares of common stock.

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Tesla achieves production of 1,000 cars in a week at Gigafactory Berlin

Electrek

Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. more…. The post Tesla achieves production of 1,000 cars in a week at Gigafactory Berlin appeared first on Electrek.

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Volvo Energy invests $4.9M in Connected Energy for second-life battery business; 10% stake

Green Car Congress

In its mission to support and secure an attractive and sustainable circular business model for batteries, Volvo Energy is investing approximately SEK 50 million (US$4.9 million) for a 10% stake in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy. The investment came as part of a £15-million (US$18.4-million) round. There is a great deal of untapped potential in the second-life use of batteries.

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Fiat 500e Shines In 21% Plugin Share Market Of France

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 26,517 units, divided between 15,247 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 11,270 PHEVs (9% share of the overall auto market). The former jumped 38% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 13%. […].

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

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EIA forecasts growing liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China through 2023

Green Car Congress

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China will increase this year and next, contributing to growth in overall non-OPEC petroleum production. According to EIA’s June 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), petroleum production in the combined non-OPEC countries, excluding the Unites States and Russia, will increase by 3% (0.9 million barrels per day [b/d]) in 2022 and by 2% (0.8 million b/d) in 2023, compared with an increase

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Tesla price hike; Toyota Compact Cruiser EV; Blazer EV, Ioniq 6, Celestiq teased: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

For how long will Tesla be the world’s top EV maker? How does a tech supplier propose dropping the onboard charger from electric vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 17, 2022. Remember when the Tesla Model Y was supposed to start around $40,000? Tesla.

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Kia pushes for an expanded EV plan after successful EV6 launch

Teslarati

EV sales for the Hyundai/Kia Group have been so successful that the Kia brand is now revising and expanding their previous investment into EVs and plans on releasing more models than previously announced. After a successful launch of the Kia EV6, which took U.S. News’ award for best EV of the year , the company now feels emboldened not only to expand production of the car but also to expand their previous plan to produce 11 new EV models by 2027.

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Software République unveils first milestones for intelligent, secure and sustainable mobility

Green Car Congress

Software République , an open innovation ecosystem for intelligent, secure and sustainable mobility launched one year ago by Atos, Dassault Systèmes, Orange, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics and Thales, has presented its first milestones. These include: Creation of a “GIE” (Groupement d’Intérêt Economique, or economic interest group) to develop Software République’s activity and supervise project incubation within the collaborative ecosystem.

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Does Wall Street Investor Cathie Wood’s Recent Tesla Purchase Predict the Stock’s New Bottom?

CleanTechnica EVs

Perhaps one of Tesla’s most prominent supporters today is Ark Invest, led by bullish investor Cathie Wood, who got much of Tesla’s skyrocketing stock through 2019–2021 right in the years prior. Some believe Wood’s recent purchase of another 3,000 shares in Tesla could predict a new low for the stock, with Ark showing its bullish […].

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,000 Electric Party Boat with BBQ Pit!

Electrek

Buckle up, boys and girls! Today I’m going to treat you to something with an extra dose of both awesome and weird for this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! I hope you came hungry. (And also ready to hurl that lunch you’re hungry for.) Because today we’re diving headfirst into a donut-shaped BBQ party boat fresh off of China’s oddest little corner of the web!

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

Brief

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Tesla continues to tease us all with Semi sightings across the U.S.

Teslarati

Tesla is continuing to tease everyone excited about its upcoming Class-8 heavy-duty electric truck, the Semi. The truck has now made its third appearance this week, and despite CEO Elon Musk’s plead for patience regarding the company’s product roadmap , the Semi is making more appearances more often, perhaps shifting at a change in tune in the vehicle’s production timeline.

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Tesla & North Platte Runza Partner To Bring 8 Superchargers To Nebraska

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla and North Platte Runza are bringing eight Tesla Superchargers to Nebraska, The North Platte Telegraph reports. Josh Catlett’s family has owned the south Runza on Dewey and Leota Street for just over two decades. Catlett said he reached out to Tesla around three years ago, and although it took a bit of time, Tesla […].

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Wheel-E Podcast! Walmart mid-drive e-bikes, Harley’s new eMTB, Chinese electric ATV & more

Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking standing electric scooter from China and lots more. more….

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Sony and Honda Invest 10 Billion Yen into New Joint Venture

Teslarati

Sony and Honda have announced a 10 billion yen ($74,083,950) joint venture in the creation of a new electric vehicle company known as Sony Honda Mobility Inc. The new, Tokyo-based auto manufacturer will take advantage of Sony’s experience in imaging, computer sensing, telecommunications, and “network and entertainment” technologies.

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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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New Nissan LEAF To Be Driven From Mexico To Canada

InsideEVs

The trip will recreate the first-ever Mexico to Canada journey in an electric car that happened 10 years ago.

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The New CHEAPR

EV Club of CT

CHEAPR Board Meets Following Passage of Public Act 22-25 Following the passage of SB-4/Public Act 22-25, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the CHEAPR board met on June 16th. The legislation made. Read more.

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Hyundai Plug-In Car Wholesale Shipments Exceeded 20,000 In May 2022

InsideEVs

Despite challenges, plug-in car sales reached another record.

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Watch Rivian R1T Drag Raced Against Ford F-150 Lightning And ICE Trucks

InsideEVs

Just in case you wanted to be reminded how much quicker electric trucks are compared to ICE.

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Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Keep Growing In May 2022

InsideEVs

Almost a third of new passenger cars are rechargeable.

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How Well Does The Rivian R1T Take Tow-Charging?

InsideEVs

New R1T owner Ben Sullins has his own new truck towed to find out.

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