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UK shortlists 8 projects for £15M for development of sustainable aviation fuel production

Green Car Congress

The UK Department for Transport has shortlisted 8 industry-led projects to receive a share of £15 million (US$21 million) in the Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition for the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production plants in the UK. The shortlisted proposals include plants aiming to produce jet fuel from: Combining carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere with hydrogen from water; Alcohol derived from wastes; Everyday household and commercial black bag rubbish; and.

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Home solar and electric cars are converging, and it's about time

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Electric cars and home solar complement each other, and a new alliance between solar-energy provider SunPower and charging-equipment maker Wallbox aims to make the most of that. With this alliance, SunPower customers can opt to install a Wallbox home charging station at the same time as their home solar and/or energy-storage system installation.

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Bloom Energy receives DNV AiP for initial design for SOFC-powered LNG carrier; ABS verification as alternative power source

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Bloom Energy has hit two key milestones on its path to decarbonize shipping. In conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the companies’ initial design for an engineless, fuel-cell-powered liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, a premier international maritime classification society. Bloom Energy also received verification as an alternative power source for vessels as part of the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) New Technology Qualificati

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Take #1 & #2 In World Record Month For Electric Vehicle Sales!

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 153% last month compared to June 2020, scoring a record 583,000 units (or 8.7% share of the overall auto market). Add this record performance to the 700,000-plus hybrids and mild hybrids registered last month (their second best month ever) and we get over 1.3 million registrations in […].

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

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Carbon Engineering & LanzaTech partner to produce SAF using direct air capture CO2; “air-to-jet”

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LanzaTech UK and direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering have partnered on a project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Project AtmosFUEL will investigate the feasibility of a large-scale, commercial air-to-jet facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million liters of SAF each year.

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Tesla Autopilot prevents drunk driver from making a fatal mistake

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Current US statistics state that about 10,000 people die every year due to drunk driving. That’s roughly one fatality from a drunk driving-related crash every 52 minutes. Even in Norway, where roads are significantly safer, a report from the International Transport Forum in 2019 indicated that 8% of the country’s fatal crashes involved a drunk driver.

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Elon Musk Admitting He Was Wrong Is Why He’s The Best CEO For Tesla?

CleanTechnica EVs

In a reply to a tweet by Sawyer Merritt yesterday, Elon admitted that in the case of a $1.5 million settlement suit that related to EV charging, Tesla was wrong. To me, this is a bold and courageous move. It’s hard to admit when you’re wrong. In the above-mentioned suit, Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 […].

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Elon Musk shares details about the Tesla crash that ramped Autopilot’s first release

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Tesla’s Autopilot remains polarizing for many, but there is no doubt that the driver-assist system had saved numerous lives since its introduction back in 2016. As it turned out, the release of Autopilot back then was the result of a massive effort on the company’s part, following a tragedy involving a Tesla driver and a cyclist. During one of his recent interactions on Twitter, Musk responded to a post from Tesla supporter @truth_tesla , who shared a video of a Model S in Norway who

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Tesla Battery Supplier CATL Spawning Billionaires As It Becomes China’s 3rd Largest Company

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is having a very good year. The company’s share price has levitated by some 167% over the past 12 months. The soaring stock price has brought the company to a market value of over $200 billion, making it the third-largest business listed in […].

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Tesla Cybertruck and new Roadster color options teased in PUBG tie-up

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The Tesla Cybertruck and the next-generation Roadster are among the most highly-anticipated vehicles today, and despite the amount of information that has so far been released about the vehicles, lots of details about them remain unknown. These include their paint (or in the Cybertruck’s case, color) options, which have so far been kept secret by Tesla.

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

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Australian Coal Baron Backing the Next Winners (EV Startups), or “Follow the Money”

CleanTechnica EVs

Trevor St Baker is one of the smart billionaires in Australia who is investing serious money in the transportation sector to promote the changeover to EVs despite his history and vocal support for coal-fired power stations. He is a coal baron who drives a Tesla Model 3, and he is building an EV ecosystem. After […].

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Here’s every electric vehicle that currently qualifies for the US federal tax credit

Electrek

As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may qualify for varies by household due to a number of different factors. Furthermore, there are other potential savings available to you that you might not even know about yet. more… The post Here’s every electric v

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Hyundai/LG Battery Factory In Indonesia, Tesla Semi Delay, Rivian Factory In UK

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Hyundai and LG are planning a new battery factory in Indonesia while Tesla has pushed back the start of production for the Semi and RIvian is thinking about a factory in the UK.

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Tesla Model S vs. Model X: The two veteran EVs compared

Electrek

Of the four electric vehicles currently available in Tesla’s fleet, its Model S and Model X sit as the two longest in production. At a higher price point than Tesla’s two newer models, these veteran EVs offer a combination of the efficiency, performance, and luxury that originally put Tesla on the map. Below is a thorough comparison of Tesla’s Model S sedan vs. its Model X mid-sized SUV. more… The post Tesla Model S vs.

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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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Is Ford F-150 Lightning The Most Important EV Since Tesla Model S?

InsideEVs

Whether you choose to accept it or not, an electric F-150 is a huge step forward for the auto industry.

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Lion Electric to Supply Green Mountain Power With All-electric Utility Trucks

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MONTREAL, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, today announced that Green Mountain Power (GMP) of Vermont will purchase two of its all-electric trucks – a Lion8 bucket truck for line crews and a Lion6 stake body truck for electrical […].

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Tesla Is Giving Away Its Top Advantage, The Supercharger Network

InsideEVs

Is sharing the Tesla Supercharger network a negative or a positive? It surely depends who you ask.

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Q4 e -Tron Series Adds All-Wheel-Drive & Q4 45 e-Tron Quattro Now Available to Preorder

EV Obssesion

The Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron are the first compact electric SUVs from the brand with the four rings. Following their launch in April, two new versions have been added to the range – the Q4 Sportback 40 e-tron2, the model with the longest range in the series, and an all-wheel-drive version, the Q4 45 e-tron quattro1 – both of […].

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US: BEV Sales Exceed 100,000 In Q2 2021 For The First Time

InsideEVs

The volume more than tripled year-over-year.

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Next Gen Outlander PHEV teased

EV Info

Mitsubishi confirmed on Thursday this week that its next-generation version of the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid is coming soon—bound for its home market of Japan by the end of the first quarter of 2022, and headed to the U.S. in the second half of 2022 and not expected in Europe following its recent decision to exit the UK and Europe. The two new images do not give us much to go on: .

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Tesla Battery Supplier CATL Spawning New Billionaires Quickly

InsideEVs

CATL becomes China's third-largest company, catapulting investors onto the Forbes list of billionaires.

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Tritium & Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II Announce Agreement for PIPE Financing By Palantir Technologies Inc. to Support Business Combination

EV Obssesion

BRISBANE, Australia / NEW YORK, NY July 27, 2021 – Tritium, a global leader in direct current (“DC”) fast chargers for electric vehicles (“EVs”), and Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II (“DCRN”) (NASDAQ: DCRN, DCRNW, DCRNU), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced an agreement for a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) by Palantir Technologies Inc. […].

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Renault ZOE Will Be Phased-Out And Replaced By Renault 5

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The current generation ZOE is expected to continue only until around 2024.

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EPA Can’t Let “Off-Cycle” Credits Become Off-Ramp For Automakers

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Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Dave Cooke, Senior Vehicles Analyst The Biden administration is getting ready to propose new fuel economy and emissions rules in the next couple weeks. It’s critical that the administration sets standards which result in real-world emissions reductions. The regulations are only as good as their real-world benefits, no […].

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Hyundai IONIQ EV (28 kWh) Shines In Bjørn's 1,000 Km Challenge

InsideEVs

It matches Audi e-tron 50 and beats multiple cars with much bigger battery packs.

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Sandy Munro Is Impressed By The Ford F-150 Lightning

InsideEVs

He will tear down one as soon as it is available.

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Mercedes S-Class PHEV Long-Wheelbase Costs Almost £105,000 In UK

InsideEVs

The S 580 e L boasts an all-electric range of up to 63 miles.

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