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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

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Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. Octillion and FNM announced their partnership in October 2020. ( Earlier post.). Ambev will use the electric trucks to deliver beverages throughout South America.

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Washington State bill would make new cars and trucks all-electric by 2030

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Washington State is the latest to propose making all new cars and trucks sold within its borders electric. A bill reintroduced in the state legislature Monday calls for achieving that goal by the end of the decade. Dubbed Clean Cars 2030 (and formally known as HB 1204/SB 5256), the bill would require all 2030-model-year passenger cars and.

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Ford to manufacture Mustang Mach-E in China; localized production of GT as well

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Ford announced that Mustang Mach-E, its first global pioneering SUV built on an all-new, all-electric platform, will be manufactured in China by Changan Ford for local customers. Mustang Mach-E will become available in China later this year. Mustang Mach-E will offer Chinese customers a smart cockpit equipped with Ford’s latest driver-assist technologies and infotainment system with advanced firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updates.

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Crowdfunded electric-truck hopeful Atlis has a super-size vision, dollar-menu budget

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Atlis Motors CEO Mark Hanchett drives a 3/4-ton diesel pickup. He also owns a Tesla Model 3. But he admits he likes driving the pickup more. With the Arizona-based electric-truck company he founded, Hanchett says his goal is partly to surpass what his diesel truck can do today, but with a whole line of vehicles offering a “seamless, clean.

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

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Nissan Note e-POWER orders more than double the monthly target

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Orders for the all-new Nissan Note e-POWER have surpassed 20,000—more than double the compact car’s monthly sales target—since it was released in Japan in late December. ( Earlier post.) Equipped with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain, the fully refreshed Note went on sale on 23 December with a monthly sales target of 8,000 vehicles.

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Revamped 360-mile Tesla Model X: Will a yoke really replace a steering wheel?

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Shortly after revealing an updated Model S last week, Tesla announced similar updates for the related Model X crossover. As with the Model S, those updates include a freshened interior, with an aircraft-style yoke replacing the steering wheel. That does seem somewhat thematically appropriate for the Model X, which already features roof-hinged.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV.

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Washington state legislature considering bill mandating all-electric LDVs after MY 2030

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The Washington state legislature held a public hearing on Clean Cars 2030, a bill reintroduced with 27 co-sponsors. The bill, HB 1204 / SB 5256 , requires all model year 2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in Washington State to be electric. Since the bill was introduced last year as the first-of-its-kind in the US to set a deadline for the transition to EVs, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey have announced 2035 targets for ending sales of new internal combustion engined

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Retraining Electricians to Install EV Charging Stations – Verde Energy Efficiency Experts

EV Match

EVmatch and Verde Energy Efficiency Experts are excited to announce a new partnership to deploy more EV charging stations in the Chicago area. Below, the founder of Verde, Jamie Johnson, describes his company’s added focus on EV charging to complement their work in energy efficiency. . “Like the majority of businesses in 2020, my company was negatively impacted by Covid 19.

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Kia starts pilot of last-mile delivery service in Singapore for future electric PBV business

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Kia Corporation has begun to lay the groundwork for its innovative Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) business, partnering with cold chain startup ‘S.lab Asia Inc.’ to break into Singapore’s last-mile delivery market. On January 28, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at launching a pilot project in Singapore using the Niro EV and evaluating the potential for a future PBV-based business model.

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

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An ENERGY STAR charger specification program update

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The EPA’s ENERGY STAR label is one of the most widely known consumer symbols in the US. ENERGY STAR-certified products have helped consumers save an estimated $246 billion in energy costs since 1992, when the program began. In 2018, the ENERGY STAR program added EV chargers to the list of products that can earn its certification. Currently, Level 1 and Level 2 AC chargers are eligible for the ENERGY STAR label, and the ENERGY STAR Program is currently in the process of expanding eligibility to i

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SK Innovation to build a third European battery plant in Hungary; $2.29B by 2028, 30 GWh

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SK Innovation will initially invest US$1.148 billion in SK Battery Hungary (SKBH) to build its third European factory in Iváncsa, Hungary, with a production capacity of 30 GWh per year. This scale of output would supply batteries for approximately 430,000 cars based on 70 kWh per charging with a more than 400 km range. SK’s first and second European plants are also located in Hungary (Komárom); the expected third plant will be the largest.

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Tesla Model X yoke, Washington 2030 all-EV target, Atlis’ grand plan: Today’s Car News

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Falcon-wing doors and an aircraft-style yoke could be offered on the same vehicle, if Tesla wasn’t just trolling us all last week with its Model X and Model S interior. We dive into the somewhat endearing impossibilities of the very big Atlis Motor Vehicles vision. And Washington State wants to ban gasoline even sooner than California. This.

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Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

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Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). As part of this new, six-year partnership—and beginning in 2023—millions of future Ford and Lincoln vehicles at all price points will be powered by Android, with Google apps and services built-in.

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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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Murn Properties Chooses EV Connect’s Turnkey EV Charging for Residents with Minimal Investment

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Murn set out to simply replace old EV charging stations on a newly acquired property, but after learning the value to residents, Murn quickly turned EV charging into a ‘necessary amenity with intrinsic value’ on all their properties. Located in Maryland, Murn Properties is an industry leader in multifamily development. With more than 2,500 units in their portfolio, Murn leverages their industry expertise and strategic relationships to build high-quality apartment homes that provide their residen

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60 minute review: BMW X3 xDrive3.0e

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BMW’s mid-size premium SUV should prove even more popular with a plug-in powertrain offering performance and efficiency

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Nissan launches LEAF10 a special version to celebrate 10 years of EVs

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Nissan announce an all-new special LEAF EV version, the LEAF 10 referred to as LEAF 10. This special EV commemorates a successful decade of electric mobility while drawing inspiration from Nissan Ariya, the 100% electric coupé crossover coming soon to Nissan UK that we mentioned a few months ago. What is the LEAF 10? The Special version gears up for UK launch in February 2021 with new body colour, exterior detailing and some funky connected technologies. .

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Review: Ford Ranger Thunder

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It’s well-equipped, comfortable, looks great and makes for a decent family car

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Teijin and Applied EV develop autonomous vehicle platform for LS-EV

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Teijin Limited and its joint development partner Applied Electric Vehicles (Applied EV) have achieved a major milestone toward their shared vision for zero-emission future mobility. By utilizing Teijin’s lightweight, highly efficient material technology and expertise in composites manufacturing, Teijin and Applied EV have delivered a production-ready one-piece structural shell for Applied EV’s zero-emission robotic vehicle platform, the Blanc Robot.

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Why millennials continue to fall in love with car leasing

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We hear a great deal about the millennial generation and why they matter so much as consumers of everything from coffee to cars

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Isolation technologies for EV power electronics

Charged EVs

A previous article on bidirectional chargers [see our July/August 2020 issue] touched on using transformers to provide isolation at high power levels—in which application they are the only game in town, really—but this time the focus will be on achieving isolation at low power levels, such as the feedback signal in a regulator, data communication buses between devices, gate drivers and the like.

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