Tue.Sep 21, 2021

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Plug Power to build largest green hydrogen production facility on US west coast; 30 tonnes of LH2 per day

Green Car Congress

Plug Power is expanding its green hydrogen ecosystem to the US west coast with the construction of a new production facility in Fresno County, California. Green hydrogen is produced through the electrolysis of water with electricity generated from zero-carbon sources; only oxygen is emitted during the process. As the largest green hydrogen production facility on the west coast, the plant will produce 30 metric tons of liquid green hydrogen daily, serving customers from San Diego to Vancouver.

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Volkswagen ID.4 earns Top Safety Pick+ to pave way for VW’s mass-market EVs

Green Car Reports

The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 earned a Top Safety Pick+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the non-profit safety agency confirmed Tuesday. It's the highest safety rating awarded by the IIHS and considered to be the most rigorous safety testing in the industry. With the ID.4 lineup awarded that accolade, assuring a robust set of safety.

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Honda targeting annual sales of 70,000 for electric Prologue SUV in 2024

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Honda announced an initial annual sales target of 70,000 units for the Prologue SUV, Honda’s first new volume battery-electric vehicle (BEV), when it goes on sale in 2024. Following the launch of Prologue, Honda-brand electrified vehicle sales will be boosted by the introduction of additional vehicles based on a new e-Architecture now being developed.

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NTSB chief calls Tesla Full Self-Driving "misleading and irresponsible," amid city-driving beta test

Green Car Reports

The new head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called out Tesla's use of "Full Self-Driving" branding for its non-autonomous driver-assistance tech in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. NTSB boss Jennifer Homendy called the Full Self-Driving name "misleading and irresponsible," saying that consumers pay more.

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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SCA and St1 enter joint venture to produce and develop renewable diesel and biojet fuels

Green Car Congress

Forest products company SCA and St1 have entered a joint venture in Sweden to produce and sell renewable HVO diesel and biojet fuel. SCA will supply tall oil to the joint venture for feedstock and will invest approximately SEK 0.6 billion (US$71.7 million) in the company. SCA and St1 will be equal shareholders of the joint venture, which will itself have a 50% share in the St1 Gothenburg Biorefinery.

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Rivian details membership program for electric trucks' charging access, connectivity

Green Car Reports

As it begins customer deliveries of the R1T electric pickup truck, Rivian has revealed more details of its subscription program for charging and other ownership perks. Per the company's website, the Rivian Membership includes unlimited LTE connectivity access, as well as unlimited free charging, including DC fast-charging on what the company calls.

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Bolt EV batteries, Rivian membership, VW ID.4 safety tests, Tesla FSD controversy: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Battery replacement is in sight for 2017-2019 Chevy Bolt EV owners. Rivian details what membership means. VW’s first mass-market EV aces the safety tests. And Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is being questioned once again. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM announced Monday that LG battery production is again underway, with the.

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Cadillac: reservations for 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Debut Edition sell out in 10 minutes

Green Car Congress

Reservations for the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Debut Edition EV ( earlier post ) sold out in just over ten minutes, according to Rory Harvey, vice president, Global Cadillac. The initial response for LYRIQ has been extraordinary. Since the show car unveiling last year, more than 200,000 people have expressed interest in learning more about the vehicle and our electric future.

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Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over risk of glass roof falling off after mocking Tesla for same issue

Electrek

Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off. Ironically, the automaker mocked Tesla for the same problem just a year ago. more… The post Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over risk of glass roof falling off after mocking Tesla for same issue appeared first on Electrek.

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

Green Car Congress

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. The facility is Schaeffler’s first production plant fully dedicated to electro-mobility and gives the group a new center of excellence for the production of components and systems for electrified powertrains. The range of products produced at the Szombathely II plant includes electric motor components.

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

Brief

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London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs

Electrek

Addison Lee, a London-headquartered private hire taxi and courier company, and the UK’s largest private vehicle hire firm, today announced that its entire fleet will become fully electric by 2023. Its current fleet currently stands at around 4,000 cars. more… The post London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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Shell aims to produce ~2M tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel per year by 2025

Green Car Congress

Royal Dutch Shell announced its ambition to produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year by 2025. It also aims to have at least 10% of its global aviation fuel sales as SAF by 2030. Currently, sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 0.1% of the world’s use of aviation fuel1. We want to help our customers use more SAF.

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Ford mocked Tesla over glass roof “problems” – now the Mach-E is getting recalled for the same issue

Teslarati

Ford, and its executives for that matter, has never been one to shy away from throwing shade at competitors like Tesla. Back in December last year, for example, Ford EV boss Darren Palmer made it a point to state that the Mustang Mach-E would not have the same teething problems that Tesla has faced over the years. News was abounding then of a Model Y whose glass roof supposedly came off after delivery due to the component not being installed with enough sealant at the Fremont Factory.

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GM outlines plan for addressing Bolt battery combustion; production of battery modules resumes

Green Car Congress

General Motors outlined an action plan to address the battery combustion issue afflicting the Bolt EV lineup. ( Earlier post.) The action plan includes both hardware and software remedies, some of which are in place with immediate effect. LG battery plants in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan, have resumed production. In addition, LG is adding capacity to provide more cells to GM.

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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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Elon Musk’s Starlink is coming out of its “Beta” phase next month

Teslarati

Starlink is coming out of its beta phase next month, as confirmed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. With this milestone expected to be reached soon, Starlink could very well be on its way towards becoming a potential disruptor in the internet service provider segment. In a way, Musk’s comments on Twitter are quite accurate. Earlier this year, after all, the SpaceX CEO stated that Starlink would likely come out of its beta phase in summer 2021.

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Honest Australian Government Ads & the Great Australian Coverup

CleanTechnica EVs

Don’t watch these ads if you are easily offended. They are honest and intelligent, but full of Aussie bawdy humour and satire. Each ad is only a few minutes. Regarding the first one, how does the Australian government support electric vehicles? It doesn’t! Renewable energy? No thanks! Climate change… Want to know more about carbon […].

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GM unveils new electric motors that will power its future EVs, starting with Hummer EV

Electrek

GM has unveiled its latest series of new electric motors that will power its future electric vehicles, starting with the Hummer EV. more… The post GM unveils new electric motors that will power its future EVs, starting with Hummer EV appeared first on Electrek.

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70 Hour Cannonball Race Across Europe In A Tesla, With Autopilot Doing Much Of The Driving

CleanTechnica EVs

Who says you can’t go on long road trips in a Tesla? Guillaume Castevert, who goes by TeslaStars on Twitter, and Romain Hédouin, aka TeslaOwls, just went on a cannonball race across Europe. The trip was inspired by the Cannonball Run in the US, which is a run from New York City to Los Angeles […].

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Tesla announces expansion of its biggest virtual power plant in Australia

Electrek

Tesla announced today that it is expanding its biggest virtual power plant in Australia to Victoria through its new “Tesla Energy Plan.” more… The post Tesla announces expansion of its biggest virtual power plant in Australia appeared first on Electrek.

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Analysis: Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powertrains Can Provide Lower Total Cost of Ownership

CleanTechnica EVs

For commercial medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, the adoption of a new technology relies heavily on its cost relative to alternatives. A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) seeks to pinpoint the conditions for when battery electric or fuel cell electric commercial trucks offer economic advantages over traditional diesel-fueled trucks by examining […].

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Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai enters “Plaid Mode” in its end of Q3 2021 push

Teslarati

As the third quarter comes to a close, Tesla China has practically entered “Plaid Mode” with its operations in Gigafactory Shanghai. Based on recently taken videos of the expansive electric vehicle production plant, it appears that strong efforts are now underway to ensure that Giga Shanghai produces and delivers as many vehicles as possible until the end of the month.

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Tesla Has A Problem, Australia Has The Solution

CleanTechnica EVs

Even though there are mistakes and accidents in the Australian mining industry, I believe it has the answer to Tesla’s problem of obtaining enough resources for its ongoing production needs while being respectful of communities, transparent in its transactions, and protective of its workforce. Earlier this year, Rio Tinto made the tragic mistake of damaging […].

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How Tesla’s FSD Beta maneuvers around cyclists and pedestrians

Teslarati

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta has launched the company’s status as a semi-autonomous driving platform into the stratosphere, revealing that the automaker is evidently head and shoulders above its competitors. While the vehicles equipped with the latest versions of FSD Beta perform pretty well in typical traffic scenarios, there are plenty of interactions that the cars need to maneuver through that are not as heavily publicized.

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Audi launches Q4 e-tron electric SUV starting at just $36,400 after incentives

Electrek

Audi has officially launched the Q4 e-tron electric SUV in the US and confirmed a starting price of just $36,400 after incentives. more… The post Audi launches Q4 e-tron electric SUV starting at just $36,400 after incentives appeared first on Electrek.

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We Need Software Updates Forever

Cars That Think

Stuart Bradford. I recently did some. Marie Kondo –inspired housecleaning: Anything that didn't bring me joy got binned. In the process, I unearthed some old gadgets that made me smile. One was my venerable Nokia N95 , a proto-smartphone, the first to sport GPS. Another was a craptastic Android tablet—a relic of an era when each year I would purchase the best tablet I could for less than $100 (Australian!

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Lotus unveils lightweight chassis for new family of performance EVs

Electrek

Following a recent announcement to introduce a new lineup of all-electric performance cars, Lotus has shared the chassis architecture the EVs will sit upon. The rear structure on this new architecture is 37% lighter than it is on the current Emira V6 and will support a new generation of Lotus performance cars with zero emissions. more… The post Lotus unveils lightweight chassis for new family of performance EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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How Health Care Organizations Can Thwart Cyberattacks

Cars That Think

Ransomware and other types of cyberattacks are striking health care systems at an increasing rate. More than one in three health care organizations around the world reported ransomware attacks last year, according to a survey of IT professionals by security company Sophos. About 40 percent of the nearly 330 respondents from the health care sector that weren't attacked last year said they expect to be hit in the future.

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How Zero’s electric motorcycle tech is making Polaris’s Electric Ranger better than gas UTVs

Electrek

Polaris is gearing up to release an all-new Electric Ranger UTV this December, which they confidently claim will be the “best RANGER ever.” The new electric utility vehicle could help Polaris leapfrog several years forward to the top of the electric power-sports market, but it never would have happened without a strategic partnership with Zero Motorcycles. more… The post How Zero’s electric motorcycle tech is making Polaris’s Electric Ranger better than gas UTVs app

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The Case for Low-Speed Chargers in the ‘Burbs

CleanTechnica EVs

Sydney, Capital of New South Wales Australia is planning on using existing electricity infrastructure to make cheap, low speed charging available to all. .

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EGEB: UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The UK and Dutch transport secretaries call for China and the US to take more dramatic steps. An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm. A large luxury home builder will now include solar on all their new California homes. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electric Cars In US Listed From Most To Least Efficient

InsideEVs

All the currently available all-electric models (and multiple upcoming ones) listed by EPA efficiency rating.

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GM Says It Has Fixed The Chevy Bolt Battery Problem — New Cells Already In Production

CleanTechnica EVs

New battery cells for the Chevy Bolt are in production and should find their way into recalled cars in October.

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Ford Recalls 5,000 Mach-Es In Canada Over Loose Windshield, Roof

InsideEVs

Owners of affected vehicles will have their windshields reinstalled and panoramic roofs glued properly at Ford dealers.

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Closer look at the battery behind SONDORS’ low-cost 80 mph electric motorcycle

Electrek

Electric bicycle company SONDORS has expanded into the larger electric mobility space with the announcement of a highway-capable electric motorcycle. more… The post Closer look at the battery behind SONDORS’ low-cost 80 mph electric motorcycle appeared first on Electrek.