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WiTricity plans aftermarket wireless EV charging solution

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WiTricity, a leader and pioneer in wireless charging for electric vehicles (EVs), plans to offer an aftermarket wireless charging upgrade package for owners of select EV models, starting with a limited beta in 2022. The solution, WiTricity Halo Charging, offers a complete, end-to-end, and hassle-free charging experience: just park and charge. Our research has shown us that consumers want wireless charging for their EVs.

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Could wind-and-solar towers charge EVs, stabilize the grid?

Green Car Reports

Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay. Change Wind Corporation has developed the Wind & Solar.

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Gold Hydrogen Program coalition launches program for subsurface biomanufacturing of hydrogen

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The Gold Hydrogen Program , a coalition of organizations seeking to support the scale of this clean energy resource, announced its launch and the debut of a pilot microbial Gold Hydrogen Process. A joint industry partnership to commercialize clean, gold hydrogen, the program’s founding members include synthetic biology company Cemvita Factory (innovator in low-carbon microbial solutions for energy and mining resource extraction, production, and renewal); and Chart Industries, Inc.

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Tesla Model 3 owners could soon cut the cord at home with aftermarket wireless system

Green Car Reports

WiTricity on Wednesday announced a new aftermarket wireless charging system for EVs—including the Tesla Model 3. The WiTricity Halo Charging system will be available for certain EV models as a "limited beta" beginning later this year, with broader availability in 2023 the company said. The system will be capable of charging at 11 kw, adding.

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

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Ballard & ABB receive approval in principle for high-power fuel cell concept to power ships; 3 MW

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Ballard Power Systems and ABB have received an approval in principle (AiP) from leading classification society DNV for a jointly developed fuel cell concept capable of generating 3 megawatts, or 4,000 HP, of electrical power. DNV is an international accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Høvik, Norway. The AiP represents an important milestone in developing new technology, as independent assessment of the concept confirms feasibility of the design and no significant obs

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2023 Toyota bZ4X electric SUV will include a year of free fast-charging

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Toyota announced Thursday that its first widely available electric vehicle, the upcoming bZ4X electric SUV, will come with one year of unlimited complimentary charging at all EVgo public fast-charging locations. EVgo claims to be the only charging network powered by 100% renewable energy. It operates 800 public DC fast-charging locations, as well.

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Model 3 wireless charging, bZ4X fast-charging, wind-and-solar towers: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Tesla Model 3 owners might soon get a new aftermarket wireless charging option. Wind-and-solar towers offer an alternative for keeping the load from charging stations light. And Toyota is including free fast-charging for a year for bZ4X drivers. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota has announced that the 2023 bZ4X electric SUV will.

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Nexeon licenses NSP-1 silicon material technology to SKC

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Nexeon Limited, a supplier of advanced silicon anode materials for next generation lithium-ion batteries, has licensed its NSP-1 technology to advanced materials giant SKC Co. Ltd. The move ensures that customers have fast and reliable access to these strategic materials on a global basis. SKC is one of Korea’s leading advanced materials companies, with a strategic focus on rechargeable battery, semiconductor and eco-friendly materials.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets scheduled to launch five Starlink missions in a row

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In lieu of commercial missions ready to fly, SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are currently scheduled to launch at least five batches of Starlink satellites in a row. The streak won’t break the company’s record of seven back-to-back Starlink launches but it does highlight one beneficial side-effect of SpaceX’s relentless pursuit of vertical integration – the ability to create its own launch demand.

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EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont plant; $275K penalty

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Tesla Motors Inc. EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. This settlement aligns with EPA’s National Compliance Initiative (NCI), Creating Cleaner Air for Communities by Reducing Excess Emissions of Harmful Pollutants. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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

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Elon Musk shows open support for Justice Department’s probe into short sellers

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is happy to see the US Justice Department initiate an investigation into short-sellers. In an email to CNBC , Musk stated that he is encouraged by an ongoing probe from the DOJ, as it is doing something that the Securities and Exchange Commission has curiously not done so far. “I am greatly encouraged by the Justice Department investigating short sellers.

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QuantumScape expands to Asia-Pacific region with new R&D enter in Japan

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QuantumScape Corporation, a leading developer of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles ( earlier post ), is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region with an office in Kyoto, Japan. The new property will feature a laboratory for battery research and development. QuantumScape is developing solid-state lithium-metal battery technology that is designed to deliver a combination of high energy density coupled with fast charging capabilities that are difficult t

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Rumor: Expanded Tesla Shanghai Factory Will Produce 2 Million EVs Annually

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Tesla is planning a new Shanghai factory that will more than double its production capacity in China, Reuters reports. Tesla, according to the report, plans to start construction on a new plant as soon as next month. The plant is part of its plan to more than double production capacity in China to meet the […].

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Polestar announces first partnerships for the Polestar 0 Project to develop a climate-neutral car

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Some of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers, including SSAB steel, Hydro renewable energy, ZF electric powertrains, ZKW control systems and Autoliv safety equipment, are joining forces with intent to collaborate on the Polestar 0 Project, which aims to develop a truly climate-neutral car by 2030 ( earlier post ). Polestar has now signed Letters of Intent to collaborate with a selection of strategic partners in the realms of metals, safety, driving systems and electronics.

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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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Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire plans to sell 100,000 bikes by 2026

Electrek

Harley-Davidson has set out future sales goals for its LiveWire sub-brand that manufacturers and sells its all-electric motorcycles, aiming for a towering 100,000 units by 2026. more…. The post Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire plans to sell 100,000 bikes by 2026 appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Model S Plaid tilting display mechanism analyzed and confirmed in teardown

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It appears that the new Tesla Model S and Model X’s tilting infotainment display feature is not dead at all. Despite the function seemingly being retired from the flagship sedan in the lead-up to its first deliveries, it appears that the new Model S is still being shipped with most of the hardware necessary to make a tilting center screen possible.

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Paris’s great experiment will ban cars in much of the city, instead opting for bikes, scooters, legs

Electrek

In a bid to clean up the city and reduce the chokehold of traffic congestion, Paris plans to ban cars from much of the historic part of the French capital. more…. The post Paris’s great experiment will ban cars in much of the city, instead opting for bikes, scooters, legs appeared first on Electrek.

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Long-Enduring COBOL May Still Have a Shelf Life

Cars That Think

Sid Mohanram, senior vice president of software engineering at Verisk , a huge data-analytics and risk-assessment multinational, is overseeing his company’s migration away from COBOL. He’s part of a trend as companies and governments are exploring other options than the programming language that runs some of the world’s most critical applications. “The goal is to get out of the mainframe,” Mohanram said.

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Tesla might be cracking on the yoke steering wheel and planning to offer an option for a regular round wheel

Electrek

When Tesla introduced the controversial yoke steering wheel, CEO Elon Musk surprised many when he said that the automaker didn’t even plan to offer the option for a regular round steering wheel. According to an update in the latest software, it looks like Tesla might be changing its mind on that front. more…. The post Tesla might be cracking on the yoke steering wheel and planning to offer an option for a regular round wheel appeared first on Electrek.

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War Is Here, So Let’s Talk About EV Batteries, Silicon, & Graphene

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Tiny Luxembourg aims to dominate the graphene nanotube market for next-generation EV batteries and other sustainable tech.

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Tesla planning new Shanghai plant as soon as next month to double its China capacity: report

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It appears that Tesla might have already decided on the location of its next big factory. Based on recent reports, it appears that Tesla may be looking to build another vehicle production facility in Shanghai — and it could be starting sooner than expected. . Citing individuals familiar with the matter, Reuters noted that Tesla is currently looking to work on its new Shanghai plant as early as next month.

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US offshore wind auction attracts a record $2B in bids, and it’s not even done yet

Electrek

On January 12, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) would hold an offshore wind energy auction for more than 488,000 acres in the New York Bight. It’s still under way, and bids have now collectively reached around $2 billion. more…. The post US offshore wind auction attracts a record $2B in bids, and it’s not even done yet appeared first on Electrek.

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Rivian aims to take 10% share of the EV market by 2030

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At the 2022 Wolfe Research Virtual Global Auto, Auto Tech, and Mobility Conference, RJ Scaringe stated that Rivian Automotive wants to capture a 10% stake in the EV market by 2030. Rivian may still be dealing with the ongoing chip shortage, but the Rivian CEO believes that the company is still making strides towards raising the production capacity of its Normal, Illinois plant. .

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Tesla Model Y convinces another police department to go electric, believes it will save $4,000 a year in maintenance alone

Electrek

Tesla Model Y has convinced another police department, Sykesville Police, to go electric and the maintenance cost was the difference-maker. more…. The post Tesla Model Y convinces another police department to go electric, believes it will save $4,000 a year in maintenance alone appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla could soon let customers choose between a Yoke or Traditional steering wheel

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Tesla could be considering the option of letting customers choose between the traditional round steering wheel or the Yoke that the automaker introduced in the new Model S last year. Tesla hacker @greentheonly on Twitter is known for digging deep into software and coding to find what the automaker could introduce down the road. In the past, green has uncovered coding for the activation of the cabin-facing camera , among many other discoveries.

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Carbon-Free Food Deliveries in Melbourne, Australia

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CERES Fair Food wanted to provide carbon-free food deliveries. It had two problems — how to get the most use out of its excess solar output from panels on the warehouse roof and what to do about replacing its two aging delivery vans? Thankfully, CORENA stepped forward and lent CERES Fair Food the money to […].

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SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review delayed another month

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The FAA says that it will take at least another month to complete a crucial environmental review of orbital Starship launches from SpaceX’s South Texas Starbase facilities. The agency now expects that Starbase’s Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) will be completed no earlier than March 28th, 2022, delaying the process at least another four weeks on top of an initial delay from December 31st, 2021 to February 28th, 2022.

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Ford CEO calls out NIO and Tesla as the competition ‘it must beat,’ denies rumors of splitting ICE and EVs into separate businesses

Electrek

Ford’s Chief Executive Officer, Jim Farley, recently spoke during a virtual auto tech conference held by Wolfe Research, in which he spoke about Ford’s plans for the future. During the webcast, the Ford CEO specifically named Tesla and NIO as its biggest competitors, vowing to beat them. He also denied previously reported rumors about Ford’s plans for spinoffs to increase value. more….

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Tesla was ‘ignorant’ of Bitcoin’s environmental impact when investing, Kimbal Musk says

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Tesla board member and brother to CEO Elon Musk, Kimbal, recently stated that the automaker was “ignorant” when it did not weigh the environmental impact of its Bitcoin investment. “When we invested in Bitcoin, we were very ignorant,” Musk said. “We had no idea of the environmental impact, we literally didn’t know, we were like this seems like a good store of value and a good way to diversify assets.

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CleanTechnica Town Hall — Come Learn About Our Upcoming Series A & How You Can Become An Owner Of The World’s Greatest Media Company

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One of the things I really relish is the fact that wherever I go, and whoever I talk to in the cleantech community, CleanTechnica is more or less the equivalent of a household name. I met a solar sales guy out surfing in California one day, and while waiting for waves, he asked what I […].

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Tesla’s Elon and Kimbal Musk main subjects of SEC probe for insider trading

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A Tesla stock sale by Kimbal Musk has prompted an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for insider trading, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The investigation aims to find out if Kimbal had advanced knowledge of a Twitter poll that his brother and Tesla CEO Elon Musk published, which asked followers if he should sell 10 percent of his shares for capital gains.

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EVgo announces Toyota bZ4X customers will receive one year of free EV fast charging

Electrek

US public charging network, EVgo , has announced a commercial agreement with Toyota Motor North America to provide upcoming bZ4X customers with one year of free charging on its network. Toyota is EVgo’s latest automotive partner as it looks to continue to expand its public charging network and expedite EV adoption for US consumers. more…. The post EVgo announces Toyota bZ4X customers will receive one year of free EV fast charging appeared first on Electrek.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Cars That Think

We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy. Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. There is an enormous difference between the hesitant reading of a simple text and the comprehension of classics in any language, and between filling out vital information on a short questionnaire and

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Lightning eMotors completes Colorado facility expansion, doubles production capacity, and shares manufacturing video

Electrek

Electric conversion and purpose-built EV specialists Lightning eMotors announced it has completed a 102,000 sq. foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Loveland, Colorado. With the expansion, Lightning eMotors expects an output of 1,500 zero-emission vehicles and powertrains by the end of 2022 on its goal to scale to a capacity of 20,000 by 2025. more….