Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In a study published in Nature Energy , researchers led by Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) describe how nanodiamond-reinforced composite membranes can purify hydrogen from its humid mixtures, making the hydrogen generation processes more efficient and cost-effective. This image offers an abstract visual representation of graphene oxide sheets (black layers) embedded with nanodiamonds (bright white points).

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The first electric vehicles based on General Motors' Ultium architecture are headed to customers. GM on Friday confirmed that the first customer 2022 GMC Hummer EV had been completed, as well as delivery of the first BrightDrop EV600 vans to customer FedEx. In both cases, GM met its previously announced timelines to launch these vehicles by the.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Over the entire lifecycle (with use over 300,000 kilometers and recycling), the new plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Benz S 580 e ( earlier post ) produces around 14.1 (charging with European power mix) or 36.2 percent (hydroelectric power) lower CO? emissions than its predecessor, the S 560 e, according to Mercedes-Benz’ 360° environmental check. The S 580 e has a combined fuel consumption, weighted of 1.0-0.6 l/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted of 22-15 g/km; and combined power consumption, wei

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has a well-earned reputation for making some of the best luxury vehicles in the world. And with the EQS, it shows the start of a new branch of the family while entirely on-brand, by building the most luxurious electric vehicle yet. Forget about the EQC electric SUV, which never arrived, and the powered-by-Tesla B-Class Electric Drive.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

FREYR Battery, a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has executed its inaugural offtake agreement for at least 31 GWh of low-carbon battery cells with an undisclosed, leading global publicly listed manufacturer and provider of energy storage systems (ESS). The two companies have agreed to develop innovative technology solutions jointly for the fast-growing global ESS market based on battery cells manufactured by FREYR.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Polestar isn't messing around. The company didn't exist in its current form a few years ago, and plans to go from zero sales in 2018 to 290,000 annual sales by 2025, with a break-even point by 2023 and profitability by 2025. Here's how. Gregor Hembrough, head of Polestar Americas, told Green Car Reports earlier this month at a Polestar 1 drive.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The first of GM’s Ultium EVs have been shipped out to customers. Gas prices are pushing EVs toward a tipping point. Polestar is chasing Porsche. And we look at what makes the Mercedes EQS one of this year’s best. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Polestar, which is closely related to Volvo, is aiming to go its own direction in.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

NXP Semiconductors, a leading automotive semiconductor company, has announced a strategic partnership with Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Hon Hai, to transform the car into the ultimate edge device. NXP will provide FII with its comprehensive portfolio of automotive technologies. The initial phase of the joint project will focus on the development of a full digital cockpit solution, based on the NXP i.MX 8 QuadMax.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In addition to electric vehicle battery plants that are already in operation in the United States, 13 additional plants have been announced and are expected to be operational within the next 5 years. Of the 13 plants that are planned, 8 are joint ventures between automakers and battery manufacturers. Many of these new plants will […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With its investment planning for the next five years, Audi is accelerating the transition toward becoming a provider of networked and sustainable premium mobility. In particular, advance payments for future vehicle projects are being increased once again, with a sum total of about €37 billion. Of this, Audi is earmarking about €18 billion for electrification and hybridization alone, thereby emphasizing its clear commitment to electromobility.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Elon Musk has maintained a huffy relationship with the vast majority of mainstream media outlets. It’s understandable. Sometimes these publications have chosen to embrace and celebrate Tesla short sellers while, simultaneously, throwing shade at the company’s CEO. And, to make matters worse, Tesla doesn’t even advertise. The announcement from TIME Magazine was, perhaps, the most notable.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Oy Kati Ab, a long-term drilling contractor of Keliber, a company developing a European lithium project ( earlier post ), has started to use Neste MY Non Road Diesel renewable fuel oil in the drill rig at Keliber’s exploration site in Central Ostrobothnia. The measure will reduce the emissions caused by drilling by more than 50%. Neste introduced Neste MY Non Road Diesel—suitable for construction, forest machine contracting, agriculture and heating—to the market in January 2021.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla has removed pricing information for the new Roadster and stopped taking reservations for the $250,000 Founders Series version. more… The post Tesla removes new Roadster pricing, appears to have sold out $250,000 Founders series appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has selected Cerence Browse, Cerence’s AI-powered, cloud-based content domain, to bring the power and intelligence of internet search engines directly into Toyota and Lexus vehicles in its next-generation multimedia system. TMNA is the first automaker to deploy Cerence’s new cloud service, Browse. Cerence Browse will enable Toyota and Lexus passengers to ask general information or real-time event questions—including (but not limited to) geography data, sto

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla has launched Free Holiday Supercharging during off-peak hours for the Holiday Season. From December 23 to December 26, Tesla will offer free Supercharging in various locations across the U.S. when charging before 10 AM or after 7 PM. Tesla will offer the free off-peak Supercharging in eleven states across the U.S.: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla has started to release its big ‘holiday’ software update with TikTok integration in Tesla Theater, several UI changes, and more. more… The post Tesla releases big holiday update with TikTok app, UI changes, and more appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Just a few days before Christmas, Tesla is kicking off the holidays with a bang. This year’s Holiday Update includes a few fun surprises for Tesla owners, including new games and a few other fun features. . Teslascope , a Tesla software update tracker service, has shared that the 2021.44.25 update is being rolled out to employees for now, with a wide release following in the lead up to Christmas.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla has been adding a strange new warning about putting battery packs as old as 2017 in brand new 2021 Model 3 vehicles for sale. more… The post Tesla says it has put 2017 battery packs in brand new 2021 cars in strange warning appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

General Motors recently noted that the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV’s production shutdown at the GM Lake Orion Assembly Plant has now been extended to at least the end of February 2022. Production activities in the plant have been halted since the end of August 2021. . The update was announced by the veteran automaker last Thursday, as per a report from The Detroit News.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

December is always an odd time of year for any news, and that includes cleantech news. As such, looking through the most popular stories of the past week on CleanTechnica also came with various surprises. Before that, though, below are the stories that stood out to me. To see the full list of the 10 […].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla may be targeting the release of FSD Beta 10.8 on Tuesday together with the company’s fun Holiday Update, but this has not stopped the EV maker from releasing FSD Beta 10.7 this past weekend nonetheless. And despite its impending quick replacement with v10.8, v10.7 seems to include a number of key updates that make the advanced driver-assist system smoother to operate. .

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Several Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted at Gigafactory Berlin. Production has been expected to start any day, but official environmental approval is still uncertain. more… The post Tesla Model Ys spotted at Gigafactory Berlin, but production approval still uncertain appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If you ask anyone in the past two years who has invested money into the stock market, it is likely that the word “Tesla” will come up at one point or another. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which derailed American manufacturing, especially at automotive plants through the United States. Despite a derail in production at Tesla’s Fremont Factory in 2020, the automaker was able to stay relatively stable through a year filled with uncertainty.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla has started to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.7) that improves the situation with “phantom braking” and even helps the FSD beta be more energy efficient. more… The post Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update (10.7) with improved phantom braking and efficiency appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Steve Hanley recently covered Wright Electric’s November passenger aircraft retrofit news here. The company’s retrofit work builds upon testing of its 2-megawatt (~2,700 horsepower) motor. The electrification of aviation is important because aviation is a source of air pollution, including climate change emissions. Additionally, the extraction, transportation and handling of fossil fuels is harmful and […].

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Electric bicycles have positively exploded in popularity this year. You don’t have to take our word for it – you can see that e-bike sales numbers are off the charts. Consumer interest in electric bikes continues to grow, and more riders are pounding the pavement and the dirt than ever before. Electrek alone brought in tens of millions of views for e-bike news stories this year, further demonstrating how much fascination there is in the industry.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The sleek new Power Ark trimaran envisioned by PowerX will sport a utility-scale energy storage system for harvesting electricity from offshore wind farms.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

EV startup has backed out of the contract manufacturing deal with Dutch company VDL Nedcar for the electric compact minivan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With the FIA choosing the race and title winner, Mercedes conceded that "it’s going to take a long time for us to digest" the Formula 1 end-of-2021 season results, revealing that "we will never overcome the pain and the distress" that the final lap decisions caused.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Rivian kicked off R1S SUV deliveries with a handover to CEO RJ Scaringe and CFO Claire McDonough. The Rivian R1S’ deliveries reveal the company’s forward-moving progress to become an established EV maker in the industry. “We made our first R1S deliveries last week from our factory in Normal, IL to RJ [Scaringe] and our CFO Claire,” tweeted Rivian. “We’re working towards ramping production over the next few months on our way to full volume production.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

GM has delivered the first of 500 BrightDrop EV600 delivery vans to FedEx, but delayed the restart of the Chevy Bolt until the end of February.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I recently had the chance to test out a new portable backup battery from a company I hadn’t heard of before: Joyzis. The company sent me its BR300 model to test out for my daily use needs. While I never know what to expect the first time I test a product from a new (to me) company, the Joyzis 300Wh power station actually blew me away with the features and price. more… The post Joyzis 300Wh portable backup battery review: Extra power at half the cost!

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

BYD builds electric buses in America with American-made batteries and assembled by American workers. So why is it excluded from federal infrastructure funds?

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It will be used in vehicles underpinned by a new 800V architecture jointly developed with Volvo and Lotus.

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