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BYD K8M 35' electric bus sets high scoring record in FTA bus reliability test

Green Car Congress

BYD announced that its all-new K8M, an innovative 35-foot zero-emission public transit bus, set a high scoring record in the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. The K8M record-setting performance included high marks in structural durability, reliability, maintainability, and safety. As a result, US transit agencies can confidently use FTA funding to buy the K8M.

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Lucid Air electric sedan gets final scrutiny before customer production starts

Green Car Reports

Customer deliveries of the Lucid Air electric sedan are scheduled to start in the second half of this year, and it looks like the company is making progress toward that goal. Lucid on Thursday tweeted a video of CEO Peter Rawlinson test driving a "release candidate" Air on roads near the automaker's Bay Area headquarters. This is the final.

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Kia reveals new design philosophy and full images of its first dedicated BEV: EV6

Green Car Congress

Kia Corporation revealed the first images of the exterior and interior design of EV6, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV), ahead of the car’s world premiere later this month. Featuring a distinctive crossover-inspired design and based on the brand’s new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), EV6 is Kia’s first dedicated BEV to be influenced by the new design philosophy, which embodies Kia’s shifting focus towards electrification.

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Kia EV6 electric crossover: First photos of 300-mile EV built with new design philosophy

Green Car Reports

Kia on Monday released photos of its first dedicated electric car. The 2022 Kia EV6 debuts a new platform and design language, and is expected to arrive in the United States later this year. Unlike Kia's other electric vehicles to date, the EV6 (which was called 'CV' while under development) isn't based on an existing internal-combustion or hybrid.

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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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Toyoda Gosei receives Toyota’s Technology & Development Award for development of high-pressure hydrogen tanks; 3rd tank in MIRAI

Green Car Congress

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. received the Technology & Development Award from Toyota Motor Corporation for the development of high-pressure hydrogen tanks used on the new MIRAI, launched by Toyota in December 2020. The new MIRAI is equipped with three hydrogen tanks, one more than the previous model, to extend its cruising range. This is an issue that is important for the widespread adoption of FCVs.

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VW targets 50% cut in battery costs by 2030, transition to solid-state tech

Green Car Reports

Monday a series of Volkswagen executives presented a comprehensive look at what the company is calling an end-to-end, closed-loop approach to become one of the top global producers of electric vehicles. Most importantly, on the way to EV affordability and profitability, the company outlined plans to potentially halve its battery costs for its most.

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Activist short-seller that rebuked Nikola accuses Lordstown of "fictitious orders"

Green Car Reports

Activist short-seller Hindenburg Research lived up to its name last fall with an explosive report calling out Nikola Motors for alleged deception of investors. Now it's targeting Lordstown Motors, claiming, among other things, that the Ohio startup generated "fictitious orders" for its Endurance electric pickup truck. It's worth noting up front.

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Nissan using second-life LEAF batteries in factory AGVs

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Nissan has begun using second-life battery modules from first-generation LEAF electric vehicles as the power supply for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in its plants. At Nissan’s Oppama plant, south of Tokyo, there are more than 700 AGVs. Globally, Nissan has more than 4,000 AGVs at work. Nissan was exploring new ways to reuse its Nissan LEAF batteries, and hit upon the idea of using them in AGVs.

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Lordstown controversy, Lucid ramp-up, Kia EV6, VW solid-state plans: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lordstown Motors faces a lot of questions. Lucid readies for production. We look at Alpha Motors’ latest EV designs. And Kia shows its first dedicated electric vehicle. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia on Sunday revealed its EV6 electric crossover, built on the company’s E-GMP dedicated EV platform and marking the debut of.

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FAU researchers discover new way to find new deposits of rare earths; fayalite

Green Car Congress

Geologists and materials scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have discovered a new way of finding new and previously unknown deposits of rare earth metals, worldwide. They have published the findings of their study in the journal Geology. The researchers discovered that fayalite crystals (pictured) can contain large amounts of heavy rare earth elements.

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

Brief

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Why It’s Time for Multifamily Property Owners to Rethink EV Charging

EV Connect

Two weeks ago, EV Connect’s Chief Revenue Officer, John Karambelas and President of Murn Management, Keith Gillan participated in a webinar hosted by CleanTechnica focused on the opportunities provided by electric vehicle (EV) charging at multifamily properties, as well as obstacles some property managers or owners face when trying to implement such solutions.

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SwRI receives $5.25M ARPA-E award for NEXTCAR technology

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a three-year, $5.25-million contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to continue developing connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies to help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. ( Earlier post.).

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Texas, Hedg’Em

Energy Institute at HAAS

The Texas crisis need not be the death of dynamic pricing. The Texas energy disaster last month will yield many important lessons for assuring resource adequacy in a time of increasingly … Continue Reading Texas, Hedg’Em.

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Sell Your Electricity to Electric Car Drivers with EVmatch!

Charged Future

One day I was speaking with a friend about my electric vehicle (EV), a 2017 Chevy Volt. I was explaining how every night I park in my driveway, plug the car in, and wake up to a 100% charge. As with many non-EV owners, charging slowly changes from complexity to simplicity. My friend then realized … Sell Your Electricity to Electric Car Drivers with EVmatch!

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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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BMW iDriving Machines Tout Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

BMW has announced that the upcoming iX and i4 electric vehicles will be equipped with iDrive 8, their latest interactive buddy to keep you busy while you motor about. When you are the self-proclaimed ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’, it would seem less is more, at least that was my experience in owning a 535iS and two […]. The post BMW iDriving Machines Tout Connectivity appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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Is it the Right Time to Buy an Electric Car?

Get Electric Vehicle

We have been telling you the benefits and advantages of electric vehicles and the positive impact they are going to make on our economy and environment. Facts such as The Tesla stock being the ‘HOT’ one in the market right now, Elon Musk rises to the richest person in the world, Governments providing incentives for electric vehicles , etc. points in the direction that we are in the ‘Era Of Electric Vehicles.’ But when the question of buying an electric vehicle pops up, some of us are still

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What is the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) Scheme?

Green Charging

Together with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and other partners, the National Franchised Dealers Association developed the EVA scheme to tackle poor advice and uncertainty in electric car ownership. The EVA scheme identified those two issues as the main barriers preventing many potential electric car owners from purchasing the vehicle. We can help with purchasing an EV chargepoint.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

A video guide perfect for soon to be Peugeot e-Expert Van drivers. Ella talks you through all you need to know about this new electric van from Peugeot. Hello, i’m Ella Power from DriveElectric. For those that don’t know us, we have made it our mission since 2008 to help businesses and individuals make the successful transition to electric vehicles.

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Germany February 2021

EV Sales

Volkswagen leads the way The German plugin market scored 40,000 units, with both technologies rising fast (+124% for BEVs and +162% YoY for PHEVs) , with last month plugin share ending at 21% (9.4% BEV), dragging slightly the yearly tally to 21% (9.5% BEV), so this market is definitely in The Disruption Zone (aka two-digit shares). And in a regressing market (-19% YoY), while petrol (-41% YoY) and diesel (-35%) are falling off a cliff, every electrified category is seeing growing sales, not only

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€6.5M eHaul project developing automated battery swapping for electric heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

A consortium led by researchers at TU Berlin has launched a €6.5-million project to develop an automated battery exchange station for electric heavy goods vehicles. The eHaul project is funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with further financial input provided by partner organizations. Other partners are Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (IVI); IBAR Systemtechnik GmbH; Robert Bosch GmbH; and Unitax Pharmalogistik GmbH.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Another crazy week in the world of EVs, with lots of announcements on the automaker and battery front. The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. And EV straggler Honda shed a bit more light on its upcoming EVs built on GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain platform.

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Extension to key UK EV Chargepoint Grants

Green Charging

If you plan to switch to an electric vehicle, there is some good news for you. You read that right. The United Kingdom’s Office for Zero emission Vehicles (OZEV) offers a couple of government electric vehicle grants to assist businesses and individuals in installing chargepoints and buying electric vehicles. Claim your Government grant for a smart EV homecharger now >.

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