Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Stellantis is investing £100 million (US$139 million) in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in the UK to transform the site for a new era in electric vehicle manufacturing. Ellesmere Port will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in both commercial and passenger versions, by the end of next year, for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands and for both domestic and export markets.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2021

As each automaker adds urgency to its electric-vehicle business plan and mentions solid-state battery technology as the future, remember this: Solid-state cells are already in use in vehicles, just about every day. Where are they used? No, not a skunkworks in Sweden, or a closed loop in Japan. Public passenger buses in Wiesbaden, Germany, with the.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a nationwide modeling tool to help infrastructure planners decide where and when to locate electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways. The goal is to encourage the adoption of EVs for cross-country travel. The free open-source software, called REVISE-II , takes into account EV growth forecasts, charging technology capabilities, intercity travel trends and driver demographics to help planners fill infrastructure

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2021

If you buy a new electric car today, it won't take long for it to have less environmental impact than a gasoline car, but it depends on where you plug in, according to new Reuters analysis. Developed by the Argonne National Laboratory, the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) analytical model used by.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

In June, Renault Group and Plug Power launched their hydrogen fuel cell and infrastructure joint venture HYVIA. ( Earlier post.) The joint venture is equally owned by the two partners and is chaired by David Holderbach, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic, product and international sales at the Renault Group. Now, Renault has outlined the initial HYVIA offerings.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have already raised $7.5 billion for more than a dozen EV-related startups, but with relatively little to show for it, according to new data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). SPACs are publicly-listed shell corporations that join with startups in so-called reverse mergers, providing a shorter.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2021

Electric vehicle SPACs remain the favorite way to scale up startups in the EV sector. VW looks for an Electrify America investor. Solid-state batteries are powering buses, and we check how that’s going. And how long will it take for new EVs to break even on carbon footprint? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volkswagen is reportedly.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. Joining 300 other global companies, the Group plans to further accelerate efforts on sustainable development and carbon neutrality.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

Tesla vehicles are gaining momentum with police departments worldwide that are looking to save money and reduce emissions. Now the New York Police Department (NYPD), arguably the world’s most famous police department, bought a Tesla Model 3 and turned it into an electric patrol vehicle. more… The post NYPD buys Tesla Model 3 and turns it into an electric patrol vehicle appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

A team of researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea has developed a process that directly generates 1-butanol from CO 2 via the electrochemical reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) with the help of copper phosphide (CuP 2 ) without first undergoing CO dimerization. A paper on their work is published in the journal ACS Energy Letters.

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JULY 7, 2021

The German Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) reported that Tesla sold a total of 4,466 vehicles last month. Tesla’s market share in the German auto industry grew to 1.6%. In June 2020, Tesla sold 841 vehicles. This meant that Tesla’s sales grew 431.0% year-over-year (YoY) for June. The company’s market share also expanded by 1.2 points, from 0.4% in June 2020 to 1.6% in June 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Aker Solutions has been awarded a major contract from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to provide a subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field, offshore Western Australia. ( Earlier post.) The company has booked around NOK 7 billion (US$812 million) as order intake in the second quarter of 2021 related to this contract. The scope covers engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the all-electric subsea gas compression system.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2021

The Tesla Model Y may be stealing some of the Model 3’s luster in the United States, but the all-electric sedan is still a force to be reckoned with in Europe. This became particularly evident in Britain, where the Model 3 became the country’s best-selling car in June, EV or otherwise. . The Model 3’s stellar performance in Britain’s auto market was revealed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) earlier this week.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. and Uniper Hydrogen GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) to explore accelerating the development of a hydrogen economy in Europe. Under the MoU they intend to find joint opportunities to couple industrial and mobility demand with hydrogen supply, production and storage. The companies will begin by assessing the opportunity to develop potential synergies to accelerate existing projects in Germany, the Netherlands and potentially other European

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JULY 7, 2021

A Florida man has been recorded engaging in what appears to be a random act of aggression against a parked Tesla Model 3. Thanks to footage provided by Tesla’s Sentry Mode, the owner of the all-electric sedan has been able to report the incident to the police, which has since opened a file on the incident. Detectives are being assigned to the case as well.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Crude oil tanker company Euronav NV announced a Joint Development Program (JDP) with the largest shipbuilder in the world, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and classification societies Lloyd’s Register and DNV, to help accelerate the development of dual fuel Ammonia (NH 3 ) fitted VLCC and Suezmax vessels. The initial term of the JDP will be three years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

Every now and then, we see comments that battery-electric vehicles (BEV) are not as good for the climate as advertised. These are often based on pseudo-scientific articles by serious-sounding institutions. For normal people like you and me, it is hard to debunk those stories. The power of good FUD is that it sounds true. Luckily, […].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

TotalEnergies and Veolia are partnering to accelerate the development of microalgae cultivation using CO 2. The two will pool their know-how to develop a four-year research project at the La Mède biorefinery, operated by TotalEnergies, with the long-term goal of producing biofuel. Microalgae use sunlight and CO 2 from the atmosphere or from industrial processes to grow.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

The latest prototype of the Lightyear One solar electric vehicle (SEV) has recently delivered tremendous range, all packed into a ~60 kWh battery pack. This full cycle driving test, conducted on a test track in Germany, has given the Lightyear team great insights and validation as it looks to deliver its Lightyear One SEV next year. more… The post Lightyear One prototype delivers 441 miles of range in latest track test appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2021

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been hailed by motoring publication Car and Driver as its 2021 EV of the Year. The award was bestowed on the all-electric crossover due to its capability to offer the right balance of performance and range and its set of tech-focused features that are as advanced as they are familiar. The publication noted that the Mustang Mach-E could very well be the vehicle that converts people from electric vehicle skeptics to electric car evangelists.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

A hacker managed to pull Tesla’s vision depth perception neural net from his car with “Full Self-Driving” package. You can see how the vehicle detects depth with a point-cloud view powered by computer vision. more… The post Hacker shows what Tesla Full Self-Driving’s vision depth perception neural net can see appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

There’s a clear difference in how many mainstream media outlets handled Tesla’s software update and Porsche’s upcoming actual recall. Although Tesla’s update was labeled a recall in documents that were shared by @Ray4Tesla, it’s actually an over-the-air software update. In the case of Porsche, Taycan owners will reportedly have to go to the dealerships to […].

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The final floating turbine is connected at the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. 2021’s most and least energy-expensive states, according to a new WalletHub study. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris At Tesla’s founding back in 2003, no one imagined the massive growth that lay ahead for the company. Or did they? As co-founder Ian Wright told me in a 2014 interview, “Martin Eberhard’s initial stimulus for starting Tesla was to build the EV he wanted to buy. Elon Musk had […].

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2021

It appears that making electric cars that people want to buy is not so easy, after all. This is a hard lesson that is currently being learned by veteran automakers like Volkswagen and Toyota, both of whom are being vastly outperformed in China by Tesla and the country’s homegrown premium EV makers. . China is the world’s largest market for electric cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

Ford has published its June sales report, and it revealed an impressive 117% jump in overall electrified vehicle sales. Note, however, that this includes hybrids. And the company’s electrified vehicles just have a share of 5.7% of Ford’s sales in the first half of the year. Most notably among those electrified vehicle sales, Mustang Mach-E […].

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

It’s finally here: BMW has brought its futuristic concept electric scooter to life as the BMW CE 04. No longer just a lofty design study, the new electric scooter is prepared for production as the first in a new succession of electric urban mobility solutions from BMW Motorrad. more… The post BMW unveils its crazy, futuristic 75 mph electric scooter appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

There was a time when my dream car was a BMW. Here is how my love for BMW started. In high school, along with Physics, French was my other favorite subject. I had been very keen on learning the French language during my primary school days because my father, my sister, and my older brothers, […].

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

Volkswagen is reportedly looking to sell a stake in Electrify America that would come with a $1 billion investment into its electric vehicle charging network. What company, and especially automaker, do you think could be interested in such a deal? more… The post Electrify America is rumored to be looking for new $1 billion partner – who could it be?

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

The Gujarat government is offering Tesla 1,000 acres of land to set up a plant in India, News18 reports. The location of the land is both inside and outside of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones in Mundra. It’s also the home of the largest private port in India. NEWS: Several Indian states are competing […].

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

As Polestar makes continued efforts to bring its previously announced Precept concept EV to full production, the Swedish automaker has decided to document the whole process. The first installment of Precept: from Concept to Car has debuted on YouTube, with several more installations to follow throughout the entire development phase. more… The post Polestar tells story of Precept’s production journey in a new documentary appeared first on Electrek.

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JULY 7, 2021

Post by Analiese Paik and Barry Kresch EVs Are Essential to Mitigating the Climate Crises We’re in a climate crisis and each of us should be taking action, regardless of state and federal policy. Driving. Read more.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

NIO’s expansion overseas has officially begun as superchargers and swap stations have begun their journey to Norway and are expected to arrive next month. According to the Chinese automaker, home chargers and superchargers will be officially available to Norwegian customers beginning in September, while the first rollout of four battery swap stations will become available before year’s end. more… The post NIO superchargers and battery swap stations begin journey to Norway appea

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2021

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a nationwide modeling tool to help infrastructure planners decide where and when to locate electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways. The goal is to encourage the adoption of EVs for cross-country travel. The free open-source software, called REVISE-II, takes into account EV growth forecasts, charging technology capabilities, intercity travel […].

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