Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ford is partnering with solar company Sunrun to enhance home energy management, leveraging the onboard battery capability of the all-electric F-150 Lightning. Americans experienced the most power interruptions on record in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration; with F-150 Lightning, homeowners can use their truck to maintain their routines during brief or extended outages.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The upcoming 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning will likely be the first electric truck—and the first U.S.-market electric vehicle—delivered with the ability to pinch-hit for the electrical grid during an electrical outage. How? The Lightning will be one of the first few models enabled for bidirectional charging, permitting it in the near.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Uber and Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, are expanding their partnership nationwide following a pilot program. As previously announced, the partnership provides Uber drivers a discounted package for a Wallbox Pulsar Plus charger, installation and the option to finance the package.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla is recalling 53,822 electric cars to remove software that allows cars to roll through stop signs, violating most state laws and increasing the potential for crashes. The recall includes Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y vehicles from model years 2017 to 2022 that received firmware release 2020.40.4.10 or newer and have the beta version.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The BMW Group is expanding sourcing of low-carbon steel to two suppliers, meeting up to 40% of steel demand at European plants by 2030. In October 2001, the group announced an agreement with Swedish startup H2 Green Steel. ( earlier post ) The BMW Group has now signed an agreement with Salzgitter AG for delivery of low-carbon steel. The steel will be used in standard production of cars at the BMW Group’s European plants from 2026 onwards, eventually reducing CO 2 emissions by up to 400,000 tons

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Rivian outlines the many drive modes of its R1T electric pickup. Tesla “recalls” many of its cars over a mode allowing rolling stops. And Ford outlines how its F-150 Lightning can be the backup for home energy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Ford F-150 Lightning is able to pitch in with backup home power, and act as an.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Rivian on Monday released a video showing off its R1T electric pickup truck's abilities both on-road and off-road, as well as detailing the truck's drive modes. The R1T includes eight modes—four for on-road driving and four for off-roading—that change the ride height, suspension stiffness, accelerator pedal response, and the behavior.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Four major European air carriers—Air France-KLM, easyJet, Ryanair and Deutsche Post DHL Group—have joined forces with non-governmental organizations such as Transport & Environment in a “Fueling Flight Initiative” meant to help advance a key draft EU law. The legislative proposal from the European Commission would spur aviation’s take-up of renewable energy, which so far has developed much more slowly in this industry than in others including automotive and power.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Over 42,000 Tesla supporters are now urging President Joe Biden to acknowledge Tesla’s undeniable leadership in the American electric vehicle sector. The initiative was started as a Change.org petition a few days ago, and it has garnered 42,522 signatures as of writing. . According to the Tesla supporters, the US President has shown a tendency to ignore Tesla’s leadership, with Biden instead propping up veteran automakers like General Motors as leaders in the country’s EV mov

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ekona Power Inc., a Vancouver-based company that is developing a novel methane pyrolysis technology platform which produces clean and low-cost hydrogen, closed a CAD $79-million (US$62-million) Series A round. Led by Baker Hughes, the funding round also received participation from partners including Mitsui, Severstal, ConocoPhillips, TransAlta, Continental Resources, NGIF Cleantech Ventures, and BDC Capital.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ford released its January 2022 Sales Release, boasting some impressive figures in terms of electric vehicle sales. Ford states that its sales were up 167.2 percent in January compared to the same month in 2021. The growth is outpacing the industry average by almost four times, Ford said in its press release. The Mustang Mach-E, currently Ford’s only available electric vehicle, accumulated 2,370 sales in January.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

DSM Engineering Materials has expanded its Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) test laboratory with equipment to validate tracking resistance to voltages up to 1,500V AC and 1,000V DC. High-voltage component manufacturers have shown significant interest in collaborating with DSM on this testing for voltages between 600 and 1,500V. High-voltage charging systems require materials that have a higher Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) for connectors, cables and insulating materials.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Back in 2004, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder and chairman of Tesla. Later, in 2008, Warren Buffett invested $232 million for a nearly 10% stake in BYD, a China-based company that makes lithium-ion batteries and electric cars. Truth be told, Warren Buffett and Elon Musk have been competing in the EV space for quite some time now. […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Nuseed and BP Products North America Inc., have entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. Nuseed Carinata is a non-food cover crop that can be used to produce low-carbon biofuel feedstock that is independently certified, sustainable and scalable.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called out President Biden for misleading Americans about EVs last week and to be honest, I support this. President Biden is literally treating the American public as if we are fools. President Biden shared a video of himself and General Motors CEO Mary Barra while stating that GM and Ford are […].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $10 million in the third round of funding ARPA-E has announced under the Supporting Entrepreneurial Energy Discoveries (SEED) Exploratory Topic. Successful SEED projects should create new paradigms in energy technology and have the potential to achieve significant reductions in US energy consumption, energy-related imports, or energy-related emissions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This is the second article in a three-part series examining the ways in which stakeholders — including state policymakers, school districts, and electric utilities — can build upon recent federal actions to accelerate the equitable transition to electric school buses across the U.S.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Following customer deliveries of its flagship SOLO EV last fall, compact electric vehicle manufacturer ElectraMeccanica has shared a delivery timeline for the upcoming Cargo version of the SOLO. Later this year, both commercial and fleet customers will see the new SOLO EVs delivered with over twice the cargo capacity. more… The post ElectraMeccanica announces it will begin deliveries of its SOLO Cargo EV in Q2 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

New York State officials have noted that Tesla has far exceeded its job and investment commitments for Gigafactory New York. The facility was created with the goal of bringing in over 2,000 jobs to New York State, including 1,460 jobs in Western New York. . As per the state, Tesla reported that it had a total of 2,265 workers across New York State at the end of 2021, 1,636 of which were employed in Buffalo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It was perhaps the most anticipated drag race competition within the electric vehicle community — pitting the Tesla Model S Plaid against the newly-launched Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance. And, as the name suggests, this is the performance variant of the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan. Although both of these cars were designed to be luxury sedans, […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Update: SpaceX’s plans for two launches in less than two hours have been foiled for unknown reasons. While the company confirms that NROL-87 remains on track to launch at 12:18 pm PST (20:18 UTC) on Wednesday, Starlink 4-7 has been delayed to 1Thursday, February 3rd – no longer a US record but still less than 26 hours apart. Falcon 9 vertical on the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of launch of NROL-87 ?

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ever since Oshkosh received a $6 billion contract from the United States Postal Service for the development of a new mail delivery vehicle, the contract has drawn controversy. Oshkosh’s plan includes primarily gas-powered vehicles, and it won out over another plan for all-electric vehicles. Now the White House is urging the Postmaster General to fulfill his responsibilities and accelerate the modernization of the delivery vehicle fleet. more… The post White House and EPA pen scathing

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Blue Origin has completed a crucial test of the payload fairing of their upcoming New Glenn rocket at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. The fairing – also known as a nose cone – encapsulates payloads and insulates them from the local environment and the stress of ascent. During ascent, it must protect the payload from aerodynamic buffeting and heating as the rocket works to escape Earth’s atmosphere.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

EV charging operators need to prioritize safety — especially women’s safety. Our friends at IrishEVs shared two articles with me that touch upon safety issues that women are dealing with while charging their EVs while traveling. They highlight how EV charging operators need to take safety into account in order to not lose/miss customers and […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla nickel supplier BHP announced that construction on one of the world’s largest off-grid mining solar and battery energy storage systems has started. BHP, a world-leading resources company in Australia, is working with TransAlta to shift its mines from fossil fuels to renewable energy. TransAlta, a clean energy provider in Canada, the United States, and Australia, will help power BHP’s Nickel West assets, specifically its Mt.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple announced that North American railroad Union Pacific has signed on as its first customer for autonomous freight trucking services. UP will become the first to utilize TuSimple’s technology, which will travel between an Arizona rail yard to first and last deliveries without a driver present in the vehicle and without remote human intervention. more… The post Union Pacific becomes TuSimple’s first fully-autonomous trucking customer,

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic still plans to launch trial production of the revolutionary 4680 cells in 2022. It will need to be on top of its game, too, as Panasonic executives have revealed Tesla has put in a massive order for the new cells as the journey of the 4680 battery is set to begin soon. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed during the Q4 Earnings Call that the automaker is ready to launch the 4680 cells, along with the structural battery pack, in the Gigafactory Texas-built Model Y. “

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla has communicated to employees and some customers that its supply chain issues are now extending its solar roof product, and for now, it is stopping scheduling for new installations. It’s not clear when those problems will be solved. more… The post Tesla supply chain issues now extend to solar roof, stops scheduling new installation for now appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A new SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has successfully carried the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-87 mission to space on its launch debut, opening the door for additional spy satellite launches later this year. Unfortunately, due to the secretive nature of NRO launches, the only possible confirmation that Falcon 9’s NROL-87 launch was fully successful, will likely come from a comment from the NRO and even that isn’t guaranteed.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Elon Musk and Tesla fans are ramping up the pressure to get recognition from President Biden, who has had a clear problem acknowledging that Tesla is leading the electrification of the auto industry in the United States. Almost 50,000 Tesla supporters have signed a petition, and someone has even bought an ad about it on Times Square. more… The post Elon Musk and Tesla fans ramp up pressure for recognition from Biden with ad and 50,000 petition signatures appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) is gearing up for a major shift in 2022 thanks to its evolving electric vehicle program, planning for record profit levels that could surge the company into a more well-rounded placement in an increasingly competitive sector. The automaker is preparing for faster vehicle launches, according to CEO Mary Barra, who said more models would come to the market at a quicker pace.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Earlier this month, Electrek got an invite from ECD Automotive Design to come visit its facility in Orlando and discover how its team builds completely custom 1:1 electric Land Rovers. The company has recently begun building electric versions of its one-of-a-kind vehicles by integrating Tesla motors and battery packs. After a tour of its entire footprint and a test drive in a completely custom electric Defender, it’s fair to say that ECD Automotive Design puts the “custom,” in

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

More than 25 million American children are transported to and from school on a national fleet of 480,000 school buses, accounting for 80% of the total bus fleet in the United States. Today less than 1% of school buses are electric; however, with the push to provide clean transportation while lowering annual fuel and maintenance […].

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla has started to releases a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.10) that includes several changes, including removing ‘rolling stop’, addressing some corner cases, and more. more… The post Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (10.10) to remove ‘rolling stop,’ address some edge cases and more appeared first on Electrek.

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