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MAHLE seeing success with its e?compressors; €1.4B order volume, new 18 kW unit

Green Car Congress

MAHLE is successfully establishing itself as a supplier for e-mobility. One bestseller for the company in this area is the electric A/C compressor, for which Mahle has already secured numerous series orders in the passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors. The total order volume is approximately €1.4 billion. Most recently, MAHLE introduced the most powerful e-compressor currently available on the market with a peak power of 18 kW.

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Ford has made 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs

Green Car Reports

Ford on Wednesday confirmed that it’s already produced 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers. The milestone highlights how much Ford has already accelerated production of the popular electric vehicle. Ford executives originally suggested the Mustang Mach-E was bound for 25,000 to 30,000 U.S. sales annually, with a total achievable.

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Prairie Lithium commissions 3rd DLE pilot plant

Green Car Congress

Canadaa-based Prairie Lithium has commissioned the third iteration of its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) pilot plant at the Emerald Park testing facility. The DLE pilot is designed to process deep subsurface brines sourced from Prairie Lithium’s Fall 2022 drilling program when 600 m 3 of lithium rich brine was reserved for ongoing DLE technology testing.

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Honda sees a future for hydrogen fuel cell tech—in the CR-V

Green Car Reports

Honda announced Wednesday that it is planning to use the latest CR-V crossover as the basis for its next hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—one that, for the first time, will include home-charging capability. Production of the CR-V Fuel Cell—if Honda opts to keep the nomenclature it used for its last such vehicle using the tech, the Clarity.

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

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Rio Tinto plans to invest $600M more in renewable energy in the Pilbara

Green Car Congress

Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonize its Western Australian iron ore operations. The investment will fund the construction of two 100MW solar power facilities as well as 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara by 2026. This is in addition to the 34 MW of solar power installed at the recently commissioned Gudai-Darri iron ore mine.

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Report: VW in talks with Foxconn to make Scout electric SUVs

Green Car Reports

Volkswagen is in talks with Foxconn to build electric pickup trucks and SUVs for its Scout brand, according to a recent Reuters report. VW said in May that it would reintroduce the Scout name, which originated with the classic International Harvester Scout, one of the earliest SUVs. While that first Scout was just one model, VW envisions an entire.

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Hydrogen Honda CR-V, Mercedes eSprinter efficiency, Mach-E milestone: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Honda will make a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the CR-V. Hyundai partners to bring the battery ecosystem into North America. Foxconn might be building VW’s Scout EVs. Mercedes boasts about the efficiency of its upcoming electric vans. And Ford hits a Mach-E milestone. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has announced that.

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LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko partner to produce isoprene from rubber, resin and urethane waste; substitute for natural rubber production

Green Car Congress

LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko Company have entered into a joint-development agreement to reuse rubber, resin and urethane waste for the production of a key chemical intermediate, isoprene. Isoprene is produced by plants, and along with its polymers, is the main component of natural rubber. Natural rubber is widely regarded as more eco-friendly than synthetic rubber from virgin fossil inputs, but without strong sustainability certification and audits, the impact of harvesting natural rubber from tr

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Hyundai, battery supplier SK ally to meet US EV sourcing rules

Green Car Reports

Hyundai and battery supplier SK On are partnering to meet the new battery sourcing requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA continues the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but to qualify for the full amount, it stipulates that EVs and their battery packs must be assembled in North America, and certain minerals used in batteries must.

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Shipment Of 15 BYD K6 Electric Buses For BasiGo Arrives Into Port Of Mombasa, Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

15 BYD K6 electric buses arrived in Mombasa yesterday on the ship Morning Christina. This is the largest ever shipment of electric buses in the region and the shipment marks the launch of BasiGo’s commercial phase after a very successful 6-month pilot program. BasiGo now has 17 electric buses in total in Kenya. The 15 […].

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

Brief

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driverless parking system approved for commercial use

Electric Cars Report

Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have reached an important milestone on the way to automated driving: Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved their highly automated parking system for use in the P6 parking garage run by APCOA at Stuttgart Airport. This makes it the world’s first highly automated driverless parking function (SAE Level 4) to […] The post Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driverless parking system approved for commercial use appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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The need for early warning systems that can cover everyone

Innovation News Network

To ensure early warning systems for all can become a reality, countries must invest more into state-of-the-art data and technology. The concept of early warning is extremely relevant today and will be an important subject for the future. The 2022 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October was focused on raising awareness about […].

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Airbus and Renault Group partner on new generation of EV batteries

Electric Cars Report

Airbus and Renault Group, worldwide leaders in the aerospace and automotive industries, have signed a research and development agreement which aims at enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps, improving their respective range of products. This partnership will help Airbus mature technologies associated with future hybrid-electric aircraft.

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John Bardeen’s Terrific Transistorized Music Box

Cars That Think

On 16 December 1947, after months of work and refinement, the Bell Labs physicists John Bardeen and Walter Brattain completed their critical experiment proving the effectiveness of the point-contact transistor. Six months later, Bell Labs gave a demonstration to officials from the U.S. military, who chose not to classify the technology because of its potentially broad applications.

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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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Lightyear starts series production of the Lightyear 0solar electric vehicle

Electric Cars Report

Lightyear, the Dutch high-tech company developing the world’s first solar-electric car, writes history by officially commencing production of its first vehicle, Lightyear 0, at Valmet Automotive’s facility in Finland. The company plans on producing one car a week and gradually scaling up its production in the first quarter of 2023. It is the first automotive […] The post Lightyear starts series production of the Lightyear 0solar electric vehicle appeared first on Electric Cars Report

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Inside Virgo: Europe’s flagship gravitational wave detector

Innovation News Network

Giancarlo Cella details Italy’s Virgo interferometer, designed to detect gravitational waves predicted by the general theory of relativity. The post Inside Virgo: Europe’s flagship gravitational wave detector appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Ford has produced 150,000 Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUVs

Electric Cars Report

Ford has produced its 150,000th Mustang Mach-E since starting production nearly two years ago, a significant milestone as the company scales EV production to a rate of 600,000 annually by late 2023 and more than 2 million annually by 2026. Almost all of Mustang Mach-E’s growth to date is coming from customers replacing an internal […] The post Ford has produced 150,000 Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUVs appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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BYD may launch new model with sodium-ion batteries in Q2 2023, report says

CN EV Post

The BYD Seagull, which is expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2023, will be the first model with sodium-ion batteries and is expected to be priced as low as about $8,484, according to local media. The post BYD may launch new model with sodium-ion batteries in Q2 2023, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Implementing cooling measures for solar plants

Innovation News Network

Researchers are exploring ways to exploit the geometry of solar plants to enhance natural cooling mechanisms. The post Implementing cooling measures for solar plants appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Opel/Vauxhall reveal all-new Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric

Electric Cars Report

Opel and its sister company Vauxhall are taking next steps in their electric journey with the reveal of the fully electric All-New Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, arriving in the European market in 2023. “The Astra Electric and the Astra Sports Tourer Electric are real pioneers: With the new battery-electric variant of the […] The post Opel/Vauxhall reveal all-new Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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SwRI to retrofit hydrogen engine-powered heavy-duty vehicle

Innovation News Network

A new project pioneered at SwRI will convert a Class 8 heavy-duty vehicle into zero-emission mobility using a hydrogen engine. The post SwRI to retrofit hydrogen engine-powered heavy-duty vehicle appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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UK: Renault Megane E-Tech Electric now available via highly flexible, new subscription service

Electric Cars Report

The All-New Renault Mégane E-Tech 100% Electric is now available via an innovative new subscription service, offering customers the chance to get behind the wheel of the fully-electric award-winner with a simple, monthly payment all-inclusive of servicing, insurance, road tax, breakdown cover and even congestion charges, from £599. Managed by Bipi, Renault Group’s recently-acquired subscription […] The post UK: Renault Megane E-Tech Electric now available via highly flexible, new subscript

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The days of the hydrogen car are already over

The Driven EV News

As electric cars surge in uptake, hydrogen cars have all but disappeared and are going the way of the Betamax tape recorder. Here's why. The post The days of the hydrogen car are already over appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla secures large EV fleet order from Caltrans

Electrek

Tesla has secured a large fleet order from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), which is trying to electrify its vehicle fleet. more…. The post Tesla secures large EV fleet order from Caltrans appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk congratulates Ford for 150k Mustang Mach-E milestone

Teslarati

The road to full electric mobility is paved with innovation, a lot of demand, and tons of hard work. This is something that Ford seems to be learning with the Mustang Mach-E, as the company just produced the 150,000th unit of the all-electric crossover. That’s not a bad number at all, especially considering the doubts that surrounded the vehicle and its controversial Mustang badge.

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Rumors emerge that China's NEV subsidies may extend into 2023

CN EV Post

Rumors have recently surfaced that China's subsidies for NEVs may be renewed, but the amount will be only 50 percent of what it was in 2022. The post Rumors emerge that China's NEV subsidies may extend into 2023 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Elon Musk is confident Neuralink will restore vision & full body functionality

Teslarati

Elon Musk is confident that Neuralink will be able to restore vision in humans who are blind and full body functionality in humans who have a severed spinal cord. Neuralink, another of Elon Musk’s companies, held its Show & Tell on Wednesday, and many revelations were shared in the live stream. One of those revelations included restoring vision even if someone was born blind.

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This Couple Shows Us The Right Way To Approach The EV Towing Problem, Again

CleanTechnica EVs

In a previous article, I told the tale of a couple on YouTube who breaks all of the supposed rules for EV towing. Not only are Chevy Bolt EVs not supposed to be able to tow, but everyone thinks that they’ll instantly reduce themselves down to 50 miles of range the moment a trailer’s tongue […].

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475 km from Stuttgart to Munich and back with just one battery charge – the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter impresses with efficiency, range and load capacity

Electric Cars Report

A pre-production vehicle of the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter completed a special test drive on 19 October 2022: With only one battery charge and without recharging, the route led from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart to Munich Airport and back again. This corresponds to a distance of 475 kilometres with a power consumption of 21.9 kWh […] The post 475 km from Stuttgart to Munich and back with just one battery charge – the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter impresses with efficiency, ran

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Volvo XC40 — Love That Car!

CleanTechnica EVs

Sitting in the Volvo XC40 this morning, it was obvious why someone would pay A$80,000 for a car. Massive acceleration (0–100 in 4.9 seconds), luxurious comfort, and lots of well thought out helpful additions. I remember buying my Ford Fairmont (also an XC) back in the day — the selling point was that it had […].

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Tesla starts selling its chargers at Best Buy amid move to make its connector standard

Electrek

Tesla has started selling its charging stations at Best Buy in the US amid trying to make its charge connector the new standard in North America. more…. The post Tesla starts selling its chargers at Best Buy amid move to make its connector standard appeared first on Electrek.

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Elon Musk and Tim Cook resolve “misunderstanding” about Twitter

Teslarati

Prior to his attendance at Neuralink’s Show and Tell Fall 2022 event , Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk shared a video of him and Apple CEO Tim Cook walking around the tech giant’s headquarters. Musk’s video was received well by his followers on social media, as it hinted that Twitter and Apple might be resolving their reported differences. .

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150,00th Ford Mustang Mach-E rolls off the line as EV maker strives for 2M annually by 2026

Electrek

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E continues winning customers over as the automaker announced today it had produced its 150,000th fully electric SUV. The Mach-E is now available in 37 global markets as Ford accelerates EV production to reach its goal of 2 million by 2026. more…. The post 150,00th Ford Mustang Mach-E rolls off the line as EV maker strives for 2M annually by 2026 appeared first on Electrek.

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Rocket and lunar experiments involving graphene are informing space exploration

Innovation News Network

The Rashid Rover's graphene-coated wheels will move across the Moon's surface to see if they can protect spacecraft against harsh conditions. The post Rocket and lunar experiments involving graphene are informing space exploration appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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