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Bridgestone to debut race tire made with natural rubber from guayule

Green Car Congress

As part of a broader initiative to accelerate the use of sustainable technologies in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced plans to debut Firestone Firehawk race tires made with guayule natural rubber grown and extracted at the company’s guayule R&D facilities in Arizona. ( Earlier post.). The guayule race tire, featuring a new green sidewall, will be introduced during the Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge, streamed live on Peacock, on 27 May at 2:30 p.m.

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Grand Cherokee 4xe review, 800V Tesla Cybertruck, Lexus RZ, electric pickups from Kia, VW: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which electric vehicle revealed this week looks just like the gasoline version? Which brand wants you to buy the vehicle but subscribe to the battery pack? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 22, 2022. In a first test of the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, we found this.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with General Motors (GM) and MathWorks, announced the launch of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge , a collegiate research and experimental learning competition that challenges hundreds of students to engineer novel technologies for battery electric vehicles through a combined $6-million investment.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

Cars That Think

Time and again, in his earliest attempts at controlling laser printers, John Warnock got the message, “Page Too Complex,” from a recalcitrant machine. Any system he designed, he vowed, would have to have a “Print Anything” architecture. That goal led ultimately to a page description language called PostScript, today the de facto standard of desktop publishing.

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

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Mitsubishi Heavy and Infinium to collaborate on the production and deployment of electrofuels in Japan

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Infinium, an electrofuels company ( earlier post ). The agreement, which builds on MHI’s 2021 investment in Infinium ( earlier post ), will focus on exploring the deployment of Infinium’s proprietary electrofuels technology in the Japanese market. Infinium electrofuels are classified as ultra-low carbon fuels because they reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 97% when compared to traditional jet and diesel fuels.

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Tesla Is Working With Manor ISD To Give High School Graduates Jobs At Giga Texas

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla is working with Manor Independent School District to give high school graduates an opportunity to work full-time at Giga Texas while completing courses in Advanced Manufacturing Programming at Austin Community College. ?? ATTENTION CLASS OF '22 @Tesla is giving high school graduates the opportunity to work full-time at @Giga_Texas while completing courses in Advanced […].

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China Electric Car Market Reaches 26% Plugin Market Share In March

CleanTechnica EVs

ICE IS MELTING — China Edition Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Even with Covid-related lockdowns happening in some major cities, plugins scored 458,000 registrations, up 118% year over year (YoY), and the second best monthly result ever. This pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.1 million units, and […].

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Aston Martin announces Racing.Green. sustainability strategy

Green Car Congress

Aston Martin announced its new sustainability strategy, Racing.Green. Launched on Earth Day, Racing.Green. formalizes core principles, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, that reflect Aston Martin’s established approach to sustainability and sets new targets across all aspects of the business. The company is joining a list of companies committing to act on climate change through membership of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set e

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Elon Musk shoots down Bill Gates’ request to discuss philanthropy in new leaked texts

Teslarati

Elon Musk declined a meeting to discuss climate change philanthropy with Bill Gates because Gates admitted he still holds a short position on Tesla stock, the automaker and sustainably energy company Musk has been CEO of since 2008. In a series of leaked text messages, Gates was proposing a potential meeting with Musk “to discuss philanthropy possibilities,” but Musk was not willing to do so after Gates admitted he still has not closed out his short position on Tesla. “Sorry, b

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Kia EV6 Electric SUV Bookings to Commence on May 26 in India – Here’s All You Need to Know

Electric Vehicles India

Finally, carmaker Kia India entered the Indian Ev market on Thursday(22-04-2022) with the name EV6. And the EV6 is the first Battery Electric vehicle(BEV) from the Kia company they were globally The vehicle is built on Kia’s new dedicated EV platform ‘E-GMP’ and is pegged to offer premium mobility solutions to its customers. And the shocking thing is they were manufacturing very limited EV6 BEV based on booking vehicle will commence on May 26, 2022, followed by its launch soon after,” the

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

Brief

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Tesla’s Wow Moment In Q1 2022 Earnings Call

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla had a wow moment in its Q1 2022 earnings call that isn’t being talked about enough. In the first quarter of this year, Tesla’s revenue grew to over $18 billion, but this isn’t the wow moment that I’m going to quickly dive into. I mean, yes, this is incredible news for a company that […].

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After EV Scooters Catch Fire, Nitin Gadkari Talks Heavy Penalty, Recall.

Electric Vehicles India

As of recent news speaks most the Electric scooters under fire for the past few months Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an expert committee will probe the accidents and also talked about heavy fines, among other measures, sending out a strong message.Not only this most of them lost lives and several have been injured in these incidents.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $450 four-seater AWD electric go-kart

Electrek

Like many of the quirky electric vehicles I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series , this fun-looking electric go-kart is a bit oddly proportioned. But that wouldn’t stop me from terrorizing the local neighborhood in it, all-wheel-driving my way to my rightful position as the kind of the cul-de-sac! more…. The post Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $450 four-seater AWD electric go-kart appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Considering 800-Volt Systems For Semi & Cybertruck

CleanTechnica EVs

Elon Musk and Drew Baglino say 800-volt architecture is not in the cards for existing Tesla models.

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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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Wheel-E Podcast! 40 MPH Vintage e-bikes, new Lectric XPremium and LITE, electric Ducati & more

Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes 40 MPH e-bikes from Vintage Electric Bikes, several new models released by companies like Lectric eBikes, Ride1Up, Blix, and Luna, our best look yet at the upcoming Ducati racing electric motorcycle in action, and lots more.

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StoreDot Gets Investment from Volvo Tech Fund

CleanTechnica EVs

Volvo hopes its latest investment will help its electric cars charge up– in less than 5 minutes.

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Ford Teases Its Second All-Electric Commercial Vehicle

InsideEVs

It's one of four upcoming new commercial models, envisioned for the European market.

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HY4 Passenger Plane Sets Hydrogen Altitude Record

CleanTechnica EVs

Meet the first hydrogen-powered electric airplane to fly between two European airports.

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Quick Charge Podcast: April 23, 2022

Electrek

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more…. The post Quick Charge Podcast: April 23, 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Takes a 9400 Mile, Solar-powered Road Trip

CleanTechnica EVs

Earth day weekend? Must be time for an epic electric road trip!

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3rd edition of the India Auto Show – 26th to 28th May 2022 | Mumbai

EV Duniyaa

After the success of 2nd edition in 2021, India Auto Show is back with it’s 3rd edition from 26th to 28th May 2022 in Mumbai, India. The 2nd edition saw 12,000 Sq mtrs of exhibition space, 1,200+ Bus & Fleet Car owners, 16,500 visitors from around the country with more than 100 exhibitors and visit from dignitaries from the government. Connect With New – Trends, Technology & Buyers.

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Tesla Robotaxi Coming In Two Years, Musk Predicts

CleanTechnica EVs

Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxis are coming soon.

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Top 7 Electric Scooters under 80000 in 2022. Full Price and Specifications

EVehicleShop

Table of content Introduction Hero electric Photon Ampere Magnus EX Benling Aura electric Pure EV Etrance neo Bounce Infinity Odysse Racer Okinawa Praise Pro Take Care of this before buying an electric scooter conclusion Introduction: The electric vehicle industry is booming like anything, in just 2 years, the whole electric vehicle industry in … Top 7 Electric Scooters under 80000 in 2022.

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We Are Ready, Steady, & GO For CAKE Kids!

CleanTechnica EVs

Get your little riders ready for big adventures.

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Watch This Tesla Model Y Self-Drive Right Into A Plane

InsideEVs

The Model Y was being summoned when it hit the $2 million private jet.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. But when I step on the accelerator, my own heart jumps. The Defender charges like a lioness on a wildebeest’s scent, slaying 60 miles per hour (almost 100 kilometers per hour) in about 5 seconds.

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How Good Is Porsche's Autonomous System? On Par With Tesla?

InsideEVs

Kyle Conner checks out the Porsche Taycan's autonomy.

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Mumbai to Ahmedabad in Tigor EV with ChargeZone network

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal The PluginIndia team went on an electric car drive using the Tata Tigor EV. We used the ChargeZone Fast Charger network extensively to do the journey. This will show how electric cars can be practical and more enjoyable on a highway ride! Video: Mumbai to Ahmedabad on Tigor EV Mumbai to Sonwada, GJ We put the Tigor EV for charging overnight before we signed off for the day.

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BrightDrop And FedEx Set New Guinness World Record

InsideEVs

The BrightDrop Zevo 600 covered the greatest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge.