Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2022

Recent battery fires have renewed investigation of the safety of Li-ion batteries. One possible path to battery safety is a solid-state battery that replaces the volatile and flammable liquid electrolyte with a non-flammable solid electrolyte. While the safety benefits of this solid electrolyte replacement are widely acknowledged, the broader safety of Li-metal anode solid-state batteries with high energy density has not been critically examined.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2022

Police departments looking to add electric cars to their fleets have few suitable choices, as one report recently highlighted. The police department in Spokane, Washington, is looking to go electric, and recently tested two Tesla Model Y crossovers, according to the Spokane Spokesman-Review. They received "scathing reviews" from cops, according to.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2022

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), acquired Powersim , a provider of simulation and design tools for power electronics, including power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. This acquisition expands Altair’s electronic system design technology into the domain of power electronics. Powersim has established a powerful solution that has proven to reduce development costs and time-to-market for thousands of customers around the globe

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2022

Ford's recently-announced business split into EV and non-EV units could lead to changes in the dealership experience, according to Automotive News. The Blue Oval earlier this week announced plans to split its passenger-vehicle business into two distinct units. Ford Model E will handle EVs, while Ford Blue will handle internal-combustion vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2022

Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operation company ( earlier post ), closed a US$188-million Series B+ equity financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital. Co-investors include Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, Cedarlake Capital, supply chain solution & finance provider Wuchan Zhongda Group, and an international equity fund.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Update: SpaceX may have delayed its Starlink 4-10 launch from March 8th to March 9th. Continuing its relentless cadence, SpaceX appears to be on track to launch its fourth batch of Starlink satellites in just over two weeks. Know as Starlink 4-10 and scheduled to launch no earlier than (NET) 9:06 am EST (14:06 UTC) on Tuesday, March 8th, the mission will also be SpaceX’s 10th launch of 2022 – an average of one launch every 6.6 days.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2022

Volvo is giving its XC40 Recharge a refresh in Europe. Police departments aren’t excluding EVs, but they’re not seeing the right package in an EV. Ford might attempt to keep its dealerships to a set price on its electric vehicles. And which gasoline-fueled models get 50 mpg for less than $30,000? This and more, here at Green Car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2022

Pony.ai, a global autonomous driving technology company, has completed its first close of its Series D financing. The Series D round, which has a significant valuation uplift from the 2020 “C” and “C+” rounds, is a recognition by investors of Pony.ai’s achieved technical milestones and significant progress toward a commercialized robotaxi and robotruck product.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

A Tesla owner and Full Self-Driving beta tester recently shared that a journalist was trying to get him to contribute to an article that is all about trashing Tesla, FSD Beta, and even its customers. As if there aren’t enough smear campaigns out there. Matt Smith, managing partner at Good Soil Investment Management, shared an […].

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2022

A Tesla owner in China was surprised with a ~$600,000 bill after a stop at a Supercharger station. The automaker says it was a bug. more…. The post Tesla owner charged ~$600,000 at charging station because of a Supercharger bug appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

I know I left you in utter suspense waiting for more twists in our EV road trip in the Nordics. Writing part two of this series has taken longer than expected. The team needed a good night sleep and got one. The hotel they stayed at was surrounded by more than 40 AC chargers within […].

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2022

Power plant developers and operators are expected to add 51 gigawatts (GW) of new solar and battery storage projects to the US power grid from 2022 to 2023, which will make up 60% of new generating capacity, according to the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ). more…. The post Solar and battery storage make up 60% of planned new US electric generation capacity appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest electric vehicle market, saw plugins take 24.9% share in February, modestly up from 20.7% year on year. Full electrics share grew 50% year on year, whilst plugin hybrids fell marginally. Overall auto market volume, at just over 200,000 units, was up some 3% year on […].

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa Clipper is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by NASA to observe Europa, a large moon of Jupiter, over the course of a series of flybys while orbiting the gas giant. The Clipper’s primary goal is to determine whether Europa hosts conditions suitable for life in an immense liquid water ocean that lies under its icy surface.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

Volkswagen confirmed this week it will construct a new $2.2 billion factory in Wolfsburg, home to its largest factory, to manufacture future electric cars. Those vehicles will be built on the company’s new SSP platform developed as part of its so-called Trinity program. The decision reflects a behind the scenes power struggle between Volkswagen Group […].

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Keith McCluskey, the Chevrolet National Dealer Council chairman, has his sights aimed high as the veteran automaker increases its efforts to break into the growing electric vehicle sector. Amidst parent company General Motors’ continued EV efforts, McCluskey maintained that Chevrolet dealers are looking to beat a formidable rival — Tesla. “We want to beat Tesla on EVs.

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MARCH 7, 2022

After incredulously watching Russian military shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear facility, which supplies 20% of Ukraine’s electricity, I am having a hard time concentrating on anything like writing a blog … Continue Reading The Value of Energy Security

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not only Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals from SpaceX that are currently aiding people in Ukraine, which is still being attacked by Russian forces. While Starlink plays the vital role of keeping key parts of the nation connected to the internet, electric vehicles from Musk’s EV company, Tesla, are also aiding people on the ground.

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2022

Volkswagen has green-lighted a new $2.2 billion investment to build a new factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The new factory will be used to produce the upcoming electric vehicle developed under the “Trinity” project, a high-efficiency electric car. more…. The post VW goes ahead with $2 billion new factory to produce upcoming Trinity high-efficiency long-range electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Tesla’s Giga Fest event planned at Gigafactory Texas on April 7 will first have to make its way through the Travis County Commissioner’s Court before it is approved. According to new documents from the Commissioner’s Court, the Giga Fest event will have its own public hearing set for March 22. This Tuesday, March 8, the Travis County Commissioner’s Court will hold its weekly meeting.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 7, 2022

The GM and POSCO Chemical joint venture will operate the plant that will employ 200 people to produce cathode active material (CAM).

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

LiDAR startup Luminar Technologies, Inc. lured Tesla Vice President of Legal Alan Prescott away from the Austin-based electric vehicle leader with a massive $30 million compensation package. Prescott left Tesla last April after just under four years to join Luminar as the company’s Chief Legal Officer. Prescott spent just one year with Ford as an engineer before leaving to pursue a law degree at Georgetown University.

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2022

The US Department of Energy today released a study showing that by 2035, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will cost the same as or less than diesel trucks. more…. The post Electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be cheaper than diesel trucks by 2035 appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Aston Martin has announced that it is moving forward in its journey to electrification after reaching an agreement to develop high-performance electric vehicle batteries with cell technology company Britishvolt. Aston Martin and Britishvolt formalized the partnership in a Memorandum of Understanding, a press release from the luxury carmaker states. The collaboration will support Aston Martin’s plans to launch its first EV in 2025.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 7, 2022

The plant produces Model Y powered by 2170-type batteries, but is expected to switch to 4680-type later this year.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

General Motors is set to build a new $400 million battery materials plant in Canada with South Korean company POSCO Chemical, adding to the automaker’s already-massive spending plan for the transition to electric vehicles. The plant will produce cathode materials for GM’s Ultium battery platform. The Becancour, Quebec plant will produce cathode active material for electric vehicle batteries, one of the most crucial and expensive portions of an EV cell.

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Electrek

MARCH 7, 2022

Japanese automaker, Nissan, has showcased the comfort of its e-4ORCE vehicle control will provide by demonstrating the technology in a motorized serving tray hauling ramen – a popular Japanese noodle soup. The e-4ORCE technology, which will debut in the upcoming Nissan Ariya EV, will be translated from the motorized tray which can be seen zooming across the food counter without sloshing the hot ramen. more….

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InsideEVs

MARCH 7, 2022

More Starlink internet terminals shipments to the war-torn country were also confirmed during the same video call.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

What's the Tesla connection to Putin's latest attempt at over-compensation?

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InsideEVs

MARCH 7, 2022

The chairman of the Chevrolet National Dealer Council backs GM's plan to meet demand and surpass Tesla on EVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2022

Electrification of cars and trucks is all the rage. But why did the auto industry wait so long?

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MARCH 7, 2022

Despite the negative effect such a move could have on Tesla, Musk says the dependence on Russian supply must be reduced.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives recently published a note discussing the importance of Gigafactory Berlin’s final environmental approval for Tesla’s expansion in the future. According to the analyst, a “major overhang” has been removed from Tesla after German authorities finally granted Giga Berlin its final environmental approval. In his note , Ives recognized that the delays surrounding Giga Berlin have been quite frustrating.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 7, 2022

In order for Ford's future plan to work, it must work with dealerships, which will have to make major changes.

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