Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The extended drought in California could cut the state’s summer electricity generation from hydropower nearly in half compared with normal precipitation conditions, according to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA’s analysis indicates that hydropower would produce 8% of California’s electricity generation in a drought year, compared with 15% under normal precipitation conditions.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2022

Electric vehicles make a lot of sense for the pragmatic aspects: their ownership costs and environmental advantages. But once you’re in one, everything changes. As results from J.D. Power’s U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration Study indicate, a lot of American consumers still need to simply get a ride in an EV. The firm, in the study.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. The batteries come from fully and partially-electric development vehicles, test systems and production rejects and, in the future, also from end-of-life vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2022

Volkswagen is planning a separate United States factory for its planned Scout EV brand, Reuters reported Wednesday. And VW is considering further expanding its U.S. lineup to potentially include more EVs. The automaker plans to decide on a site later this year, VW CEO Herbert Diess said in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the World.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

Auto shoppers in America are more likely than ever before to consider buying a fully electric vehicle (EV), and new EV entries are responsible for much of the added consideration. These new entries, many from long-established vehicle manufacturers, are turning EV skeptics into likely EV considerers, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2022

A proposal to curb the use of heavy-duty pickup trucks on city streets could also impact EVs. The District of Columbia could soon require owners of vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds to pay a $500 annual registration fee, about seven times the fee for a normal sedan, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The proposal is mainly targeted at heavy-duty.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2022

Another U.S. factory is a possibility for VW’s Scout EV brand. DC is considering putting a premium on heavy vehicles; will it affect EVs? And getting the word out about EVs is still an issue. This and more, here at Green Car Reports Study results from J.D. Power suggest what we’ve long known: that simply getting butts in seats sells.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group, announced that its Axess Battery Electric Bus (BEB) successfully passed testing conducted by the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center (BRTC). The extensive testing looked at maintainability, reliability, safety, brake performance, structural integrity and durability, fuel/energy economy, noise, and emissions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

Are electric trucks viable today? Heck yeah! The Myth Many people think that electric trucks can’t do the job — they won’t have a long enough driving range, they will be too heavy, truckers won’t like them. However, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. “The framing of the problem is wrong,” says RMI Principal […].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts from end-of-life vehicles into graphene via the university’s flash Joule heating process ( earlier post ). The Rice lab of chemist James Tour introduced flash Joule heating in 2020 to convert coal, petroleum coke and trash into graphene. The lab has since adapted the process to convert plastic waste into graphene and to extract precious metals from electronic waste.

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

The G7, made up of the world’s largest economies, today agreed to “predominantly decarbonized electricity sectors by 2035.” The G7 also agreed to end government financing for international coal-fired power generation and speed up the phase-out of unabated coal plants by 2035. more…. The post US, UK, other G7 countries to ‘predominantly decarbonize electricity sectors by 2035’ appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

A consortium, including LanzaTech and Danone, has developed a new route to monoethylene glycol, (MEG), which is a key building block for polyethylene terephthalate, (PET), resin, fibers and bottles. The technology converts carbon emissions from steel mills or gasified waste biomass directly into MEG. The carbon capture technology uses a proprietary engineered bacterium to convert carbon emissions directly into MEG through fermentation, bypassing the need for an ethanol intermediate, and simplify

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

The number of consumers looking to buy electric vehicles has hit 52%, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). This is the first time the number has exceeded 50%, and it represents a rise of 22 percentage points in just two years. more…. The post In a global tipping point, 52% of car buyers now want to purchase an EV – here’s why appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

According to new research by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash while driving their cars. The new research was presented by CMT, which is the world’s largest telematics service provider, at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Conference earlier this week. The new research included findings into driving risk […].

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

Tesla owners who also drive another vehicle are 50% less likely to have an accident in their Tesla compared to in their other vehicles, according to an interesting new study looking at EV drivers who drive multiple vehicles. more…. The post Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash their EV than their other cars appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

The Dutch electric car (BEV) market continued its recovery in April as it started to do in Q1, up from the weak 2021 performance. The sales nearly doubled to 4,717 BEV sales compared to the same month last year. The market share increased from 10% to 21.4%. While BEV sales did splendidly, the sales of […].

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

According to a report out of China, EV automaker NIO is hiring a number of positions related to manufacturing vehicles in the US. The recruitment descriptions suggest the Chinese automaker intends to begin planning and erecting EV production facilities on US soil that may begin with either complete knock down (CKD) or semi-knock down (SKD) assembly methods. more….

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

Conversations with EV drivers in the United Kingdom and New Zealand are pointing to a massive increase in the availability of free charging at level 2 chargers. This leads to the question: As chargers become ubiquitous, do I need a home charger? What about that weekend road trip? “It’s the only way I’ve ever charged. […].

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2022

For the first time in more than nine months, SpaceX has rolled a new Starship prototype to its Starbase, Texas launch facilities in the hopes of kicking off qualification testing in the near future. The new activity exemplifies just how different – and more subdued – Starbase’s last year has been compared to the year prior. However, it also signals new hope for a significantly more eventful 2022 as SpaceX once again finds itself preparing for Starship’s first orbital laun

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

Rivian is losing its head of manufacturing engineering at a critical time. The company is trying to sustainably ramp up the production of its R1T electric pickup truck as it reorganizes its leadership. more…. The post Rivian loses head of manufacturing engineering, reorganizes leadership appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

Starting out with EVs can be hard, and as I’ve found out, it’s even harder when you’re stupid. While I don’t suffer from any intellectual disabilities, I simply didn’t know what I was getting into when I bought my first serious EV. I had only daily driven a PHEV (Chevy Volt) and an earlier version […].

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

Tesla appears to have a serious supply issue when it comes to its charging port electronic control unit (ECU) since many owners are reporting delays in deliveries due to the missing part. more…. The post Tesla delays deliveries due to missing charge port part appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink has been approved in the Philippines. The satellite internet service is expected to provide high-speed, reliable internet to areas of the Southeast Asian country that remain underserved. It would also provide an attractive alternative to the country’s existing internet providers, most of which are unpopular due to their cost and subpar service.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

I love electric vehicles, but they’re sure not cheap. For many people, a clean used EV is all that they can afford, and that usually costs almost as much as the cheapest new gas-powered cars. Understandably, this keeps many people with low incomes out of the EV game, and it keeps many people globally (who […].

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

….that pedals smoother than most acoustic bikes up to 25mph. I’ve spent the last few weeks with Luna’s new $1395 Eclipse folding fat tire e-bike. It is unlike any other e-bike on the market, and yet I can recommend it enthusiastically for a big swath of the foldable fat tire e-bike market. And even some general e-bikers. Here’s why: more…. The post Review: Luna Eclipse full-suspension fat tire foldable BMX e-bike, somehow priced under $1400 appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

A few weeks ago, Spanish-language website Motorpasión shared a really cool post showing us the Hyundia Staria Lounge Camper. While it’s not an EV (and thus wouldn’t normally be covered on CleanTechnica), it’s a very efficient vehicle that can normally carry a lot of passengers and/or cargo. Now, Hyundai has made a concept car showing […].

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2022

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IEEE ARSO 2022 : 28–30 May 2022, LONG BEACH, CALIF. RSS 2022 : 21 June–1 July 2022, NEW YORK CITY ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS RoboCup 2022 : 11–17 July 2022, BANGKOK IEEE CASE 2022 : 20–

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

There has been a lot of progress in the electric vehicle space over the past 12 years since the early mass production models, such as the first generation Nissan Leaf, were released. There were very few plug-in vehicle models available back then. In the United Kingdom for example, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […].

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2022

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said it would begin supplying German automaker BMW with cylindrical battery cells for its next generation of electric vehicles beginning in 2025. CATL said it had signed an agreement with BMW “in which it is nominated as the supplier of the cylindrical cells for the German carmaker, CATL said without elaborating,” according to a report from Reuters.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

What’s all the fuss about BIL and NEVI? They mean great things for the cleantech revolution, the adoption of EVs in the US, and for improving the EV driver and charging experience. Let’s break down those acronyms first: we all know EVs (electric vehicles); BIL = the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was passed in 2021; […].

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Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

If you’re tired of sitting in traffic on the way to or from work, leave that all behind when you opt instead for an electric scooter. Hover-1’s Alpha model can travel up to 18 MPH and can even climb hills up to 15-degrees too. Plus, it’s on sale for just $200 refurbished, which is at least $160 below its normal going rate. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2022

Europe is in many aspects just a little bit different from the USA. One of the things that is different is the traffic laws. They have become more harmonized across Europe in recent years, but still not identical. Crossing a border implies getting into a jurisdiction with a different set of rules. A simple example […].

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InsideEVs

MAY 27, 2022

Ford dealers have started to hand over F-150 Lightning pickups to retail customers one year after the model was unveiled.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2022

Rivian is making changes to its leadership team, parting ways with its Vice President of Manufacturing engineering as it continues to try and overcome an “extremely challenging” production ramp due to current industry conditions. Rivian will part ways with Charly Mwangi, who has been at the company since May 2020. The decision was announced by CEO RJ Scaringe, who informed company employees about the change in an internal email first seen by Bloomberg. “This is an important ti

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