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Hyundai Motor Group to pilot autonomous car-hailing Roboride service in Gangnam District

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group will pilot a RoboRide car-hailing service in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea, utilizing IONIQ 5 battery-electric vehicles (BEV) with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology. The pilot RoboRide will be the first car-hailing service with autonomous driving vehicles to operate in Gangnam, one of the most congested areas in metropolitan Seoul.

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EV and hybrid drivers are less stressed, survey finds

Green Car Reports

Drivers of electric cars and hybrids feel less stressed behind the wheel than drivers of gasoline or diesel vehicles, according to a new survey conducted by Stellantis' DS Automobiles division. DS doesn't sell cars in the United States, and the results are based on responses from 2,000 drivers in the United Kingdom, but the survey seems just as.

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ZeroAvia and MONTE strike deal for 100 hydrogen-electric powertrains to enable zero-emission aircraft leasing

Green Car Congress

ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with MONTE Aircraft Leasing (MONTE), the pioneering zero-emissions regional turboprop aircraft lessor. As part of the agreement the partners will offer aircraft leasing and financing solutions that enable operators to run zero-emission flights. Under the deal, MONTE will purchase up to 100 ZA600 powertrains to be installed on existing and new Cessna Caravan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dornier 228 and HAL-228 aircraft.

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Tesla Autopilot a step closer to safety recall with escalation of federal probe

Green Car Reports

The federal government announced Thursday that it is upgrading its safety probe of Tesla electric vehicles over a growing list of incidents—some earlier this year—in which Tesla vehicles struck emergency response vehicles while the driver-assistance mode was engaged. What had been a probe—or Preliminary Investigation—has.

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

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ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

Green Car Congress

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has launched an initiative to develop a roadmap of standards and codes for electric vehicles (EVs) at scale. The ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will serve as the forum for development of the document. In a June 2021 lab-call funding opportunity announcement, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) included a pillar on codes and standards with the goal

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Cadillac Celestiq electric flagship, EV drivers’ calm, automakers side with EPA: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Ford, VW, BMW, Honda, and Volvo are backing California emissions authority as a group of mainly Southern states challenges the EPA’s decision. Cadillac previewed a top-of-the-line luxury EV. And do EVs result in less stress for drivers? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. As GM’s Cadillac luxury brand shifts to all-electric by.

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Ford, BMW, VW, Honda, Volvo back California emissions authority in legal challenge

Green Car Reports

Five automakers have filed a motion to intervene on the side of the EPA, against a legal challenge to California's ability to set its own stricter emissions standards. In a joint statement, BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and Volvo asked a federal court to uphold the EPA Decision Waiver giving California the ability to set emissions standards.

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BASF introduces new Licity binder grade with improved properties optimized for anodes with Si content exceeding 20%

Green Car Congress

BASF has extended its series of Licity anode binders for Li-ion battery manufacturing. The second-generation styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) binder Licity 2698 X F facilitates the use of silicon contents exceeding 20%. The binder is especially suitable for SiOx and Si-rich anodes. In addition to the established properties of the Licity product family, this binder enables higher capacity, increased number of charge/discharge cycles and reduced charging times.

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Good news: Cadillac hasn’t turned beautiful Celestiq electric flagship into a crossover

Green Car Reports

Cadillac on Wednesday released several up-close teaser photos of its upcoming Celestiq show car that preview an electric flagship for the luxury brand. One of the teasers shows that the Celestiq keeps its low hoodline, low-set beltline, and what appears to be the same huge 23-inch wheels as the concept—altogether a glimpse that some fans of.

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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga, to test and optimize batteries for all electric vehicles in the American marketplace. By developing critical battery expertise in-house, the $22-million, 32,000 square feet facility will enable Volkswagen to gain a competitive edge in the push to electric mobility.

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

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Tesla shares mesmerizing 4680 battery cell assembly video

Teslarati

Tesla’s 4680 batteries are a huge part of the company’s future, with products such as the Cybertruck and the Tesla Semi utilizing the next-generation cell. Since they were unveiled on 2020’s Battery Day, however, few specifics about the 4680 cells have been shared by the electric vehicle maker. Tesla’s 4680 batteries allow the company to equip its vehicles with a structural battery pack, which is beneficial to manufacturing costs and safety.

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Symbio and Schaeffler create JV to produce fuel cell bipolar plates

Green Car Congress

Symbio, a Michelin and Faurecia hydrogen company, and Schaeffler signed an agreement for the creation of a 50:50 joint venture to produce fuel cell bipolar plates for global mobility and energy solutions. The company, which will be operational under the brand name Innoplate, will accelerate the production of next-generation BPP for the entire proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell market, thus enhancing performance, capacity, and cost competitiveness for its customers.

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Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about

Electrek

Elon Musk has revealed more details about what his Tesla Master Plan Part 3 will be about during a new companywide meeting with employees held last night. more…. The post Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about appeared first on Electrek.

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FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

Green Car Congress

FEV, a leading service provider in vehicle and propulsion system development and testing, has evaluated the performance of the Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS) nanosecond pulsed power ignition system ( earlier post ) on the current Toyota 2.5-liter, direct and port fueled injection, inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine commonly used in the Camry line of vehicles.

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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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EV batteries need graphite – here’s what’s forecast for the vital mineral’s supply

Electrek

The mineral graphite, as an anode material , is a crucial part of a lithium-ion (Li-on) battery. Electrek spoke with John DeMaio, president of the Graphene Division of Graphex Group and CEO of Graphex Technologies. Read on to learn what he had to say about why graphite’s so important for EVs, what his company is doing to ramp up US sourcing and processing, and what the graphite supply is expected to be in the next couple years. more….

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Hillcrest files patent application for simplified onboard EV charging solution

Green Car Congress

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a Canada-based a clean technology company developing power conversion technologies and control system solutions for next-generation electrical systems, has filed a patent application for a simplified EV charging solution. Initial proof-of-concept lab testing confirms the ability of the enhanced powertrain solution to provide universal, backward compatible, bidirectional (V2X) charging capabilities.

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Workplace Charging Network Doubles Availability of UK Public Charge Points

CleanTechnica EVs

33,000 charge points at workplaces effectively double the UK’s electric charging infrastructure, new research finds. Originally published on Transport & Environment. There are more workplace charge points than public chargers for electric vehicles in the UK — doubling the amount of infrastructure available to drivers. That’s according to a recent report on workplace chargers, which found […].

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White House announces plan for new standards for first-ever national network of 500,000 electric car chargers

Electrek

The White House announced today a plan to develop new standards for what they have been describing as the “first-ever national network of 500,000 electric car chargers.”. more…. The post White House announces plan for new standards for first-ever national network of 500,000 electric car chargers appeared first on Electrek.

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AI Tool for COVID Monitoring Offers Solution for Urban Congestion

Cars That Think

This is a sponsored article brought to you by NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, many research groups sought an effective method to determine mobility patterns and crowd densities on the streets of major cities like New York City to give insight into the effectiveness of stay-at-home and social distancing strategies.

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Hyundai Launches Driverless Ride Hailing Service In Korea

InsideEVs

The manufacturer is using the Level 4 autonomous Ioniq 5 equipped for its RoboRide service opened in Seoul’s Gangnam district.

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EU officially bans sale of ICE vehicles from 2035, but that’s still way too late

Electrek

It’s official: Yesterday the European Parliament voted to make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, with the sales of new ICE vehicles to be illegal from 2035. Since most auto manufacturers are planning to go all-electric by this deadline, the new policy feels like too little, too late, and way too much compromise. more…. The post EU officially bans sale of ICE vehicles from 2035, but that’s still way too late appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla China is aiming to produce 71k vehicles this June: report

Teslarati

The second quarter has been challenging for Tesla. With Gigafactory Shanghai shut down for several weeks and China enacting a strict lockdown, Tesla China’s sales in the country have not been optimal. But the quarter is not over yet, and Tesla China is reportedly looking to end Q2 on a high note. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) suggests that Tesla had produced about 44,301 vehicles in April and May 2022.

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Tesla wants to ‘revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more specialization

Electrek

Tesla is launching an effort to ‘revolutionize’ service and aiming to be 10 times better than the competition. CEO Elon Musk elaborates on the effort during a company-wide meeting. more…. The post Tesla wants to ‘revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more specialization appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Full Self Driving Is Using GPT For Vision — Dr. Know It All Explains What This Means

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla’s Full-Self Driving is using generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) for vision, Elon Musk tweeted recently. He added that the GPTs are running natively on Tesla TRIP chips versus needing to round trip to iGPU. I think it’s important to take a quick deep dive into this, because this is kind of the heart and soul […].

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Apex.AI tapped to implement its autonomous tech into swarms of electric farming robots

Electrek

Yes, you read that correctly. Agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is continuing its technical partnership with Apex.AI in order to use its Apex.OS software development kit to add autonomous capabilities to its farming robot concept. The battery-powered Xaver farming robots were developed by AGCO brand Fendt and can autonomously plant seeds on farms 24 hours a day. more….

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Tesla (TSLA) upgraded to “Buy” by UBS: “Operational outlook is stronger than ever”

Teslarati

Despite a challenging second quarter thanks to Giga Shanghai’s shutdown and pressure on TSLA stock partly due to CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to acquire Twitter, Tesla has received an optimistic outlook from UBS analyst Patrick Hummel nonetheless. In recent comments, Hummel opted to upgrade Tesla from “Neutral” to “Buy” with a price target of $1,100 per share.

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Microlino opens configurator for its adorable electric microcar to 30,000 reservation holders

Electrek

One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building their own Microlino vehicles ahead of full-scale production. more….

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Tesla China roars back with 212% month-over-month production increase in May

Teslarati

Tesla China is back, and Gigafactory Shanghai is hitting its pace once more. As per data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) , Tesla was able to produce 33,544 vehicles in May in its Shanghai EV plant, a 212% increase compared to April’s 10,757. Tesla China’s May figures represent a recovery for the electric vehicle maker, which experienced a steep decline in April due to the country’s stringent Covid-19 lockdowns.

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Tesla workers ask Elon Musk what to do with Twitter drama – the CEO says ‘ignore’

Electrek

At a company-wide meeting yesterday, Tesla employees asked Elon Musk what to do with the Twitter drama around his attempt to acquire the social media platform. The CEO says “ignore” it. more…. The post Tesla workers ask Elon Musk what to do with Twitter drama – the CEO says ‘ignore’ appeared first on Electrek.

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myenergi announces iconic sponsorship deal with Grimsby Town FC

My Energi

myenergi, pioneer of the world’s first eco-smart EV charger, is delighted to be partnering with Grimsby Town FC as the Official Club Shirt Sponsor for the 2022/23 season. The announcement comes, just days after the club’s promotion into the football league. As part of the agreement, the myenergi logo will feature across the Mariners’ first team, academy and women’s team kit. myenergi will also be a key partner to the Club in community and culture-focussed projects, driving social change to

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Introducing HJM All-Terrain Electric Bikes

CleanTechnica EVs

HJM Bike designs and creates professional electric bikes for all types of bicycle riders at affordable prices. Founded by a technician who shares his passion for nature and cycling, HJM Bike promises to focus on the most fundamental parts of e-bikes and deliver products with the best riding experience. From city commuting to off road […].

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Twitter finally agrees to comply with Elon Musk’s demands over bot data: report

Teslarati

After several weeks, Twitter’s Board has reportedly agreed to comply with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s demands over the social media company’s bot data. Musk had announced that he was putting his Twitter buyout on hold until the social media platform provided him with legitimate data on its fake and spam accounts. With Twitter’s Board reportedly succumbing to Musk’s demands , the standoff between the social media company and the Tesla CEO would likely end.

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Lightyear launches production version of its flagship solar EV, renamed the Lightyear 0

Electrek

During an online global premiere today, solar EV startup Lightyear unveiled the final production-ready design of its first vehicle, the Lightyear 0, formerly known as the Lightyear One. After six years of development, the Lightyear 0 is available for order ahead of first deliveries this fall. more…. The post Lightyear launches production version of its flagship solar EV, renamed the Lightyear 0 appeared first on Electrek.

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Lithium-Ion Batteries That Last Longer in Extreme Cold

CleanTechnica EVs

A lithium-ion battery made with a bumpy carbon-based anode material maintained its rechargeable storage capacity in extreme cold. Courtesy of ACS Central Science. When temperatures fall below freezing, cellphones need to be recharged frequently, and electric cars have shorter driving ranges. This is because their lithium-ion batteries’ anodes get sluggish, holding less charge and draining […].