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Umicore and Anglo American partner to develop PGM-based technology for LOHC hydrogen applications in FCEVs

Green Car Congress

Umicore and Anglo American, through its PGMs business Anglo American Platinum, announced a research and development collaboration agreement to develop platinum group metal PGM-based catalysts for liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) applications on fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and other mobile applications. This catalyst technology has the potential to transform the way hydrogen can be stored and used to power FCEVs.

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Ford reportedly reviving F-150 Lightning for electric F-Series pickup

Green Car Reports

Ford has reportedly decided to use the F-150 Lightning name for its upcoming fully electric F-Series models due starting in 2022. The report, originating from Car and Driver but not confirmed by Ford, cites a Ford document provided to the publication. The F-150 Lightning name was previously given to a series of high-performance versions of the.

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Continental extends commitment to sustainability in natural rubber supply chain in Indonesia

Green Car Congress

Continental is extending its commitment to sustainability in the natural rubber supply chain. The tire manufacturer and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have agreed on a significant expansion of their project to ensure full traceability of the natural rubber supply chain in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan in Borneo.

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Texas Bill SB 2718 Will Punish Tesla & EV Owners Unfairly In The Name Of “Fairness”

CleanTechnica EVs

Proposed Texas Senate Bill 1728 (SB 1728) will make Tesla and EV owners pay an additional $200 EV tax if passed. The claim is that EV owners need to “pay their fair share” and “make up for” fuel taxes they don’t pay that support the state’s road and transportation infrastructure. Now, this may sound reasonable […].

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

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Roskill: Indonesia to overtake China as top refined nickel producer this year

Green Car Congress

Materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill expects Indonesia to become the world’s largest producer of refined nickel this year, pushing China to second place. As recently as 2014, Indonesia produced only 24kt of refined nickel. In 2020, Indonesia produced 636kt of refined nickel, most of which was nickel pig iron (NPI) for the domestic and Chinese stainless steel industry.

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Are Traditional Automakers Still Investing In Gas & Diesel Engines?

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. Right now, Tesla is at the vanguard of an all-electric future. On Wall Street, the company’s market value has outpaced its auto industry counterparts who specialize in internal combustion engine (ICE) technology. Are things changing, though? To that end, are Tesla’s competitors still investing in ICE development anymore?

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Video: “How Tesla Will Shock The World According To Elon Musk”

CleanTechnica EVs

In his latest video, YouTuber and very early Tesla investor Dave Lee asked the question as to whether or not Tesla can deliver 1.5 million Model Y vehicles in 2023 and how to value this as a Tesla investor. Short disclaimer: I, too, hold a few shares in Tesla’s stock [NASDAQ: TSLA]. What inspired this […].

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SpaceX Dragon carries four astronauts home after record-breaking voyage

Teslarati

SpaceX’s first operational Crew Dragon spacecraft has safely returned its four-astronaut crew back to Earth after a record-breaking voyage in space. Around eight hours after JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and began their descent, Crew Dragon ‘Resilience’ (capsule C207) gently splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a few dozen miles off the coast of western Florida

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Rivian, Tesla, Auto Dealers, and Backwards State Laws — Part 1

CleanTechnica EVs

In the first part of this two-part interview for CleanTech Talk, I talked with Vice President of Public Policy at Rivian James Chen for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. A video recording of our one-hour discussion is now online for CleanTechnica Members, Supporters, Technicians, and Ambassadors to view on YouTube, and the first part is […].

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Tesla Robotaxi rollout gets supports from FL Mayor advocating for Boring Company tunnels

Teslarati

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez showed his support for Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet via Twitter recently. The Miami Mayor has been in talks with Elon Musk’s Boring Company for a tunneling project in his city. Now it seems he has also embraced another one of Musk’s companies. Tesla bull Steve Mark Ryan posted a poll on Twitter, asking people when they thought Tesla Robotaxis would be deployed.

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

Brief

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Tesla Cofounder JB Straubel: “The largest lithium mine could be in the junk drawers of America.”

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris When it comes to batteries, recycling is a must. The raw materials that go into batteries come from all over the world, and the long supply chain — mining, refining, and transport — is far from green. In fact, the process of obtaining raw materials and transforming them into […].

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Aventon Aventure e-bike launched as awesome yet affordable fat tire electric bike

Electrek

Aventon has long offered some of the sleekest e-bikes available in the realistic every-man’s price range. Until today, the company’s e-bikes all ranged from $1,199 to $1,699. With the launch of the new Aventon Aventure fat tire e-bike, Aventon has managed to expand into the adventure class of e-bikes without seeing a huge price bump. more… The post Aventon Aventure e-bike launched as awesome yet affordable fat tire electric bike appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars: What Do Women Want?

CleanTechnica EVs

By Ellen Currey-Wilson As I walk around Portland, Oregon, these days, I see more electric cars on the road, and a fair number of them have female drivers. This is surprising based on what we know about electric vehicle sales in the past. According to a 2021 report from Hedges and Company, in the year […].

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Rivian posts Event Team Manager job for 4-month Demonstration Drive Program

Teslarati

Rivian recently opened jobs calling for Event Team Managers who would lead its 4-month Demonstration Drive Program to start in Summer 2021. . An Event Team Manager will lead a group of 20+ people called a tour field team. One of the main objectives of the Event Team Manager is to ensure that customers leave Rivian’s events “feeling intimately cared for and supported.” .

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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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France April Plugin Vehicle Registrations Hit 14.8% Share — Up 2× Year On Year

CleanTechnica EVs

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw 14.8% plugin electric vehicle share in April 2021, up 2× from 7.8% share in April 2020. Overall auto volumes remained subdued, down 25% from pre-COVID seasonal averages, continuing the same rate of weakness seen from January through March. Best selling full electrics in April included the Peugeot e-208, […].

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German High Court Rules Delaying Climate Action Harms Youth

EV Obssesion

Germany’s highest court ruled Thursday that the country’s 2019 climate law unconstitutionally saddles young people with the burden of fighting climate change by “irreversibly offload[ing] major emission reductions burdens onto periods after 2030.” German finance minister Olaf Scholz said the government would rapidly propose legislation to comply with the ruling.

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Sandy Munro Shares His Thoughts On Why Tesla Has No Competitors, Tesla Cybertruck & Octovalve & Gigapress, & More

CleanTechnica EVs

In his latest video on Solving The Money Problem, Steven Mark Ryan shared his thoughts on Sandy Munro, who recently spoke about Tesla’s giant gigapress, its huge casting machine, the octovalve and heat pump, the Cybertruck’s exoskeleton, and the crash safety of the Cybertruck. Munro also speaks about Tesla’s 4680 battery cells, the importance of […].

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Tesla vehicles debunk China’s ‘brake failure’ rumors in real-world multi-car collisions

Teslarati

Over the past weeks, Tesla China found itself involved in a controversy surrounding its vehicles’ alleged brake failures. This came to a head at the Shanghai Auto Show, when a former Tesla owner protested in the EV maker’s booth by standing atop a Model 3 and loudly declaring that the company’s vehicles have faulty brakes. . Tesla China promptly went on damage control, issuing statements , forming special customer teams, and releasing data that debunked the protester’s cl

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Tesla Model Y Big Family Test: Mostly Good, But There Might Be One Death Star–Type Weakness

CleanTechnica EVs

I noticed recently that El Paso, Texas, got a Tesla showroom. This is good news for the whole region, because you’d previously have to drive to Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver to check one out in person. The city has had a service center for a long time, but adding a showroom made it a lot […].

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Yadea Helps Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 30 Million Tons

EV Obssesion

MUNICH, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yadea Technology Group Co., Ltd. (“Yadea”, 01585.HK), a leading electric two-wheel vehicle brand, has revealed that the cumulative sales from its electric motorcycles, electric mopeds, electric bikes and electric kick scooters have helped cut carbon dioxide emissions by 32.4 million tons to date.

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Are Legacy Automakers Still Investing In ICE Cars?

InsideEVs

According to Autoweek, only BMW appears to be staying the course and clinging to an ICE future.

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Pensana plans $125M rare earth separation facility in England

Green Car Congress

UK-based Pensana plans to build, subject to funding, a US$125-million sustainable rare earth separation facility at the Saltend Chemicals Park (“SCP”) in Humber, UK. Targeted production is around 12,500 annualized tonnes of rare earth oxides, including 4,500 tonnes of magnet metal rare earth oxides (NdPr), which would represent approximately 5% of 2025 projected world demand.

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NIO EV Sales Near Record High In April 2021

InsideEVs

The company delivered more than 100,000 electric cars so far.

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Tesla Would Have Delayed Giga Grünheide’s Production To 2022

InsideEVs

It’s not only about the bureaucracy but also about the 4680 cells.

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Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales March 2021: Over Half A Million

InsideEVs

Tesla and Model 3 set new all-time monthly records.

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Europe: Plug-Ins Surge In March to 16%, While Diesel Fades

InsideEVs

Tesla Model 3 was the 4th most popular model in March.

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Tesla Returns To Top Sales Spot In Western Europe As A BEV Brand

InsideEVs

but not as a manufacturer.

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Lexus UX 300e Scores 8 And 18 In Bjorn's Banana Box Test

InsideEVs

Lexus UX 300e lands between Polestar 2 and Hyundai IONIQ Electric.

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