Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %. According to the EEA’s provisional data, the average emissions of new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2020 were 107.8 grams of CO

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2021

The BMW i3 will soon be gone. Volvo highlights the technology shift it’s in the midst of with the Concept Recharge. Rivian teases more of its camp kitchen. And which automakers are going all-electric? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Volvo has revealed what it calls its “manifesto” for a pure electric future. The Volvo.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a lithium-metal battery that lasts for 600 cycles, far longer than other reported results. It can be fully charged and discharged 600 times before it dies. A paper on the work is published in the journal Nature Energy. While that marks a big step forward for a promising technology, lithium-metal technology is not yet ready for prime time.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2021

Volvo has announced that it’s going all-electric by 2030, and in a technology event held Wednesday the Swedish automaker revealed its Concept Recharge vision of where things are going and essentially said this: Things are moving fast. Volvo EVs will run on the company’s own operating system, with software developed in-house, a central.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Researchers working on the Faraday Institution project on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries (ReLiB) at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham say they have solved a critical challenge in the recovery of materials used in electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life, enabling their re-use in the manufacture of new batteries. The new method, which uses ultrasonic waves to separate out valuable material from the electrodes, is 100 times quicker, greener and leads to a higher purit

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2021

The BMW i3, an electric car small on size but big on innovation, is dead—in the United States, at least. Production of the i3 for the U.S. is scheduled to end in July, BMW Blog reported last week, citing a dealer bulletin. That has now been confirmed by BMW North America. "We can confirm that U.S. production of the BMW i3 will end in July.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2021

Deliveries of the Rivian R1T haven't started yet, but CEO RJ Scaringe provided a further tease of the camp kitchen Rivian plans to sell as an accessory for its electric pickup truck. As shown in a video tweeted by Scaringe last week, the kitchen stows in a transverse tunnel located just behind the cab, which Rivian calls the Gear Tunnel. A.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Cummins Inc. and Rush Enterprises, Inc. signed a Letter of Intent for Cummins to acquire a 50% equity interest in Momentum Fuel Technologies from Rush Enterprises. Momentum Fuel Technologies delivers the industry’s first complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6-8 vehicles. A division of Rush Enterprises, the company officially launched in 2015 and is a vertically integrated provider of fuel system solutions, featuring engineering, design and manufacturing processes,

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

A new 142-Tesla Megapack project has been turned on in California’s Ventura County to create a giant new battery that is replacing a gas peaker plant. more… The post 142 Tesla Megapacks power on to create giant new battery, replacing gas peaker plant in California appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the second phase of the Metro NextGen Bus Plan , a strategy to boost ridership through faster, more reliable, and more frequent service as riders return to the system. The second phase of the NextGen Bus Plan brings hundreds of new bus trips on weekdays and weekends, with a focus on additional mid-day bus service. The new phase also streamlines eight Metro Rapid Lines with local transit operators, increases annual revenue service hours from 5.6 million to 6.5 million

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% share of the overall auto market). That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4% share). We should be seeing the plugin vehicle […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Constellium SE has expanded its longstanding partnership with Audi to supply advanced aluminum solutions for the Audi e-tron GT. Electric vehicles require strong, yet lightweight solutions to optimize range and prioritize safety. Constellium provides ASI-certified aluminum Auto Body Sheet solutions for closures and inner parts, as well as extrusion-based components for the vehicle’s front and rear Crash Management Systems.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Drive Tesla Canada shared the sad news of a Tesla owner of a brand new Tesla Model S Plaid. The vehicle has been destroyed in a fire in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured. Also, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Drive Tesla Canada noted that according to the […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Standing General Order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) or SAE Levels 3-5 automated driving systems (ADS) to report crashes. NHTSA’s core mission is safety. By mandating crash reporting, the agency will have access to critical data that will help quickly identify safety issues that could emerge in these automated systems.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Just a few days after CEO Elon Musk said that SpaceX’s first true Super Heavy prototype was “almost done,” the booster has been stacked to its full height. Standing more than 65 meters (~215 ft) tall, Super Heavy Booster 3 (B3) assembly is now just a few major welds away from completion after SpaceX teams mated the final two sections of its propellant tanks and structure.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

In the BrineMine research project, researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, together with their partners, are developing strategies and methods for extracting mineral resources directly in geothermal power plants. Here, not only energy and minerals are to be extracted, but also drinking water. Important process steps have already been successfully tested in a demonstration plant.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

Arevon Asset Management has activated a 100 MW/400 MWh Saticoy battery storage system, powered by Tesla Megapacks, in Ventura County, California. The Saticoy battery’s stored energy will be supplied to Southern California Edison based on the terms of a 20-year purchase and sale agreement. The 100 MW battery storage system will provide enough power to power the city of Oxnard for four hours or all of Ventura County for 30 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

BASF will build a battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany, at the site of its cathode active materials (CAM) plant. The prototype recycling plant will allow for the development of operational procedures and optimization of technology to deliver superior returns of lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries as well as off-spec material from cell producers and battery material producers.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

When Tesla started rolling out Tesla Vision for the Model 3 and Model Y, the company announced that for a short time, vehicles with pure vision Autopilot might be delivered with some features temporarily limited or inactive. These features included Smart Summon and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance. Autosteer was also limited to a maximum speed of 75 mph and a longer minimum following distance. .

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

A brand new Tesla Model S Plaid has caught on fire in a suburb of Philadelphia last nigh and witnesses are reporting some strange circumstances. more… The post Brand new Tesla Model S Plaid caught on fire in strange circumstances appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

I’m not sure if it’s Twitter’s algorithm, but I’ve seen several different threads and tweets recently about people getting into accidents and having their lives saved by their Tesla. One in particular that Elon responded to a few days ago was put forth by Marco Dzo, and his thread actually brought me to tears. A […].

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

The deadline to phase out coal from Britain’s energy system has been brought forward by a whole year, to October 2024. more… The post Britain to end coal power a year early, in 2024 appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Is there a car out there that can actually help you attract a mate? That was the question posed by Money UK‘s research team in their Driving Attraction study. How did they conduct the research? According to Salman Haqqi, the team “created identical dating profiles across a variety of cities in the world, where the only difference was […].

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

In a recent note about Tesla’s future in China, Morgan Stanley (MS) acknowledged the company’s tendency to attract exaggerated media coverage. The investment bank shared some insights from its China Autos and Auto-related team in a note about American EV company. Morgan Stanley’s China team pointed out that local consumers still support Tesla despite mixed perceptions about the quality of the company’s vehicles. “The [China] team acknowledges the potential for Tesla

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

Tesla (TSLA) will report its Q2 2021 delivery and production numbers in a few days, and Wall Street is expecting about 200,000 vehicles. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) is expected to deliver 200,000 vehicles, according to Wall Street appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson recently shared some notable updates on the Air, the company’s first production vehicle, as well as his thoughts about the developing electric vehicle market. According to the CEO, the battle for the EV segment will be won with technology, and in this light, Lucid is looking to make the market into a “two-horse race.” .

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon Official new data from the EU’s environmental watchdog (EEA) shows that the CO2 emissions of new cars decreased by 12% in 2020 to 107.8 grams of CO2 per km. Transport & Environment (T&E) said the sharp drop showed that ambitious EU car CO2 targets do spur carmakers to reduce their […].

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US government has awarded grants for electric and hydrogen buses to 49 projects in 46 states. Connecticut boosts its electric vehicle rebates. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Hydro-Québec and The Electric Circuit (Le Circuit Electrique) are working with municipalities to install 4,500 electric vehicle charging stations by 2028. This initiative is being conducted via a grant program offered exclusively to municipalities. Hydro-Québec is providing up to $12,000 in assistance for each charging station. The grant is only for regions in Quebec that […].

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

UK-based EV startup Volta Trucks has just unveiled its first running prototype chassis that will offer the framework of its upcoming purpose-built, 16-ton electric truck. The newly announced Volta Zero Truck prototype chassis was designed and built to include the production specification frame and drivetrain components consumers will eventually see in the finished vehicle.

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 30, 2021

Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks announced today that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) plans to purchase seven Mack® LR Electric refuse models, which will operate in each of the city’s boroughs. Mack made the announcement during WasteExpo 2021, June 28-30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DSNY took delivery of its first fully […].

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

Rivian has released a closer look at its insanely engineered $6,000 camp kitchen that fits inside its R1T electric pickup truck. more… The post Close look at Rivian’s insanely engineered $6,000 camp kitchen that fits in its electric pickup truck appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 with pure vision Autopilot may have already secured a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but CEO Elon Musk believes that Tesla could still do better. In a post on Twitter, Musk noted that Tesla would be looking to achieve maximum safety scores in the IIHS’ tests, including all of the agency’s subcategories and individual tests. .

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

To represent its paradigm shift in design and commitment to selling 100% electric vehicles by 2030, Volvo has shared its Concept Recharge as what the automaker is calling “a manifesto” for its next generation of EVs. The Volvo Concept Recharge introduces new design language and technologies that will be present on production EVs from the Swedish automaker moving forward. more… The post Volvo previews its all-electric future using its Concept Recharge EV appeared first on Electr

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