Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2022

Rolls-Royce is launching a new leading-edge hydrogen program and also given a further update on its research into hybrid-electric power as it continues to pioneer new forms of aviation sustainability. Rolls-Royce is planning a comprehensive series of rig and engine tests to prove hydrogen can safely and efficiently deliver power for small-mid size aircraft from the mid-2030s onwards.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

Vinfast on Thursday opened its first United States retail stores in California, and announced $1.2 billion in incentives from North Carolina for a planned factory in the state. Located in Santa Monica, San Mateo, San Diego, Commerce, Berkeley, and Corte Madera, the stores are the first of 30 Vinfast plans to open in California, the Vietnamese.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2022

Ricardo has signed a multi-year deal with Pratt & Whitney Canada under which the Ricardo aerospace engineering team will support Pratt & Whitney Canada in the development of advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for next-generation aircraft. The project is part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

Chevrolet unveiled the 2024 Blazer EV on Monday, and the battery electric crossover shares nothing except a name with the internal combustion Blazer that relaunched in 2018. “It’s Blazer in name, much like our ICE, but the similarities stop there," Steve Majoros, VP of Chevy marketing, told journalists in a briefing last week in.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2022

UL Solutions announced the B attery Enclosure Thermal Runaway (BETR) evaluation , the first material screening test method at UL Solutions to evaluate electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosure material. The offering is based on UL 2596, Test Method for Thermal and Mechanical Performance of Battery Enclosure Materials. Battery performance has continually presented challenges in EV efficiency, as the heavier weight of EVs—caused by heavy battery systems—means more frequent charging and s

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

The Polestar 3 electric SUV could undercut some potential rivals in price when it launches in early 2023, according to a new report. Speaking at the Automotive News Europe World Congress, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said the Polestar 3 will be priced between 75,000 euros and 110,000 euros. With the current dollar-to-euro parity, that also means.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

Ford is recalling a total of 100,689 late-model hybrid vehicles over concerns that an engine failure might lead to a fire—but Ford hasn’t provided much additional information about what is causing the engine failures. The recall affects 2020-2022 Ford Escape, 2021-2022 Lincoln Corsair, and 2022 Ford Maverick models that have the.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2022

A team from Central South University, Changsha, China and Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, China, has proposed a mechanochemistry-based process to recover metals from waste cathode materials of LiCoO 2 (LCO) and LiFePO 4 (LFP) in spent Li-ion batteries (LIBs). An open-access paper on the approach is published in the RSC journal Green Chemistry.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

Polestar tips on pricing for its Model X-sized Polestar 3. Vinfast opens California stores. Mini teases the possibility of an electric convertible. And Ford is recalling a lot of late-model hybrids over what only sounds like part of a potential remedy. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford is recalling more than 100,000.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2022

Tesla vehicles have reached the Mount Everest base camp for the very first time, operating at five kilometers of altitude. more…. The post Tesla vehicles reach Mount Everest base camp for the first time appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 18, 2022

Peak Alerts! Protect our climate by reducing your electricity use on weekdays from 5-8pm. Starting Tuesday, July 19th, 2022. According to Accuweather, we're headed for a prolonged stretch of hot weather through July 31st. Over the next few days, you might hear from your local utility or our electric grid operator, ISO-New England, that our electricity system will be stressed.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2022

Tesla has been working on a new “self-diagnostic” feature in its app that the automaker runs when certain types of service appointments are requested. more…. The post Tesla has a new self-diagnostic feature in its app appeared first on Electrek.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

XPeng is down 11 percent in the US this month, compared to NIO's 4 percent decline and Li Auto's 2 percent gain over the same period. The post XPeng stock lags NIO and Li Auto, what's affecting investor sentiment? appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

In a recent press release, General Motors (GM, or, the new, more friendly and casual lower-case “gm”) announced that it is working with a large chain of truck stops to build a charging network with 2,000 charging stalls at up to 500 locations. In this article, I want to explore what GM is doing and […].

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

The X2's controls feel right at the fingertips, and it will go wherever the driver wants it to go, according to XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng. The post Fly at will: XPeng CEO shares latest video of HT Aero's flying vehicle test appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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The Driven EV News

JULY 18, 2022

Tesla chair says company could double number of Tesla EVs on Australian roads by year end, and calls for emissions standards and network support for fast chargers. The post Tesla says Australian EV fleet could double this year to more than 50,000 cars appeared first on The Driven.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

NIO Capital led a recent funding round of about $50 million in ARM CPU startup CIX Technology, bringing the company's post-investment valuation to about $300 million, according to local media. The post NIO Capital reportedly leads investment in local computer CPU maker CIX Technology appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

PSC Approves ‘Managed Charging’ Programs Providing EV Drivers with Bill Discounts When Charging During Beneficial Times for the Grid PSC Advances ‘EV Make-Ready’ Program to Accelerate Deployment of 50,000 Public and Commercial Charging Ports — Including 1,500 Fast-Charging Ports — by 2025 Originally published by New York State Governor’s Office.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

In an interview with McKinsey, NIO co-founder and president Qin Lihong explained in detail the results of the company's user operations and the longer-term considerations. The post NIO president explains how EV maker disrupts German automaker's pricing and how it sees current losses appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2022

A Cambridge University professor’s ultrafast EV battery startup has raised $59 million in Series B funding. Nyobolt aims to develop a battery that can achieve 5-minute EV charging time. more…. The post A 5-minute EV charging startup raises $59 million appeared first on Electrek.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

Whoever can be the first to schedule production for an order will win. The post Chinese consumers' answer to slow deliveries: Order them all and let EV makers compete for production appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2022

Sport and racing car manufacturer Lotus Cars announced it has officially completed its $1.2 billion production facility in Wuhan, China where several of the company’s future BEVs will be built. The first to arrive will be the Lotus Eletre, whose first unit rolled off the assembly line as part of its development toward actual production. more…. The post Lotus completes billion dollar factory in China, rolls first all-electric Eletre off assembly line appeared first on Electrek.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

It's not clear if Xiaomi intends to enter the pickup truck market in the future. China is currently easing restrictions on the movement of such vehicles in urban areas. The post Rivian R1T electric truck spotted at Xiaomi's campus in Beijing appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2022

CATL, the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer and one of Tesla’s most critical suppliers, is scouting new factory sites in Mexico – likely to supply Tesla and other US electric automakers. more…. The post Tesla battery supplier CATL is scouting new factory sites in Mexico appeared first on Electrek.

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CN EV Post

JULY 18, 2022

Lotus' Wuhan plant, with a total investment of more than RMB 8 billion ($1.2 billion), was officially completed on July 15. The post Lotus' Wuhan plant sees first vehicle of Eletre 'Hyper-SUV' roll off line appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

Autonomous driving news has been flooding the zone lately. One story pops up and before we get to covering it, another does, and then another. Let’s go through a handful of these stories quickly and see where that leaves us — perhaps at a very interesting destination, or perhaps in an illogical traffic jam 20 […].

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The Driven EV News

JULY 18, 2022

Motorist group NRMA kicks off first of series of EV drive days this Saturday, and interest is so high that test drives are already fully booked. The post NRMA kicks off free test drives for aspiring electric car owners appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to test an EV charger that can integrate into a “smart home” as well as play nice with home solar and other things. I wasn’t able to test all of the features, but I did get some hands-on time and did some limited testing with the Emporia Level 2 EV […].

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Teslarati

JULY 18, 2022

Talk about a Tesla HVAC system hasn’t come up for quite a while, but Elon Musk recently confirmed that it is still on the future products list. On Monday, Tesla shareholder, Owen Sparks, asked Elon Musk to make a home HVAC with HEPA filter to help with allergies. The Tesla CEO replied to Sparks, commenting that an HVAC system is especially important in places like Austin, which have “next-level amount[s] of pollen in the air.” In a 2020 earnings call, Elon Musk elaborated on Te

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

The new government of Australia will ban the sale of cars and light trucks with internal combustion engines in Canberra as of 2035.

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InsideEVs

JULY 18, 2022

These two new electric concepts (one of which has a hydrogen fuel cell) are here to prove EVs can be entertaining to drive.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

Some recent posts by EVgo show that it is not only working with GM and Pilot/Flying J truck stops to expand, but is also continuing to expand urban and suburban charging opportunities for EV owners. Last week, EVgo got its Trekkie on when it opened up a new station on Vulcan Street in Encinitas, California. […].

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InsideEVs

JULY 18, 2022

It will reportedly be shortly followed by the second-generation Urus which will also be turned into an electric vehicle.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

In Europe, people take real summer vacations. Europeans get a lot of time off. As some Europeans I knew were fond of saying, they work to live, they don’t live to work. European factory workers at the Cologne Ford factory in Germany are enjoying a nice lengthy summer vacation (aka holiday), but work is actually […].

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