Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
California is considering efficiency standards for replacement tires, helping ensure that hybrids and electric cars sold with efficiency-focused tires would consistently get comparable replacements. As noted by trade publication Modern Tire Dealer, replacement-tire efficiency standards have been discussed for some time, but may be moving closer.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
BASF, a leading battery materials producer, has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for its battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. Both companies agreed to optimize jointly the hydrometallurgical recycling process, leveraging TAT’s novel process for the recovery and production of lithium, which includes lithium solvent extraction (LiSX) and lithium electrolysis (LiEL).
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A recent patent filing indicates Rivian is looking to alternative cooling methods as a way to speed up EV fast-charging. A patent application published Feb. 14 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) notes that thermal management during charging can take up quite a lot of power. As a solution, it proposes shifting some of the load.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
French start-up Hyliko plans to integrate Toyota’s second-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules into heavy-duty trucks for their zero-emission fleet offering. This latest cooperation into the truck sector further expands Toyota’s portfolio of partnerships where it provides its fuel cell technology for hydrogen solutions across diverse sectors including trains, buses, generators and various marine applications.
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Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Ohio’s Lordstown Motors announced that it “has experienced performance and quality issues with certain Endurance components.” That’s led to a temporary stop to both production and customer deliveries, and it will lead to the company’s first recall. According to the company, it’s already filed paperwork with the.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Aqua Metals has recovered high-purity lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). ( Earlier post.) The production and availability of the first recycled lithium hydroxide at scale will help close the supply chain loop for critical battery metals in the US.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM) released the first report in a series of policy papers regarding the various issues impacting domestic primary aluminum production: The US Aluminum Industry’s Energy Problem and Energy Solution. Aluminum demand will continue to grow as the economy transitions to a more sustainable energy future with the electrification of automobiles and new green technologies.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Editor’s Note: In a previous CleanTechnica post, Michael Grinshpun discussed this study. However, it is so frequently claimed that EVs pollute as well (not even close). As a result, including the original report bears repeating.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Free hydrogen in nature—i.e., the natural formation and storage of molecular hydrogen—is widely thought to be rare. However, as interest in hydrogen as a needed zero-carbon fuel grows, so is interest in the potential for geologic hydrogen as a primary resource. In addition to increasing scientific interest in the field, startups such as Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC —are working to prove the potential.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the skyrocketing fuel prices that ensued last year got me thinking about how to cut down on my consumption of gasoline. I thought briefly about purchasing a car that got better gas mileage, but it made sense first to see how much fuel economy I could eek out from the aging econobox I am now driving: a 1991 Toyota Corolla.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Mercedes-Benz outlined its plans as the architect of its own operating system MB.OS, which will be introduced mid-decade with the new MMA platform (Mercedes Modular Architecture). MB.OS is designed and developed in-house to retain full control over the customer relationship, ensure data privacy, and to leverage the unique integration of all car functions.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
There are many things to do with an always-on 1-milliwatt machine-learning chip, but few spark the imagination quite like watching it play Doom. At the 2023 IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco this week, Irvine, Calif.–based Syntiant detailed the NDP200. This is an ultralow-power chip designed to run neural networks that monitor video and wake other systems when it spots something important.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Battery and advanced materials company Talga Group ( earlier post ), with 100% owned graphite resources in Sweden, has received firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary Talga shares to raise A$40 million (US$27.3 million) before costs. Proceeds will be used to fund the Vittangi Anode Project early works, including earthworks and site infrastructure at the Luleå anode refinery site, commencement of procurement of anode equipment and detailed engineering, scaled up EVA (electric
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Tesla has evidently started testing Superchargers equipped with the ‘Magic Dock,’ as one has been spotted for the first time in the United States. There is even a sign next to the station that shows how the automaker will initiate charging for non-Tesla vehicles. For several months, Tesla has been working to develop a new charging system for its existing Supercharger Network that will allow EVs not built by the company to charge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
United has launched the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, an investment vehicle designed to support start-ups focused on decarbonizing air travel by accelerating the research, production and technologies associated with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fund starts with more than $100 million in investments from United and its inaugural partners Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase, and Honeywell.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Battery recycling and second life grid storage applications for used EV batteries are expanding, but is that happening too soon?
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Belgian solid-state Lithium battery technology company SOLiTHOR and aerospace company Sonaca signed a bilateral Memorandum of Agreement jointly to develop safe, high-density rechargeable solid-state Lithium battery systems for Regional Aircraft and Urban Air Mobility. This partnership will also expand to satellite systems as well as defense systems.
Electric Cars Report
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Lucid Group announced on Wednesday that it plans to produce at least 10,000 electric vehicles this year, as the company strives to gain a larger share of the electric vehicle market. For 2023, the Newark, California-based company is targeting to produce 10,000 to 14,000 luxury electric vehicles, a significant increase from the 7,180 cars manufactured […] The post Lucid expects to make at least 10,000 electric vehicles in 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Electra Vehicles , a B2B electric vehicle AI software company headquartered in Boston that produces Cloud and onboard software to optimize the performance of electric vehicle battery systems, raised $21 million in an oversubscribed investment round. The round is led by United Ventures, the Italian venture capital firm specializing in digital technologies, through the fund UV T-Growth; and it includes additional investment from Stellantis Ventures, the venture capital fund of Stellantis.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The IIHS has made it tougher for vehicles to earn a top safety award in 2023. Many perennial favorites did not make the cut this year.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Paving the way for clean transportation to and from school for our kids, Thomas Built Buses (TBB) and Proterra announced Thursday their electric school buses had crossed 1 million miles driven in North America. more… The post Thomas Built Buses’ Proterra-powered electric school buses cross 1 million miles driven appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
After the subsidies-derived sales rush of December, leading to a historic performance, Germany’s plugin vehicle (PEV) market was bound to have a hangover month in January. And so it did, with this market starting the year with a 33% drop over the same month last year.
InsideEVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
We’re one week away from the reveal of the updated electric hatchback.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A new prototype vehicle has been spotted over the last few days and it clearly has some Tesla design features. It could be a test mule for the upcoming new “Tesla Model 2” $25,000 electric car or it could be nothing. more… The post A new Tesla model or a prank? new prototype spotted is confusing us appeared first on Electrek.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
NIO's battery plant will have an annual capacity of 40 GWh and could power about 400,000 long-range electric vehicles, Reuters reported. The post NIO plans new 40 GWh battery plant in Hefei, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A Tesla Model 3 prototype with a refreshed design under camouflage has been spotted sporting new wheels. more… The post Tesla Model 3 refresh spotted with new wheels appeared first on Electrek.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Oppo and Vivo today announced that several of their smartphone models have completed adaptation to the ET5, ET7, ES7 and EC7 and can be used as car keys. The post Oppo and Vivo smartphones can now be used as NIO car keys appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The first Tesla Supercharger station with a “Magic Dock” to allow non-Tesla electric cars to charge has been spotted in the US. more… The post First Tesla Supercharger with ‘Magic Dock’ for non-Tesla electric cars spotted in the US appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Rivian has announced a new drive unit production line dedicated to producing “Enduro” motors for the Dual-Motor AWD R1 vehicles. When Rivian first announced the dual-motor configuration of the R1T and R1S, while many were excited about the prospect of more vehicle options, some worried it would negatively impact vehicle production. To dispel those concerns and continue its aggressive vehicle production ramp this year, Rivian has started a “next-gen drive unit [production] line.
InsideEVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Galaxy will launch seven models by 2025, four long-range plug-in hybrids and three battery electric vehicles.
Electric Cars Report
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Pininfarina Battista, the world’s fastest accelerating production car broke a series of speed records at India’s Natrax test facility in February. The pure-electric Battista by Automobili Pininfarina secured its place as the fastest in the world to complete the ¼ mile and ½ mile sprints, in doing so taking the title of fastest road-legal car […] The post All-electric Pininfarina Battista hyper GT sets two new world records in India appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Tesla might have leaked design drawings of its upcoming new electric compact car as part of a new corporate video. more… The post Did Tesla just leak the design of its new electric compact car? appeared first on Electrek.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Cars aren’t the only conveyances being transformed by electricity. Along with electric motorcycles and snowmobiles, personal watercraft are floating better ways to coexist with nature and neighbors. This new breed of machines brings requisite thrills to the Great Outdoors, but without fouling the atmosphere or disturbing the peace with an internal-combustion racket.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
The NIO Space, located in the heart of Göteborg, showcases the NIO ET7, EL7 and ET5. The post NIO opens 2nd showroom in Sweden appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
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