Tue.Sep 12, 2023

article thumbnail

TPER in Bologna to buy 130 Solaris hydrogen buses; option for 140 more

Green Car Congress

The municipal public transport operator TPER in the city of Bologna is going to purchase 130 hydrogen buses from Solaris. The delivery will encompass 127 units of 12-meter Urbino 12 hydrogen buses for TPER Bologna and 3 units for TPER Ferrara. The carrier shall also have the right to extend the order by an additional 140 vehicles as an option. The Italian cities of Bologna and Ferrara have just started one of the largest projects encompassing hydrogen fuel cell buses in Europe.

Hydrogen 282
article thumbnail

Review: 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric outshines gasoline versions

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Hyundai Kona is already reaching dealerships, while the Kona Electric version, Hyundai says, won’t arrive until late fall. You should wait, because the EV version of Hyundai’s small utility vehicle is hands-down the best of the bunch. We had two brief stints in a prototype Kona Electric in the rolling Maryland horse country.

Hyundai 185
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Smartville introduces 360 BESS using 2nd-life Li-ion EV packs; Nissan first customer

Green Car Congress

Smartville Inc., an EV battery-repurposing company, is unveiling the Smartville 360 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) during the RE+ 2023 conference in Las Vegas. The Smartville 360 BESS is a fully integrated, turnkey energy storage system that combines high-quality repurposed automotive lithium-ion battery from multiple automotive makes and models that meet Smartville’s specifications matched with proprietary safety and life-cycle optimization controls.

Li-ion 278
article thumbnail

2023 Porsche Taycan, Audi E-Tron GT recalled for battery seal

Green Car Reports

Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT electric cars are being recalled to address a battery-sealant issue. The two EVs are based on the same J1 platform and share many major components—including battery sealant. Both Porsche and Audi switched to a Teroson sealant during the period when the affected cars were produced, and it may have been.

Porsche 156
article thumbnail

Tara's Event

Speaker: tara

dsoacf

article thumbnail

US DFC approves $150M conditional loan commitment for Balama graphite mine in Mozambique

Green Car Congress

The US Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC’s) Board of Directors approved the provision of up to $150 million in financing to Twigg Exploration and Mining—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited—to fund investments in the company’s graphite mining and processing operation in Balama, Mozambique. ( Earlier post.

article thumbnail

Kona Electric review, Taycan battery recall, Illinois LFP plant: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Hyundai Kona electric outshines its gasoline counterpart. Illinois will be the home of a huge LFP battery factory. And the Porsche Taycan is getting recalled for battery issues only affecting one model year. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Based on some brief first driving impressions of the 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric, we can verify.

Illinois 153

More Trending

article thumbnail

Study Says Tesla Poised To Disrupt Insurance Market Just As It Did The Auto Market

CleanTechnica EVs

A new study from MarketWatch suggests that Tesla’s pioneering use of advanced telematics in assigning insurance risk may disrupt the insurance industry as much as the company has already disrupted global automotive markets.

Market 145
article thumbnail

NOVONIX and SandboxAQ partner to use AI to predict lifespan of Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, and SandboxAQ , an enterprise SaaS company that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with quantum analysis (AQ), will collaborate to predict the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by leveraging SandboxAQ’s AI-driven chemical simulation software and NOVONIX’s Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC) technology and extensive battery cell prototyping and testing capabilities.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

Australian student wins award for design that could turn petrol cars into hybrids

The Driven EV News

A kit designed to quickly and cheaply turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles has won a prestigious design award and could one day help cut Australia's transport emissions. The post Australian student wins award for design that could turn petrol cars into hybrids appeared first on The Driven.

Petrol 145
article thumbnail

Driverless vehicle startup Conigital says it secures £500M Series A+ funding offer with global private equity infrastructure firm

Green Car Congress

Conigital , a UK-based driverless vehicle company with operations in Australia, Brazil, and India, said it has secured an offer of £500 million (US$626 million) in Series A+ funding. This investment, a combination of equity and debt, is the outcome of a strategic partnership with a global Private Equity (PE) infrastructure firm, managing £150 billion (US$188 billion) in assets.

Global 150
article thumbnail

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

article thumbnail

IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US

Electrek

IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. more… The post IKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US appeared first on Electrek.

Solar 144
article thumbnail

Hatch report finds NOVONIX dry cathode synthesis process offers cost and waste reduction improvements

Green Car Congress

NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, announced that Hatch Ltd., a global engineering consultancy firm, has delivered its report that evaluates NOVONIX’s all-dry, zero-waste cathode synthesis process. Hatch was commissioned to conduct a commercial-scale capital and operating cost comparison study, as well as a high-level evaluation of plant emissions and impacts to natural resources between NOVONIX’s patent-pending process and the conventional wet process.

Waste 150
article thumbnail

Tesla Semi proves itself in fascinating, new independent test

Electrek

Several Tesla Semi trucks are participating in a fascinating, new independent test study, and the electric truck is starting to prove itself. more… The post Tesla Semi proves itself in fascinating, new independent test appeared first on Electrek.

Tesla 143
article thumbnail

£600M investment for all-electric MINI production in the UK

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future. —Milan Nedeljković, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for production The Oxford plant is gearing-up to build two new all-electric MINI models fro

article thumbnail

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

Brief

article thumbnail

Hyundai is developing a Tesla-like Giga Press to boost EV production and cut costs

Electrek

Hyundai is taking a page from Tesla as it plans to model a new EV production method after its Giga Casting. The new process,”hypercasting,” can significantly cut costs while boosting output. more… The post Hyundai is developing a Tesla-like Giga Press to boost EV production and cut costs appeared first on Electrek.

Hyundai 141
article thumbnail

DRX Consortium to accelerate commercialization of disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials

Green Car Congress

A consortium of battery scientists, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will accelerate the commercialization of a new family of battery cathode materials called DRX or “disordered rock salt.” DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply.

article thumbnail

BMW, Ford, and Honda form new company streamline electrical grids, invite other automakers to join

Electrek

Three major automakers have come forward and announced an equally-owned company focused on creating a single, cost-effective platform to connect EV drivers, automakers, and utility companies. BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, and American Honda Motor Company have partnered up to create ChargeScape, LLC – potentially unlocking new value as an EV owners in North America. more… The post BMW, Ford, and Honda form new company streamline electrical grids, invite other automakers to join appeared first on

Honda 140
article thumbnail

Volvo Announces First Ever 24-Hour Electric Truck Fleet

CleanTechnica EVs

Danfoss' fleet of Volvo electric semi trucks will be running 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, with minimal downtime.

Volvo 139
article thumbnail

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

article thumbnail

Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study

Electrek

A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures. more… The post Heat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study appeared first on Electrek.

Oil 139
article thumbnail

Report: Tesla Quietly Introduces New Powerwall Home Energy Storage

InsideEVs

The third generation of the Powerwall is believed to be powered by LFP-batteries, although it's not officially confirmed.

article thumbnail

Volvo is going to turn used EV batteries into new battery storage

Electrek

Volvo Energy and UK battery storage company Connected Energy today announced that they’ve signed a letter of intent to turn used Volvo EV batteries into new battery storage. more… The post Volvo is going to turn used EV batteries into new battery storage appeared first on Electrek.

Volvo 138
article thumbnail

What A Beautiful Sight: Over 500 EVs at Africa’s Largest Ever EV Parade In Nairobi, Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

I remember spotting one of an early adopter’s EV at Sarit Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, in 2016. It was a grey Nissan Leaf. There were not that many EVs in Kenya at the time.

Kenya 138
article thumbnail

Tesla Semi Delivers Impressive Range In First Independent Real-World Test

InsideEVs

Multiple Class 8 haulers, including the Tesla Semi, are being tested under NACFE’s Run On Less program this month.

Tesla 133
article thumbnail

Electric Vehicles & The End Of The Two-Mile Train

CleanTechnica EVs

Keep an eye out for electric vehicles that look like ordinary freight cars, testing soon on railways in the US.

article thumbnail

How quantum computers signify the next chapter in the evolution of computing

Innovation News Network

Learn more about the evolution of computing and how quantum computers have the potential to revolutionise it further. The post How quantum computers signify the next chapter in the evolution of computing appeared first on Innovation News Network.

132
132
article thumbnail

Big News For Big Trucks — Cummins, Paccar, Daimler Launch Battery JV

CleanTechnica EVs

Three of the biggest names in heavy equipment are launching a new joint venture to co-develop advanced, lightweight electric truck batteries.

Battery 133
article thumbnail

US Energy Secretary's Staff Blocked Charger With ICE Car On EV Road Trip

InsideEVs

The governmental display of ICEing did not go down well with a family who called the police because they couldn't charge their EV.

Energy 131
article thumbnail

VW lags in its most important market as Tesla, EV makers become go-to for new tech

Electrek

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen , may be on the edge of another crisis. VW is losing market share in its most important market, China, as Tesla and other EV makers in the region widen their lead. Those same Chinese automakers are now turning their sights on Europe, VW’s home market. more… The post VW lags in its most important market as Tesla, EV makers become go-to for new tech appeared first on Electrek.

Market 130
article thumbnail

The five-year cost of running electric vehicles: How different models compare

The Driven EV News

EVs cost less to own and have higher residual values, according to new report from Australian motoring clubs. The post The five-year cost of running electric vehicles: How different models compare appeared first on The Driven.

Cost Of 130
article thumbnail

A Tesla robotaxi ‘concept’ was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography

Electrek

A picture of a Tesla robotaxi “concept” was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography today. It is interesting, but I would also take it with a grain of salt. more… The post A Tesla robotaxi ‘concept’ was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography appeared first on Electrek.

Concept 130
article thumbnail

Global EV Sales In July 2023: Over 1.1 Million Plug-In Cars Sold

InsideEVs

The market is expanding at a healthy rate of more than 40 percent year-over-year.

Plug-in 129
article thumbnail

Wallbox demonstrates next-gen bidirectional charging for first time using Kia EV9 [Video]

Electrek

Weeks after announcing a collaboration with Kia America to bring bidirectional charging capabilities to EV9 drivers, Wallbox has demonstrated the potential of its technology first hand. Today, the energy management technology company posted a video you can see below that showcases its Quasar 2 home EV charger not only charging an EV9, but also using the SUV to power home devices the opposite direction as well as other intuitive features.

Kia 128
article thumbnail

2024 Hyundai Kona Electric Debuts: Refreshed Design, 260-Mile Estimated Range

InsideEVs

Design and features get a major boost, while the battery and powertrain remain largely unchanged.

Design 128