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DOE to award $47M to develop affordable clean hydrogen technologies in support of Hydrogen Shot

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $47 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002920 ) to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. Projects funded under this opportunity will reduce costs, enhance hydrogen infrastructure, and improve the performance of hydrogen fuel cells—advancing the Department’s Hydrogen Shot goal of reducing the cost of clean hydrogen to $1 per kilogram within a decade.

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Aptera details, Civic Hybrid, Polestar 2, Tesla Gigafactory boost: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker is reportedly considering a pivot to cylindrical cells for future EVs? Which EV maker is Uber partnering with for a vehicle specifically for ride-hailing? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Friday, January 27, 2023. Tesla announced a $3.6 billion expansion of.

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onsemi and VW Group collaborate on silicon carbide technology for traction inverters

Green Car Congress

onsemi signed a strategic agreement with Volkswagen AG to provide modules and semiconductors that enable a complete electric vehicle (EV) traction inverter solution for VW’s next-generation platform family. The semiconductors are part of an overall system optimization and provide a solution that will support the front and rear traction inverters in the VW models.

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Shanghai extends $1,500 subsidy to encourage residents to replace cars with EVs

CN EV Post

The policy was first released in Shanghai last May and was valid until the end of 2022. The post Shanghai extends $1,500 subsidy to encourage residents to replace cars with EVs appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Tesla Model 3 emerges as track monster after Pikes Peak crash

Teslarati

Unplugged Performance has turned its crashed Tesla Model 3 into the most aerodynamically aggressive Tesla ever created. Watching the Unplugged Performance Tesla Model 3 crash at the Pikes Peak hill climb was devastating. Not only because of the potential for injury to the driver, but also for all of the lost progress on what had been one of UP’s most successful track toys.

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XPeng aims to deliver 200,000 vehicles in 2023, report says

CN EV Post

A facelift of the XPeng P7 is expected to debut in March, the new SUV G7 is expected to be unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, and an MPV model is scheduled to begin mass production in September, according to local media. The post XPeng aims to deliver 200,000 vehicles in 2023, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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China Jan passenger NEV retail sales expected to fall over 40% from Dec, CPCA says

CN EV Post

Auto dealers' sales pace was disrupted in January due to the impact of the Covid infection wave and the early timing of the Chinese New Year, the CPCA said. The post China Jan passenger NEV retail sales expected to fall over 40% from Dec, CPCA says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Tesla shareholder sells home to load up on stock, and it’s already paying off

Teslarati

Tesla shareholders are a rare breed, sometimes putting almost everything, and we mean everything, on the line in hopes of striking it big and making major waves in their own portfolios. Jason DeBolt is one of those shareholders. DeBolt, a shareholder since March 26, 2013 , sold his home and bought around 10,000 shares. The additional 10,000 shares supplemented the 38,000 he already owned.

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Mercedes-Benz EQS Introduction

CleanTechnica EVs

With the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV introduction, we see the newest branch on the growing tree of fully electric EQx cars. As one can expect of an S-Class Mercedes, the EQS is big. It looks in no way anything like the sleek, elegant EQS saloon of which I wrote a 1st impression review.

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Li Auto aims to be world-leading AI firm by 2030

CN EV Post

City NOA capabilities that enable end-to-end training without relying on high-precision maps will be available by the end of 2023 and will be an important starting point for Software 2.0's transformation of the physical world, said Li Auto's CEO. The post Li Auto aims to be world-leading AI firm by 2030 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

Brief

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed , “You can’t get there from here.” This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport.

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XPeng to launch 2 new EVs in Europe on Feb 3, restarting efforts to expand overseas

CN EV Post

XPeng had a series of moves to grow in Europe in early 2022, but those efforts came to a halt at the end of June last year with the suspension of P5 reservations. The post XPeng to launch 2 new EVs in Europe on Feb 3, restarting efforts to expand overseas appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electric School Buses Can Fight Inequity In The USA, Or Worsen It

CleanTechnica EVs

More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States. But those trips aren’t always safe ones.

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Porsche dominates Formula E’s first races

Teslarati

Porsche and Porsche-powered teams have quickly dominated in the first two races of the Formula E calendar. TAG Heuer Porsche driver, Pascal Wehrlein, took first place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, yesterday, following a nail-biting second-place finish in Mexico City two weeks ago. Similarly, Jake Dennis of Avalanche Andretti Autosport traded off first and second position with Wehrlein, taking his Porsche-powered gen 3 car to a first-place finish in Mexico and second in Saudi Arabia.

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

Oil

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GM Switching To Cylindrical Battery Cells

CleanTechnica EVs

GM and LGES have broken off talks about building a fourth US battery factory together after GM decided to switch to 4680 cells in the future.

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Genesis X Convertible Concept To Enter Production As Flagship EV

InsideEVs

Luc Donckerwolke, Genesis' chief creative officer, reportedly told dealers that the X Convertible concept will go into production.

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Aptera Throws Investment Competition To Try To Survive

CleanTechnica EVs

In a recent announcement, Aptera kicked off an investment competition. To get in the game, you’ve gotta invest at least $10,000 in the company. The prize? If you’re among the top 2,000 investors, you get one of the first Apteras to leave the factory.

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Awesome Alibaba: Low-cost backyard construction equipment, batteries included

Electrek

Regularly readers of my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column will know that I usually dig around Chinese shopping sites to find the wackiest and coolest little EVs in the world. That’s resulted in finding everything from electric submarines to mini electric Jeeps. But this time I’d say that today’s vehicles are less weird and more awesome, especially if you’ve been looking for your own electrically-powered construction equipment for your property or work site.

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Strong Tesla Profits & Demand Boost Tesla Bull Outlooks, But Concerns Linger

CleanTechnica EVs

Following what many considered a rough 2022 for Tesla, investors are warming up to the idea of a big 2023 for the automaker, especially after the company’s recent quarterly earnings call.

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Tesla Production Sites By Model Assignment, Capacity: January 2023

InsideEVs

The production potential of all plants is estimated at close to 2 million units annually.

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For Fuel Cell Trucks, Nikola Cooks Up Hydrogen Fueling Station On-The-Go

CleanTechnica EVs

If all goes according to plan, mobile hydrogen fueling stations will solve the chicken-and-egg conundrum for fuel cell trucks in USA.

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Quick Charge Podcast: January 28, 2023

Electrek

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more… The post Quick Charge Podcast: January 28, 2023 appeared first on Electrek.

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25% Plugin Vehicle Share In France!

CleanTechnica EVs

Peugeot e-208 is the 2022 best seller in France!

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Wheel-E Podcast: Ride1Up’s SUPER73, ‘New Rad’, teeny tiny e-cars & more

Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes a new moped-style e-bike from Ride1Up, Electric Bike Company adding torque sensors, Juiced Bikes coming out with a special edition HyperScrambler 2, Harley-Davidson’s electric future, the coming wave of tiny e-cars, beginner friendly flying electric surfboards and lots more. more… The post Wheel-E Podcast: Ride1Up

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YouTuber Buys Four Flood-Damaged Teslas Sight Unseen, Sparks Start Flying

InsideEVs

B Is For Build is known for some wild car creations, and now he wants to modify some Teslas.

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Cellestial E-Mobility Acquired by Murugappa Group

Electric Vehicles India

TI Clean Mobility, which currently owns 69.96% of Cellestial E-Mobility, has acquired its remaining 30.04% stake for Rs 509 crore. TI Clean Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murugappa Group’s Tube Investments of India (TII), has acquired a 100% interest in Cellestial E-Mobility Pvt Ltd, a start-up engaged in the design and development of electric tractors.

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Watch Audi Activesphere Concept Change From Pickup To Fastback

InsideEVs

Audi probably won’t put something like this into production, but it would be really cool if it did.

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An innovative and lovely mini electric car impressed Shark Tank India season 2

Electric Vehicles India

A cute and creative mini electric car impressed Season 2 Shark Tank India, but the founder walked away without investing The most significant innovation factor is that the car can be controlled remotely and is advertised as almost a four-wheeler. Shark Tank season 2 saw some pretty creative pitches, from the various tech innovations to the food. But the only innovation that stood out in recent episodes was the uniquely cute PMV electric car.

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Tesla To Use 4680-Type Battery Cells In Megapacks: LFP or NCM?

InsideEVs

Does it mean also LFP battery chemistry in a 4680-type format?

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Here’s How Apptronik Is Making Their Humanoid Robot

Cars That Think

Apptronik , a Texas-based robotics company with its roots in the Human Centered Robotics Lab at University of Texas at Austin, has spent the last few years working towards a practical, general purpose humanoid robot. By designing their robot (called Apollo) completely from the ground up, including electronics and actuators, Apptronik is hoping that they’ll be able to deliver something affordable, reliable, and broadly useful.

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VinFast North America Launches, Will Combine US And Canadian Operations

InsideEVs

The Vietnamese automaker continues to expand at a remarkable rate.

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Will Homes Soon Come with EV Charging Stations?

Clean Fleet Report

Will Homes Soon Come with EV Charging Stations? A Key Step To an Electric Future Electric vehicles are taking the roads by storm, with a projected 26.4 million EVs in the United States by 2023. To support this shift into clean energy, charge ports are creeping up everywhere, even in thousands of new and renovated homes. What will the installation of EV stations look like and how soon will they be charging up in a home near you?

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Elon Musk Meets With Biden Administration To Discuss EV Strategy

InsideEVs

Tesla's CEO has had several run-ins with Biden in the past.

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TVS Motors plans to manufacture 25,000 units of TVS iQube electric scooters per month

Electric Vehicles India

TVS Motor, one of India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturers, has announced plans to double its sales of electric two-wheelers by March. The company also plans to launch a number of brand-new products over the next 12-18 months to expand its iQube line. According to a TVS Motor executive, the company will launch a wide range of products with battery capacities ranging from 5kWh to 25kWh.