Thu.Jan 12, 2023

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. I’m concerned about the increased risk of severe injury and death for all road users from heavier curb weights and increasing size, power, and performance of vehicles on our roads, including electric vehicles.

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Chinese startup might soon make EVs with cell-to-chassis tech

Green Car Reports

A Chinese startup plans to ditch battery packs entirely and integrate cells directly with an EV's chassis. With this goal in mind, Neta Auto on Wednesday announced a cooperative agreement with battery supplier CATL to use the latter's cell-to-chassis tech, branded as Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC). In a press release, Neta said it would be.

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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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Toyota Motor North America recently entered into an agreement with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home. By using this data to make more informed decisions on charging times, customers are empowered to do their part to help reduce power plant emissions.

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Virtual power plants of GM, Ford EVs could cut "peaker" pollution

Green Car Reports

General Motors and Ford have joined a pilot project to use EVs as an alternative energy source for the electricity grid, helping to cut pollution from fossil fuels. Organized by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the project will network EVs, along with smart thermostats, appliances, and home solar installations and energy-storage arrays, to.

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

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IVECO BUS to supply up to 150 electric buses to Busitalia

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IVECO BUS, a brand of Iveco Group, signed a three-year framework agreement to supply up to 150 E-WAY full electric city buses to Busitalia, the FS Italiane Group’s bus company that mainly operates local public transport services, directly and through subsidiaries. It will represent the largest order for E-WAY city buses in Italy to date. The vehicles will be delivered between 2023 and 2025, with the first 18 units arriving in the cities of Padua and Rovigo in July 2023.

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Ram Charger inductive charging robot: How it will work for Ram EV

Green Car Reports

The first widely available factory original wireless charger in the U.S. might arrive not from Tesla or one of the Chinese EV makers, but from Stellantis. As it revealed its Ram electric truck concept last week, Ram gave a future inductive charging robot center stage. “We know from our Real Talk tour that our customers aren’t just.

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Breaking: Tesla reduces Model 3 and Model Y prices in the United States

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Tesla’s aggressive sales strategy has been implemented in the United States. As per a recent update on Tesla’s official website, the company’s best-selling vehicles — comprised of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y crossover — have been given substantial price cuts. . For the Tesla Model 3 , the vehicle’s base RWD variant now costs $43,990, $3,000 less than its previous cost of $46,990.

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Leclanché receives orders for 22.6 MWh of battery systems with Stena Line and Brittany Ferries for next generation hybrid ferries

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Leclanché SA has been selected as the battery technology provider for two hybrid vessels being built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. Each battery system has a capacity of 11.3 MWh, and, the RoPax (Roll on/roll off passenger) ferries will be the world’s largest hybrid vessels—surpassing Leclanché’s prior record-breaking marine projects. These projects planned for delivery in 2024 and 2025 further consolidate Leclanché’s backlog and ranks the company as a leading player in the e-marine

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Amid demand concerns, Tesla cuts prices by up to $13k in US

Electrek

Tesla has massively cut prices across new models in the US, with the largest drop being on the base Model Y, which is now $13k cheaper than it was prior to the price drop. more…. The post Amid demand concerns, Tesla cuts prices by up to $13k in US appeared first on Electrek.

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Chemours investing $200M to expand Nafion production in France

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The Chemours Company will invest $200 million to increase capacity and advance technology for its Nafion ion exchange materials to be located at Chemours’ manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France. ( Earlier post.). Chemours’ investment builds on the existing efforts in the US to have a reliable supply chain and robust capacity to enable the hydrogen economy.

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

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BYD Partners With Sime Darby Motors, Ships The First 500 Atto 3s To Malaysia

CleanTechnica EVs

Just a month ago, in the first week of December 2022, Sime Darby Motors, the automotive arm of Sime Darby Berhad, and BYD launched the first BYD electric vehicle for the Malaysian passenger market, the BYD Atto 3. This follows Sime Darby Motors’ recent appointment as the official exclusive distributor of BYD vehicles in Malaysia. […].

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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The average transaction price (ATP) of a new vehicle in the US hit a record high in December at $49,507—an increase of 1.9% ($927) from November and up 4.9% ($2,297) from year-earlier levels. New-vehicle inventory levels are increasing from historic lows earlier in 2022, but prices remain elevated, according to data released today by Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company.

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Tesla secures new 1 million sq ft building in Texas

Electrek

Tesla has secured a new 1 million square foot building near Brookshire, Texas. It’s not known what it’s for yet, but there’s a rumor that it is for battery storage. more…. The post Tesla secures new 1 million sq ft building in Texas appeared first on Electrek.

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Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

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Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. ( Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding. Located approximately 90 km east of Prague , the Chvaletice Manganese Project entails re-processing a significant manganese deposit contained in waste (tailings) from a decommissioned mi

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

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Lucid (LCID) hits annual production goal following strong output growth in Q4

Electrek

Lucid Motors has shared some optimistic news ahead of its detailed Q4 report with investors next month. The young American automaker saw significant production growth over 50% to cap off 2022, helping it surpass its guidance of 7,000 units for the year. more…. The post <em>Lucid (LCID) hits annual production goal following strong output growth in Q4</em> appeared first on Electrek.

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New Electric Powerboat Tech & Renderings Shown At CES By Blue Innovation Group

CleanTechnica EVs

Florida-based Blue Innovations Group (BIG) exhibited the helm, propulsion system, and renderings of its new all-electric R30 powerboat at the Consumer Electronics show Jan. 5 – 8. BIG has begun taking reservations for the new vessel, which has two motors totaling 800 horsepower. The R30 also has its own solar power system. Deliveries will begin […].

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Proterra rolls out its first EV battery on the US East Coast

Electrek

Proterra’s new Powered 1 factory in Greer, South Carolina, has produced its first EV battery. more…. The post Proterra rolls out its first EV battery on the US East Coast appeared first on Electrek.

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Correction: Volkswagen ID.4 Was 14% Of Volkswagen USA Sales In 4th Quarter

CleanTechnica EVs

I reported last week on Volkswagen of America’s rapid shift into electrification. That general theme holds. However, there was an apparent mistake in the sales table Volkswagen had published and the details are thus a bit different. The sales table seemingly had December sales figures in the table in the Q4 2022 column. So, when […].

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Tesla returns to Pwn2Own hacking competition with Model 3 & Model S as prizes

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Tesla is sponsoring the 2023 Pwn2Own hacking competition , and this year’s top prizes include a Model 3 and a Model S. Pwn2Own organizers, Zero Day Initiative noted that it was excited to have Tesla return as a partner and mentioned a top prize of $600,000. “They always innovate, and we’ve updated our target list to keep up. We’ve added a Steam VM Escape category with multiple targets.

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz sales exceeds expectations

Electric Cars Report

The year 2022 at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) was dominated by the ID. Buzz – the first Bulli designed as an all-electric vehicle. After the headline-making world premiere in March, pre-sales began in May. Even before the vehicle arrived at dealerships in autumn, customers had already ordered 21,000, thus clearly exceeding VWCV’s forecasts for the […] The post Volkswagen ID.

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SpaceX delays Starlink launch to Sunday for “constellation optimization”

Teslarati

SpaceX has revealed a new and mysterious reason to delay its own rocket launch: something called “constellation optimization.” Known as Starlink 2-4, the mission is now scheduled to launch a batch of 51 Starlink V1.5 satellites to a semi-polar Earth orbit no earlier than (NET) 8:15 am PST (16:15 UTC) on Sunday, January 15th. That represents a big shift in launch timing, as more recent attempts were aiming to lift off around 7-8 pm.

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China Dec EV battery installations: Total volume up 5.5% from Nov, CATL share at 49.49%

CN EV Post

For the full year 2022, CATL's share of China's power battery market was 48.2 percent and BYD 23.45 percent. The post China Dec EV battery installations: Total volume up 5.5% from Nov, CATL share at 49.49% appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Volkswagen Group Sold 572,100 Fully Electric Vehicles in 2022

CleanTechnica EVs

Volkswagen Group has big ambitions of becoming the top selling electric vehicle producer in the world. But the good news is that it’s sprinting toward that goal, and it’s already #1 in Europe and #4 in the USA. China’s the largest BEV market in the world — larger than the rest of the world combined […].

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Tesla claims its new solar inverter is much cheaper than the competition

Electrek

Tesla released a white paper on its new string solar inverter and claims that it is much cheaper than competing inverter solutions from Enphase and SolarEdge. more…. The post Tesla claims its new solar inverter is much cheaper than the competition appeared first on Electrek.

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China's NEV sales at 814,000 units in Dec, contributing 31.8% of all vehicle sales, CAAM data show

CN EV Post

For the full year 2022, China's NEV sales were 6.887 million units, up 93.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for 25.6 percent of all vehicle sales. The post China's NEV sales at 814,000 units in Dec, contributing 31.8% of all vehicle sales, CAAM data show appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Solid Power awarded millions from US Dept. of Energy to build solid-state batteries

Electrek

Solid-State battery developer Solid Power continues to rally financial support to help scale its nickel- and cobalt-free cells for EVs. This week, the United States Department of Energy announced it is awarding over $5 million to help Solid Power continue developing its technology which could significantly help lower the price of EV batteries. more….

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Queensland adds 17 new electric buses to its fleet, powered by solar depot

The Driven EV News

Another 17 electric buses are being added to the public transport fleet in south-east Queensland, built locally on Brisbane's northside. The post Queensland adds 17 new electric buses to its fleet, powered by solar depot appeared first on The Driven.

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EVgo announces ‘ReNew’ maintenance program to upgrade and replace hundreds of chargers

Electrek

EV charging network EVgo announced a new maintenance program today that will roll out upgrades, replacements, and even the retiring of hundreds of chargers across the US. The new “ EVgo ReNew” program looks to improve the fast charging experience for its customers by “doubling down” on charger reliability. more…. The post EVgo announces ‘ReNew’ maintenance program to upgrade and replace hundreds of chargers appeared first on Electrek.

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Trademark Hotel Launches Electric Car Hotel Transfer Service in Nairobi

CleanTechnica EVs

The Trademark Hotel has become the first hotel in Kenya to adopt electric vehicles for its passenger shuttle service. Trademark is a 4-star hotel situated in Nairobi’s Gigiri area. Gigiri is also where the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is based. The UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations […].

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Porsche provides more details about upcoming electric Macan

Electric Cars Report

Porsche is picking up speed on electromobility. Thanks to a clearly defined roadmap, by 2025 more than half of all new Porsche cars sold are expected to be electrified – either fully or as plug-in hybrids. By 2030, the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s target is for more than 80 per cent of its new car […] The post Porsche provides more details about upcoming electric Macan appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Elon Musk & Others Warn of Looming Auto Crisis

CleanTechnica EVs

As the auto industry faces some of the harshest effects of the Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates to battle inflation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others are warning the public about the potential for a major financial crisis in the auto industry. Musk tweeted that a delicate situation with auto loans could “potentially” become “the […].

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Formula E’s faster Gen3 car starts season 9 Saturday in Mexico City

Electrek

Formula E is back for the start of season nine this weekend at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. The season includes the new faster, lighter, and much more angular Gen3 car , new tracks, and more. more…. The post Formula E’s faster Gen3 car starts season 9 Saturday in Mexico City appeared first on Electrek.

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Paper Batteries, Blue Quantum Dots, and Other Enabling Technologies from CES 2023

Cars That Think

CES , the huge annual conference, showcase, and deal-making venue for the international consumer electronics industry, is not just about shiny new gadgets. It’s also about what’s under the hood—or at least what researchers and developers hope will be inside a whole host of devices some day. Here, in no particular order, are four such enabling technologies I spotted at CES 2023.

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RCA (yes, the VCR brand) just unveiled a 34 mph electric bike

Electrek

RCA, the century-old electronics brand that may be most famous for its consumer products like the VCR, has launched a series of electric bicycles with the unveiling of three new models. Two of the e-bikes are fairly ordinary models, but the third is a more aggressive and higher-power e-bike with a striking design. more…. The post RCA (yes, the VCR brand) just unveiled a 34 mph electric bike appeared first on Electrek.

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