Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Proterra and Pace Suburban Bus has awarded Proterra a $26.5-million contract for 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring more than 13 megawatt hours of battery storage energy, and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. Pace is the transportation backbone of Chicago’s suburbs and one of the largest public bus service operators in North America, serving an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening a review of defective batteries produced by LG Energy Solution that have been the cause of several large recalls, Reuters reported Tuesday. General Motors, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Volkswagen began issuing recalls related to LG batteries in 2020. The NHTSA review.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Blending ammonia with a small amount of dimethyl ether (DME) gives a liquid fuel with low-temperature combustion properties very similar to gasoline, researchers at KAUST have shown. The development of such fuels could provide an option—in addition to electric cars—for “clean” power for the transportation sector. A paper on their work is published in the journal Renewable Energy.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

Lexus has already shown its upcoming fully electric crossover, the RZ 450e, in prototype form. Now it’s almost time for the production version to make an official debut for the U.S. market—with, as the brand teased Tuesday, a steering yoke. With a reveal date now set for 4/20 and the yoke apparently included for the U.S. version.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

The Scandlines zero-emission ferry project, announced in November 2021 and which will result in the world’s largest electric-powered hybrid ferry, will run on an advanced 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Leclanché. Leclanché will supply a state-of-the-art GNMC battery system (65 Ah cells) with a capacity of 10,028 kWh with a maximum voltage of 864 volts guaranteed for 10 years.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

Munich-based startup Sono Motors on Tuesday announced a change in manufacturing plans for its solar-supplemented Sion electric car. The startup announced in a press release that it was switching contract manufacturing partners to Valmet Automotive, which will build the Sion at its factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The start of production is.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet will utilize a camera-only approach for its self-driving project development, joining Tesla as the only other company to adopt a vision-based strategy to advance itself in the race to autonomous driving. Woven planet said it can use low-cost cameras to collect data and train its self-driving system utilizing a Neural Network, much like Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets. While Suncor is in the fortunate position of being long on opportunities, we are adjusting our portfolio for fit and focus.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

Germany’s economy and climate ministry today announced a more ambitious target of clean energy making up 80% of its power mix by 2030 – a bump up from its previous target of 65%. Currently, 40.9% of Germany’s power mix consists of clean energy. more…. The post Germany boosts clean energy target to 80% from 65% by 2030 appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

A consortium of shipping stakeholders aims to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel. The Ammonia 2-4 project seeks to advance viable concepts for ammonia fuel. The project is coordinated by technology group Wärtsilä, with participation from naval architects C-Job, classification society DNV, ship owner MSC and the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on the site of the 5,800-acre Hobet Mine, one of the state’s largest former coal mines, which went bankrupt in 2015. more…. The post West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) has provided knowledge and expertise in developing a UK-focused, cost-effective production and supply chain for RIFT (Reduced Induction Field Torque) Technology’s development of RIFT-10—a design for electric motors drives that reduces copper and magnet weight reduction by around 50% and lowers cost by 75%.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

We’ve all seen it. Insufferable fanatics of fossil fuels, seeking to win an argument against electric vehicles, pull out what they think is the ultimate argument against them: “Where does that power come from?” They have all of their facts from decades ago in order. All power comes from coal-fired power plants, and the fragile […].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

By the middle of this decade greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Canadian oil sands production should be in decline even as production continues to grow, according to a new comprehensive report by S&P Global Commodity Insights that takes into account current technology trends and production growth. Entitled The Trajectory of Oil Sands GHG Emissions: 2009-2035 , the report by the S&P Global Oil Sands Dialogue says that long-term trends of reductions to the GHG intensity of oil sands production ar

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

It was just in the fall of 2021 that CleanTechnica last spoke with the electric tractor manufacturer Solectrac. Since then, the California-based company has been hard at work and recently announced two new developments: the launch of its certified dealer network and moving into a new 36,000-square-foot production facility in Windsor, CA, which will be […].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. The companies are working together to enable global production of millions of EVs starting in 2027, including compact crossover vehicles, leveraging the two companies’ technology, design and sourcing strategies.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service effectively lost its frequencies in France following a legal battle waged by environmental groups. The decision was published on Tuesday by the Conseil d’Etat, France’s Supreme Court for administrative justice. . According to the court, the recent Starlink ruling negated a decision by Arcep, France’s telecoms regulator, back in February 2021.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

When IEEE Spectrum published an article in February about blind people whose bionic vision systems had become obsolete and unsupported , it generated both attention and outrage. The article tells the story of a company called Second Sight that created the world’s first retinal implants for blind people, sold its Argus II device to some 350 people around the world, and then stopped making and supporting the implanted technology.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

A flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have rolled out of SpaceX’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Pad 39A hangar and been raised vertical ahead of the company’s second private astronaut launch. Known as Axiom-1 or Ax-1, the mission – managed by third-party provider Axiom Space – aims to be the first fully private crewed launch to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

A recent survey has revealed that 99 percent of computer vision engineers have had a machine learning project completely canceled due to insufficient training data. Researchers have already been looking towards synthetic data to fill this breach. In fact, Gartner foresees that by 2024, more than half of data used for AI and analytics projects will be synthetically generated.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

Norway is again breaking electric vehicle adoption records with 82% of new vehicles sold last quarter being battery-electric. Tesla Model Y is leading the charge with a lot of deliveries last month. more…. The post Norway keeps breaking EV adoption records, Tesla Model Y leads the charge appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

If you’re attending Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo at Giga Texas on Thursday, be sure to check out its guidelines and frequently asked questions (FAQ) section. Tesla recently published the FAQ page, and unlike the Plaid event, there are a few things you can’t bring there — such as professional audio and video recording equipment. I’m not […].

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

The Sono Sion solar car shifts away from Swedish production—to Finland instead. NHTSA reviews potentially fire-prone EV batteries. And Lexus sets a date for the reveal of its first EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lexus has teased a full reveal for its RZ 450h electric SUV, in production form, for April 20—with a version.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla is gearing up for its “Cyber Rodeo” at Gigafactory Texas tomorrow, and new images from those near the new electric vehicle production facility appear to show the automaker plans to make it a day to remember. In what will eventually become Tesla’s second active production facility, delivering the world’s best electric cars to consumers, twelve vehicles were spotted under car covers, with two of them being Cybertrucks.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla is about to hold its ‘Cyber Rodeo’ event for the opening of Gigafactory Texas tomorrow, and it might unveil a few surprises there with not one, but two Cybertruck prototypes spotted at the factory in addition to some unidentified vehicles. more…. The post Tesla could have a few surprises at Cyber Rodeo – two Cybertrucks and some unidentified vehicles spotted appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

As electric vehicles come down in price, the question must be asked: Do I retrofit my beloved petrol car or do I buy a new EV. To retrofit or not to retrofit? In Europe and China, electric vehicles are being produced that achieve price parity and below with existing petrol models, and yet businesses that […].

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla’s now-operational production facility in Germany, known as Gigafactory Berlin, is facing a potential shutdown in production as the German government is reportedly contemplating an embargo on Russian gas in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Tesla recently gained approval to begin production and deliveries at the German plant located in Grünheide in February after many months of delays.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 6, 2022

Ford's all-electric full-size pickup truck will make history in the coming days at Martinsville Speedway.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla says that it now doesn’t expect to be able to restart production at Gigafactory Shanghai until at least Friday, and even that could be difficult amid a citywide lockdown that is extending longer than planned. more…. The post Tesla now expects Gigafactory Shanghai shutdown to extend to at least Friday – missing out on over 24,000 EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 6, 2022

It's the first peek inside the Lexus RZ 450e, which appears to offer a similar steer-by-wire system to the Toyota bZ4X.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2022

Battery manufacturing behemoth, CATL , shared news that its upcoming plant in Thuringia, Germany has received 2nd partial approval for cell production. This milestone brings the Chinese company one step closer to opening its first battery manufacturing facility outside of China later this year. more…. The post CATL’s battery plant in Germany, its first outside of China, receives production approval for 8 GWh per year appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2022

The decision to order tens of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles for the USPS is wrong on so many levels.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla raised the price of the Model 3 Long Range and Performance variants in the United States again. The price of the Model 3 Long Range is now $55,990 before options, while the Performance variants now costs $62,990 before options. A few days ago, the Model 3 Long Range’s price was $54,490, meaning a $1,500 price hike. Meanwhile, the Performance variant’s price went up by $1,000 from the previous price of $61,990.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

In the past two weeks, you’ve probably shared at least one embarrassing photo with family or friends. The process, from taking the photo to sharing it, was practically instantaneous. Yet only 20 years ago, you would have had to load and unload film in your camera, drop the film off for processing, and then wait days before you’d know if you even had any images worth sharing.

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