Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

The LA Department of Transportation (LADOT) launched its Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) Pilot in South Los Angeles—one of the largest programs of its kind in the country, increasing access to transportation options for thousands of Angelenos. The pilot will bring e-bikes, shared EV cars and on-demand EV shuttle service, in addition to a partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) to subsidize transit fares for 2000 pilot area residents who have his

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2022

Ford on Monday announced the start of "full production of 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, part of the massive Detroit Rouge Complex that builds non-electric F-150 trucks. Ford said in a press release that it has 200,000 reservations for the Lightning. In response to greater-than-expected demand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

Ford has begun full production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup at the ultra-modern Rouge Electric Vehicle Center within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex. Ford has 200,000 reservations for the Lightning and is expanding the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to ramp up production to a planned annual run rate of 150,000 in 2023. The company has invested a total of $950 million and created 750 jobs at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2022

Sweden-based Volta Trucks on Tuesday unveiled the latest in a series of electric commercial trucks designed with no allowance for internal combustion engines. The new 7.5-tonne and 12-tonne Volta Zero (about 16,500-pound and 26,500-pound) models join a larger 16-tonne (35,000-pound) version that's currently undergoing "extensive engineering.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

South 8 Technologies, a developer of electrolyte formulations for next-generation lithium batteries, has raised $12 million in Series A financing, led by Anzu Partners with participation from LG Technology Ventures, Shell Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC). South 8 will leverage the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its patented Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas) technology for high-performance batteries for electric vehicle, grid storage, aerospac

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2022

Ford is making F-150 Lightning electric pickups for customers, and a second electric truck could just be just over a couple years away. Volta has big commercial trucks with no allowance for internal combustion. And Nissan is hoping solid-state cells create even better EVs later in the decade. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Nissan once.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Musk also still owns "x.com," and he hasn't publicly announced what he plans to use it for, so we'll have to wait and see.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

The value of venture capital (VC) deals in advanced batteries shot up by 850% year-on-year (YoY) in 2021 with focus on lithium chemistries, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Big deals from VC investors are pushing forward the advanced batteries funding to a new high. The major focus of such deals is primarily to accelerate the commercialization of lithium-powered batteries that exhibit high energy density, superior performance, increased safety, and are cost-effective.

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla quietly revealed in its Q1 report that nearly half the vehicles it produced in the first quarter of 2022 were equipped with cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The news, however, was overshadowed in the news cycle, particularly by Tesla’s $19 billion revenue and CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of social media platform Twitter.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) first quarter sales volume of 284,506 vehicles showed a marginal change of -1% year-on-year while outperforming the total market, which declined by -14%. Across the same period, TME achieved its best first-quarter market share of 7.6%, an increase of +1% point year-on-year. The strong demand for Toyota and Lexus’s low CO 2 electrified line-up continued in a declining market, with TME’s electrified mix increasing to 78% in Western Europe and 69% across total Europe.

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Elon Musk received invites to move the social media platform’s HQ from California to Texas or Florida. Governor Greg Abbott from Texas and Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida, presented their arguments to Elon Musk via Twitter. Gov. Abbot argued that Musk’s other companies already have a base in Texas. “Bring Twitter to Texas to join Tesla, SpaceX & the Boring company,” he tweeted on Tuesday, April 26. .

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, has begun sales of the all-new e:NS1 electric vehicle (EV) model. Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.(HMCI), a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., another Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, will begin taking reservations for the all-new e:NP1 EV model in May 2022. ( Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

A lawsuit between Tesla Shareholders and Elon Musk ended on Wednesday with a Delaware court ruling in favor of CEO Elon Musk. Shareholders believed Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 was a bailout of a company owned by two of Musk’s cousins, which was unfair to them. The trial started in July 2021 , and within the first few days, Musk had made remarks that it was a stock-for-stock transaction that resulted in “no financial gain.” Shareholders requested that Musk rep

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

DENSO Corporation and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. (USJC), a subsidiary of global semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), have agreed to collaborate on the production of power semiconductors at USJC’s 300mm fab in order to serve the growing demand in the automotive market. An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) line will be installed at USJC’s wafer fab, which will be the first in Japan to produce IGBTs on 300mm wafers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Believe it or not, there was a time over 100 years ago when EVs dominated the market. Steam power, while very problematic, accounted for around 40% of cars, 20% were gasoline, and the remaining 40% were electric. Electric vehicles had a lot of limitations, especially range, because the technology wasn’t nearly as mature as it […].

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

Dallas County has authorized the purchase of three Tesla Model 3 vehicles to be used by the local police. It’s the latest example of electric vehicles gaining popularity with law enforcement. more…. The post Tesla Model 3 has been selected as new police vehicle by Dallas County appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla has announced that it will be expanding its virtual power plant in Australia to New South Wales, southeast Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory with the Tesla Energy Plan. The update was announced on the company’s official LinkedIn page. While Tesla did not provide many details about its Australian virtual power plant expansion, its LinkedIn post did include a link to the Australia virtual power plant’s official webpage.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

As the owner of a Nissan LEAF, I’m lucky to get a 50 kW charge rate, but that’s only on the first charge. If I try to go anywhere on the highway, I quickly find that the second and third charges are a lot slower. If I keep going, I can expect to get charging […].

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla shares ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) slightly rebounded on Wednesday following a $126 billion loss after investors showed skepticism after CEO Elon Musk acquired social media platform Twitter earlier this week. Tesla shares fell over 12 percent during Tuesday’s trading session after it was revealed that Musk may have to sell some Tesla shares to fund his portion of the $44 billion acquisition deal , which was announced on Monday.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still growing significantly (+10% in March), especially considering the overall market continues to fall off a cliff, down 19% year over year (YoY) last month (marking its 9th consecutive month on the red). Approximately 250,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March, the second best […].

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla Gigafactory Texas may still be following a deliberate ramp, but work in the facility is still ongoing at a rapid pace. As the factory continues to produce Model Ys, preparations at Giga Texas’ staging area are hinting at the volume of vehicles that will be coming out of the recently-opened plant when it hits its pace. Gigafactory Texas is Tesla’s newest and arguably most advanced electric vehicle plant.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Going to a car dealer is like going to the dentist. Sure, you like the experience of driving a new car the same as you like the experience of a freshly-cleaned and minty-fresh mouth with any cavities filled, but there’s some annoyance and maybe a lot of pain before you get there. In some cases, […].

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

A judge sided with Elon Musk in a court case brought by investors over Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, which they claimed was pushed by Musk to bail out the solar installer. The court found that Musk was more involved than he should have been in the acquisition considering his interest on both sides, but the judge ultimately determined that Tesla didn’t overpay for SolarCity. more….

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Recently, I sat down with Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics, one of the leading electric vehicle industry players globally. This was part of a press trip to cover the acquisition of Energica by Ideanomics, where I joined the execs from both companies at the Nasdaq for the announcement, investor preso, and a ridiculously fun ride […].

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla will not be shipping its electric vehicles made at Gigafactory Shanghai in China to India, the country’s Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, reiterated during a government conference on Tuesday. Gadkari is only repeating what he said in late 2021 as Tesla continued to negotiate with Indian politicians on terms that would allow the electric automaker to test demand in the country before committing to build a production facility there.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

When it comes to electric vehicles, LGBT issues, and many other issues favored on the political left but hated on the political right, we often see the “checkmate liberals” self-own. You see a simple, but very wrong argument being made, sometimes followed by self-congratulatory language. The supporters of the person making the argument eat it […].

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

Polestar has announced a bunch of upgrades to the Polestar 2, including two new exterior colors, new wheels, and updates to its interior. By swapping out certain materials and components for those using renewable energy, Polestar has been able to lower the carbon emissions per car while also using blockchain to trace minerals from their source to the finished EV to ensure ethical mining. more….

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla China Global Vice President Grace Tao recently gave an interview and said that she was extremely confident that everything will be back to normal very soon in regards to the reopening of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai after it had been shut down due to Covid-19. Tao was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Thankfully, @JayInShanghai […].

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

The Miku Max electric motorbike has been a controversial design ever since we first began covering it in 2018. Now the Miku Super has improved the bike’s performance as it expands into the European market. more…. The post Love it or hate it, this funky electric motorcycle is expanding into Europe with faster performance appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2022

The 2022 Our Ocean Conference, held recently in Palau, brought together countries from around the world to discuss and commit to actions to protect the ocean, the life-giving source of food, livelihoods and recreation for much of humanity. A significant part of the discussions focused on the ocean-climate nexus, and the role of international shipping in securing global […].

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

Tesla announced the expansion of its virtual power plant (VPP) powered by its Powerwall to several new states and regions in Australia. more…. The post Tesla expands its virtual power plant to new regions in Australia appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 27, 2022

Ford is the first automaker to have a mainstream electric pickup ready to go on sale, and it wants to take full advantage of this.

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2022

A judge shut down Elon Musk’s effort to cancel the part of his settlement with the SEC over his ‘funding secured’ tweet that basically gave the agency the right to act as a sort of ‘Twitter police.’. more…. The post Judge tells Elon Musk he can’t get out of his ‘Twitter police’ deal with the SEC appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 27, 2022

In 2021, Governor Baker signed comprehensive climate legislation called An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy. That law set a more aggressive timeline for mandatory emissions reductions (50% by 2030, net-zero, and 85% by 2050), strengthened the definition of “environmental justice communities”, and will definitely impact the state.

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