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Study links deterioration of concrete and asphalt to trace quantities of organic matter; diesel exhaust, windshield washer fluids

Green Car Congress

Cement and asphalt are vital to modern construction materials; cement is used for the construction of various buildings and structures, while asphalt is primarily used for highways and runways. They have been widely used for these purposes since the 1800s. It has been observed modern concrete structures and asphalt structures tend to deteriorate much faster than historical structures, but the reason for this phenomenon was unknown.

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This electric truck stop won't offer gas or diesel—just 25 MW of solar-supplemented charging

Green Car Reports

The startup WattEV aims to build a 25-megawatt electric-only truck stop in Bakersfield, California, with charging powered by a solar array. The site will be open to the public, but WattEV also plans to use the charging stations for its own fleet of vehicles. While a 25-MW capacity, with 40 charging stalls, is the long-term goal, the site will.

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QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start

Green Car Congress

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape Corporation ( earlier post ) has entered into an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. to select the location of their joint-venture solid-state battery pilot-line facility by the end of 2021. The companies currently contemplate Salzgitter, Germany for the location. The pilot-line facility, QS-1, will initially be a 1-gigawatt hour (GWh) battery cell commercial production plant for electric vehicle batteries.

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Workers At Tesla Giga Texas Get Up Close & Personal With The Tesla Cybertruck

CleanTechnica EVs

A new video of the Tesla Cybertruck at Giga Texas has found its way to TikTok and Twitter user Marc Benton, who shared the video on Twitter. In the video, construction workers get up close and personal with the Cybertruck. I wish I was a worker at Giga Austin about right now.pic.twitter.com/Bcn9GzHMFD — Marc Benton […].

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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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Liquid Wind selects Worley to design first eMethanol plant

Green Car Congress

The Liquid Wind consortium in Sweden has selected Worley to provide basic engineering services for one of the world’s first commercial-scale eMethanol facilities. Worley is a leading supplier of engineering, procurement and construction services and will support designing a facility concept that can be efficiently replicated to establish 500 eMethanol plants by 2050.

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Volkswagen Group Is #1 — By Far — In Fully Electric Vehicle Sales In 10 European Countries

CleanTechnica EVs

After reporting on top electric vehicle sales in 10 European countries, a reader indicated it would be even more interesting to see the combined sales numbers of different automotive groups or alliances in that region. It was an interesting idea, so I ran with it. Aside from being another interesting way to combine and look […].

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Multiple Tesla Superchargers blocked in one fell swoop by creative pickup truck

Teslarati

Creativity and resourcefulness typically inspire admiration. It takes serious thought, after all, to come up with a solution when in a pinch. But creativity and resourcefulness can also go the opposite way, and when it does, facepalm-inducing incidents may happen. One such incident occurred at a PA Tesla Supercharger, which was visited by a rather resourceful pickup driver. .

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Peugeot Shines in Hot French Plugin Electric Vehicle Market — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with April’s plugin share reaching 15% (6.8% BEV). That keeps the year-to-date (YTD) share at a record 14% (6.9% BEV), which is a 3% increase over the 2020 result (11%). The 20% share I predicted for the whole of this year looks on target. Interestingly, […].

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Ducati CEO reveals the one reason it can’t build electric motorcycles yet

Electrek

Ducati has proven to have an on-again, off-again relationship with the electric motorcycle industry over the past several years. more… The post Ducati CEO reveals the one reason it can’t build electric motorcycles yet appeared first on Electrek.

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Chinese Media Outlet Apologizes To Tesla For FUD — Perhaps Other Outlets Should Take Notes

CleanTechnica EVs

Twitter user Ray4Tesla shared that an automobile social media outlet in China took responsibility for the fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) it spread against Tesla in China. The network publicly apologized to Tesla for spreading the rumors of brake failure without any evidence. The outlet also urged other outlets to delete the false information and […].

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

Brief

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Rivian prepares to ramp production for R1T deliveries this summer

Teslarati

Rivian seems set to begin ramping the production of its R1T pickup truck as it heads towards its intended summer deliveries. Recently, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe gave the public a sneak peek at what seems to be the R1T’s production. Over the weekend, Scaringe shared a photo of numerous R1T body panels lined up neatly in rows, ready for assembly. Rivian informed Teslarati that the R1T assembly lines are ready for production.

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Army of Tesla’s Refreshed Model S Cars Spotted in a Flyover of Fremont Factory

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla is about to unleash an army of the newly refreshed Model S (Plaid) vehicles, and we are here for it. The vehicles were spotted at the Tesla factory in Fremont in a drone flyover. Gabincal shared the video on YouTube and noted that the Refreshed vehicles were everywhere. The video, which is 14 minutes […].

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New all-Electric Fiat 500 Picks up Duo of Trophies

EV Obssesion

New all-electric Fiat 500 picks up duo of trophies at the inaugural Electrifying.com awards New Fiat 500 announced as Best Small Car and overall Car of The Year at the first-ever Electrifying.com awards Award acknowledges New 500 as representing a significant achievement in the EV space Judges also credited the affordability, design and driving range […].

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The Ongoing Parallels Between Tesla & Apple

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. Is Tesla the next Apple? Is Elon Musk the next Steve Jobs? Such comparisons are often amplified within investment communities. But are there really such striking parallels between these two Silicon Valley companies? Is Tesla, hovering around a $500 billion market valuation, on track to pull ever-closer to Apple’s astounding $2 trillion […].

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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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Volkswagen ID.4 range Expands with Addition of 52 kWh battery

EV Obssesion

Volkswagen ID.4 range expands with addition of 52 kWh battery, two new motors and an entry-level model eligible for the Plug-in Vehicle Grant ‘Pure’ and ‘Pure Performance’ battery and motor options now available New powertrains available in City or Style trim levels Entry-level ID.4 City Pure is eligible for PIVG, starting from £32,150 OTR Milton […].

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Let’s Not Shoot Tesla Owners In The Head, Tim Dillon

CleanTechnica EVs

Warning, this is a little graphic and is presented as “comedy” but could be seen as encouraging the killing of innocent people living their lives. Standup comedian Tim Dillon went on a rant and said that he hopes Tesla owners start getting shot in the head. He even suggested that people start shooting Tesla owners. […].

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QuantumScape & Volkswagen Sign Agreement to Select Location for Joint Venture Pilot-Line Facility

EV Obssesion

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– QuantumScape Corporation, (NYSE: QS, or “QuantumScape”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. to select the location of their joint-venture solid-state battery pilot-line facility by the end of 2021. The companies currently contemplate Salzgitter, Germany for the location.

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A City Planning Model In Shanghai Reveals Land Reserved For Tesla Giga Shanghai

CleanTechnica EVs

Kelvin Yang has shared a photo on Twitter that may be of particular interest to Tesla/EV followers. He noted that Shanghai’s city planning office has a city model that reveals land that is reserved for Tesla Giga Shanghai. He also shared an article with more info. City planning model reveals reserved land for Giga Shanghai […].

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BYD Electric Buses, Trucks Eligible for $165 Million In HVIP Money

EV Obssesion

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (5/12/2021) – BYD announced Tuesday that buyers of its line of American-made battery-electric transit buses, motor coaches, and heavy-duty trucks are eligible for $165 million in funds through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). HVIP will open to new voucher requests at 10 a.m. […].

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Elon Musk Response To UFC Fighter Is More Evidence Of What Could Be Another Record Quarter For Tesla

CleanTechnica EVs

In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla was profitable for the 7th straight quarter and broke several records, including sales records set in Q4 2020. So, the following scenario comes as no surprise and reflects just how high the demand for Tesla vehicles truly is. UFC Fighter and Tesla supporter Beneil Dariush, who won against […].

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Mercedes EQT Will Look A Lot Like This Rendering

InsideEVs

The EQT will be the fully-electric version of the T-Class, a model created on Renault Kangoo underpinnings.

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Volkswagen & QuantumScape Sign Agreement To Pick A Location For Their Joint Venture Pilot-Line Facility

CleanTechnica EVs

QuantumScape, which is developing solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America to pick the location of the two companies’ joint-venture solid-state battery pilot-line facility by the end of this year. Both companies are eyeing Salzgitter, Germany, for the location.

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Rivian Makes Appearance in CT to Support SB 127

EV Club of CT

Rivian Brings New R1T to CT in Support of Direct Sales With the fate of SB 127 hanging in the balance in the waning days of the 2021 legislative session, a pre-production version of the. Read more.

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CUPRA Born, 100% Electric Model & Primavera Sound Join Forces to Inspire the World from Barcelona

EV Obssesion

CUPRA and music festival Primavera Sound sign a partnership agreement for the next three years Partnership signals a new era for the festival, which will increase its capacity in 2022 in its most ambitious year yet The two brands will reveal the festival’s artist line-up on May 25th, powered by the CUPRA Born. the brand’s first […]. The post CUPRA Born, 100% Electric Model & Primavera Sound Join Forces to Inspire the World from Barcelona appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Ioniq 5 Drives Hyundai Plug-In Car Sales Up In April 2021

InsideEVs

The hydrogen fuel cell NEXO model is growing as well.

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SpaceX on track to launch eight Falcon 9 rockets in six weeks

Teslarati

After yesterday’s successful Starlink-26 launch , SpaceX is now more than half of the way to completing eight orbital Falcon 9 launches in six weeks. On April 23rd, after a one-day delay for bad weather, SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight-proven Falcon 9 booster – and in a flight-proven Dragon capsule – in a historic spaceflight first.

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Why Is It So Popular? Autogefühl Checks Out Tesla Model 3 SR+

InsideEVs

A compelling product at a reasonable price maybe?

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Tesla Giga Texas’ Model Y front megacast is as intimidating as it is revolutionary

Teslarati

Tesla made waves a few months ago when it revealed that it was already utilizing single-piece megacasts for the Model Y’s rear underbody. The innovation was evident with automotive veterans such as Sandy Munro praising Tesla for its bold strategy. During that time, Tesla announced that its 6,000-ton Giga Press machines could produce megacasts for the Model Y’s rear underbody and front underbody as well.

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