Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
Aircraft manufacturers designing “More Electric Aircraft” (MEA) are looking to convert the flight control systems from hydraulic to electric to reduce weight and design complexities. To meet the needs for an integrated and configurable power solution for aviation applications, Microchip Technology Inc. is introducing a new hybrid power drive module.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 20, 2023
Hertz is beginning the rollout of what the company claims is North America's largest EV rental fleet in Denver, and showing how it plans to continue that rollout nationwide. The company on Thursday announced Hertz Electrifies, a public-private partnership model aimed at bringing EVs to rental customers and rideshare drivers in major cities, along.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) reports that its engineering team has improved several process stages, including optimization of the brine preparation stage, to achieve highly efficient recovery of lithium, in real-time, from the company’s live Salton Sea geothermal brine resource. ( Earlier post.) CTR took an integrated design approach to optimize the recovery of lithium, and I’m pleased to report our team has delivered impressive results ahead of schedule.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 20, 2023
General Motors is said to be considering adding a compact electric pickup to its lineup, as one of several models that might be priced at less than $30,000. That’s according to a report Thursday from Automotive News, which claims to have seen the pickup at GM’s “affordable EV design studio” in Warren, Michigan. Automotive.
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
The European Clean Hydrogen Partnership launched its 2023 call for proposals. A total of €195 million will be made available for projects that support the creation of clean hydrogen technologies. A total of 26 topics will be part of the call for proposals. Renewable hydrogen production: 7 topics, €49M Hydrogen storage and distribution: 5 topics, €36M Transport: 3 topics, €25.5M Heat and power: 4 topics, €19M Cross-cutting: 3 topics, €7.5M Hydrogen Valleys: 2 topics, €38M Strategic research chall
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 20, 2023
Nikola wants to use mobile hydrogen stations to support its fuel-cell trucks. The company on Wednesday that it had developed a trailer-mounted mobile fueling rig that can deliver hydrogen at 10,000 psi. It plans to display the rig publicly next week. The first unit "has completed commissioning and testing and has been released for market.
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Green Car Reports
JANUARY 20, 2023
Hertz has big plans to deploy EVs to U.S. cities. Nikola is making hydrogen refueling mobile. And GM is considering a small electric truck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM is considering the addition of a $30,000 compact electric pickup to its lineup. The project is reportedly part of a design-based project to examine future.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, has signed extensive heads of terms agreements to develop a green hydrogen facility and a green ammonia pilot project in the Republic of Uzbekistan with the country’s Ministry of Energy and Uzkimyosanoat, a state-owned chemical company.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla is at its best when it is highlighting the hard work that has gone to make its lineup of all-electric vehicles as compelling as possible. This has been the case with the company’s promotional videos, which have featured deep dives into some of Tesla’s key practices and technologies, such as the Model Y heat pump. Uploaded recently on YouTube , Tesla’s feature on its heat pump system involved a quick but thorough discussion on what makes the company’s heat pump syst
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
Topsoe has been chosen by Mintal Hydrogen to provide technology to the first dynamic green ammonia plant in China. The dynamic green ammonia plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in China and includes Topsoe’s process licensing, engineering design package, proprietary equipment, and catalysts. The first phase will have a capacity of 1800 tons per day (390,000 tpa) with expected start of production in 2025.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
The Tesla Model Y won a Safety Award by What Car? for its 2023 Car of the Year Awards. The judges considered active and passive safety along with the purchase price due to the large volume of sales having a larger influence on road safety. Safety has always been a key focus of Tesla, and its reputation for well-above-average collision ratings has been noted by agencies such as the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, which awarded the vehicle five stars for crash safety.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
Brazil-based Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon-negative bio-based polypropylene (PP) in the US. The project would utilize Braskem’s proven, proprietary technology to convert bioethanol into physically segregated bio-based polypropylene.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Elon Musk may be one of the world’s biggest proponents for sustainable energy, but he is also a realist. Over the years, Musk has clarified on Twitter that he actually supports solutions such as nuclear energy, and amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, the CEO highlighted the need for greater oil and gas output. But while some media outlets may quickly run with the narrative that Musk is no sustainability advocate because he is advocating for nuclear power and the use of fossil fuels, the truth
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2023
RecycLiCo Battery Materials (formerly American Manganese), has delivered samples of its battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide to battery manufacturers in Japan and South Korea. The companies, which are among the top manufacturers in the region, will conduct a technical review of the lithium products and explore potential business partnership opportunities with RecycLiCo.
Electric Cars Report
JANUARY 20, 2023
Shell USA will acquire electric vehicle charging network operator, Volta Inc., in an all-cash deal valued at $169 million, Volta announced on Wednesday. Volta will sell all its outstanding shares of Class A common stock to Shell USA for 86 cents each in cash. The deal is expected to close in H1 of the year. […] The post Shell acquires Volta Charging in the US appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla stock ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) is trading in the green once again on Friday. Is 2023 the year it will cancel out the steep decline the stock felt last year? Judging by Tesla stock’s performance so far this year, it very well could be. After falling over 60 percent in 2022 following relatively skeptical investor sentiment after CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, shares have rebounded by over 21 percent in the first three weeks of 2023 already.
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla has been spotted using its mobile service fleet to try to fix a new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down in California. more… The post Tesla spotted using mobile service on new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down appeared first on Electrek.
Innovation News Network
JANUARY 20, 2023
The Nuclear Energy Agency outline the potential of nuclear energy in developing the hydrogen economy globally. The post How nuclear energy can establish the hydrogen economy appeared first on Innovation News Network.
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
Aptera Motors has inched closer than ever to customer deliveries of its flagship solar EV donning the company name. During a webinar presentation earlier today, the California-based startup unveiled new details its Launch Edition solar EV – a unified configuration that includes all-wheel drive and 400 miles of range, but Aptera still has a few financial and infrastructural hurdles to overcome before it can start delivering these solar EVs to the masses.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Elon Musk highlighted a key benefit that companies would gain from using Twitter. He pointed to data from the Twitter account of one of his other companies, Tesla. In December, Tesla began tweeting more frequently and users on the platform interacted with the all-electric vehicle maker’s tweets. By interacting or, rather, engaging with the tweets, a user may like, reply, retweet, or quote the tweet.
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla has just started what could become a major EV price war, and it could change the landscape as the automaker is in a great position to win that war. more… The post Tesla just started an EV price war that it will likely win appeared first on Electrek.
Electric Cars Report
JANUARY 20, 2023
Aptera announced on Friday its Launch Edition, the first series of over 40,000 orders for a fleet of ultra-efficient vehicles that will bring solar mobility and freedom from the grid a reality. Aptera’s Launch Edition was created with one purpose in mind — energy efficiency. Its unique shape, ultra-lightweight, and ultra-strong materials allow Aptera to […] The post Aptera Unveils Production-Intent Launch Edition appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
A team at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a utility-scale solar and storage project that can provide power to both AC and DC high-voltage lines, and thus shore up grid stability – here’s how it works. more… The post This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla was battered and bruised last year by a series of headwinds, from Giga Shanghai’s shutdowns to CEO Elon Musk’s TSLA stock sales to fund his Twitter acquisition. It was then no surprise that the EV maker started 2023 on a much different stance. Just a few days and weeks into the year, Tesla started a price war. Tesla’s aggressive price cuts to its lineup of vehicles are not just a warning shot in the electric vehicle sector.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 20, 2023
When you think of Daytona International Speedway, you probably think of The Great American Race — the DAYTONA 500. As the most widely watched motorsport event, the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series naturally draws much of the attention.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
It seems like Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has truly become a magnet of controversy as of late. As per recent reports, Twitter was sued by a consulting firm that claimed that it was owed $2 million. The interesting part was that Twitter’s previous management hired the firm to help them force Musk to acquire the social media platform.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 20, 2023
As a Tesla Model Y owner, I can say that having an electric vehicle has so many clear-cut advantages. Not only does my electric car bring me driving pleasure, but it also reduces my carbon footprint and saves me plenty of money. It turns out that I’m super-interested in ways to save some cash.
Teslarati
JANUARY 20, 2023
Tesla interest skyrocketed on Edmunds following the automaker’s decision to cut prices. In early January, Tesla cut prices across its vehicle lineup by as much as $13,000 in a move that has evidently skyrocketed consumer interest. With electric vehicles scaling back costs by over 5 percent last month on average, Tesla’s move to cut its prices considerably has resulted in an increase in research on the company’s electric vehicles, especially the Model Y.
Electrek
JANUARY 20, 2023
General Motors (GM) announced today that it will invest nearly $1 billion in four US facilities to produce V-8 engines and EV components. Despite GM advertising it’s going “all in” on electric vehicles, less than 10% of the investment is going toward EV development. more… The post Why is GM investing nearly $1B in V-8 engines when it’s ‘all in’ on electric vehicles?
Innovation News Network
JANUARY 20, 2023
HEX 6 Industries Incorporated has discovered new methods for graphene production that will enable commercial volumes of pristine graphene. The post New graphene production methods found by HEX 6 appeared first on Innovation News Network.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 20, 2023
When Tesla cut prices across the board last week, some worried the company had an oversupply problem. They're not worried any more.
Electric Cars Report
JANUARY 20, 2023
The first all-electric Skoda to wear the brand’s famous vRS badge arrived in showrooms, continuing the UK’s love affair with the vRS badge. The highly anticipated performance Coupe variant of the brand’s award winning Enyaq iV went on sale in 2022. Design highlights include unique sports front and rear bumpers and gloss black surrounds for […] The post Skoda Enyaq iV vRS Coupe arrives in UK showrooms appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 20, 2023
Lectron makes EV charging adapters and EVSE home chargers at affordable prices. These adapters provide cross compatibility between the US AC charging standard J1772 and Tesla’s AC chargers on the North American Charging Standard (NACS) as well as an adapter that allows Teslas to charge at CCS1 stations.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 20, 2023
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, KOREA RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, KOREA ICRA 2023 : 29 May–2 June 2023, LONDON Robotics Summit &
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