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DOE: EV battery manufacturing capacity in N America in 2030 projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021

Green Car Congress

A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Most of the announced battery plant projects are scheduled to begin production between 2025 and 2030. By 2030, this production capacity will be capable of supporting the manufacture of roughly 10 to 13 million all-electric vehicles per year.

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Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023

Green Car Reports

Ford has revolutionized the pickup truck—by making a fully electric version of its top-selling vehicle, the F-150. While doing that, and seemingly changing as little as possible about all that already makes the F-150 so desirable, it’s created a better vehicle. That's why even though the F-150 Lightning isn’t the first.

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Piedmont Lithium amends agreement with Tesla; sourcing SC6 from Québec operation

Green Car Congress

Piedmont Lithium ( earlier post ) has amended its earlier agreement with Tesla to supply the US automaker with spodumene concentrate (SC6) from North American Lithium (NAL). North American Lithium is a brownfield open pit mining and spodumene concentrator operation in Québec owned 75% by Australia-based Sayona Mining and 25% by Piedmont. In December 2022, NAL was issued the last remaining permit required to restart operations at the site.

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GM hikes 2023 Chevy Bolt EV price as $7,500 tax credit returns

Green Car Reports

The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV once again qualifies for the federal EV tax credit, but now it's also getting a small price increase. General Motors lost eligibility for the $7,500 credit when it reached the 200,000-unit sales cap that was previously in place. Under the revamped rules enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and due to take.

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

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OSU team develops process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare earth elements

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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare-earth elements from it. In an open-access paper in the journal Environmental Engineering Science , the team reports that the process successfully cleaned clean coal mine drainage while producing rare-earth elements in samples from various rivers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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UPDATE: Tesla quietly registers to build electric motors for non-land vehicles

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Update: 8:53 PM EST: Bloomberg reported Tesla did not file this application, but it was instead filed by a fan named Jerome Eady. Tesla had no knowledge of the filing, according to the report. Tesla has quietly registered to build electric motors intended for non-land vehicles, according to the United States’ Patent and Trademark Office. Initially spotted and reported by Electrek , Tesla applied and submitted paperwork to the USPTO on December 29, with the trademark application describing

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Tesla fan files trade mark for the company to make electric motors for airplanes & boats [Updated]

Electrek

Tesla is hinting at making electric motors for airplanes, boats, and more in a new trademark filing that went unnoticed. Update : A Tesla fan filed the trademark on behalf of Tesla – seemingly without the company’s knowledge. more…. The post Tesla fan files trade mark for the company to make electric motors for airplanes & boats [Updated] appeared first on Electrek.

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Cepton unveils top-end lidar Vista-X120 Plus

Green Car Congress

Cepton has introduced its new lidar, the Vista-X120 Plus—the slimmest software definable, top-end automotive lidar for real-time adaptive 3D perception. Cepton says that the Vista-X120 Plus advances its vision for mass-market lidar adoption. Expanding on Cepton’s commercially scalable Vista-X90 lidar, which will be deployed in the company’s ADAS lidar series production program, the Vista-X120 Plus offers higher performance and embeddability: a 500% increase in data rate, 30° wider field of

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80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022

Electric Cars Report

Electric vehicles made up almost 80% of new car registrations in Norway last year, setting a new record, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. Of the 138,265 new electric cars sold in the country, 12.2% were made by Tesla, the top seller in the market. This marks a significant increase from the previous record of […] The post 80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Foxconn partners with NVIDIA to build automated electric vehicles

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NVIDIA and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest technology manufacturer, used CES 2023 as the venue to announce a strategic partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. As part of the agreement, Foxconn will be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units (ECUs) based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market.

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

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Sony and Honda will sell their electric car, ‘AFEELA,’ in 2026

Electrek

For the fourth year in a row, Sony brought its electric car prototype to CES to show it off to a global audience. But this year we finally got what we’ve wanted all along: a production date. We also got a name: “AFEELA.”. more…. The post Sony and Honda will sell their electric car, ‘AFEELA,’ in 2026 appeared first on Electrek.

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SpaceX gears up for busy year of Falcon Heavy launches

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than January 12th for the fifth launch of Falcon Heavy, the largest and most powerful commercial rocket in the world. As was the case for the rocket’s third and fourth launches, the main customer behind its fifth launch is the US military. Deemed USSF-67, the mission is also expected to be very similar to Falcon Heavy’s most recent launch, USSF-44.

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Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire

Electrek

A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. more…. The post Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire appeared first on Electrek.

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Stellantis partners with Archer to build electric aircraft

Teslarati

Stellantis announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to build the all-electric Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The legacy automaker will enter a new market with its Archer partnership. Stellantis plans to provide $150 million of equity capital for Archer to use at its discretion in 2023 and 2024. The automaker intends to increase its shareholding in Archer by purchasing stock in the open market.

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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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IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors

Innovation News Network

Discover how IoT devices can be made more sustainable by developing self-powered, printable smart sensors from emerging semiconductors. The post IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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BYD Hits Nearly 1 Million BEV Sales In 2022

CleanTechnica EVs

BYD has released its December and full-year 2022 sales numbers, and they are massive. As reported just yesterday, through November, BYD was the #1 automaker globally for plugin vehicle sales (by far) and was the #2 automaker for pure EV (BEV) sales, only trailing Tesla. But record monthly figures just came in yet again for […].

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Bolt EV price hike, VW ID.7, Tesla fine, F-150 Lightning tops them all: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Volkswagen reveals its upcoming electric sedan. Cold-weather range is behind a Tesla fine. Chevy Bolt EV prices rise as the tax credit returns. And our pick of the year follows what Americans will find a very familiar shape. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today we named our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023, and it’s not even.

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8 Charts Showing Tesla’s Fast Continued Sales Growth

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla reported its 4th quarter 2022 vehicle production and delivery numbers this week, as well as providing the full-year 2022 figures. In covering the news, we published two charts of the overall numbers, but digging deeper as well as estimating the model-by-model split, we’ve now got 8+ charts to share and write about. Long-Term Tesla […].

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Goodyear shows tire made of 90% sustainable materials

Electrek

Goodyear has demonstrated a tire consisting almost entirely of what it claims are “sustainable materials,” with a mission to further increase that percentage to 100% by the end of the decade. more…. The post Goodyear shows tire made of 90% sustainable materials appeared first on Electrek.

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LLNL’s Energy Flow Diagrams Show That The US Isn’t Moving The Needle On Climate Action

CleanTechnica EVs

In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.

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Ex-Tesla policy head becomes executive of Zero Emission federal coalition 

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The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) appointed ex-Tesla policy head Albert Gore as its new Executive Director. Gore will be taking over ZETA’s Executive Director position from Joe Britton. Gore worked at Tesla for approximately 6 years and 11 months, from September 2015 to July 2022. He was Tesla’s Eastern U.S. Lead of Public Policy and Business Development.

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8.5% of BMW USA Sales Electric in 4th Quarter

CleanTechnica EVs

BMW USA has released its 4th quarter and full-year 2022 sales figures. One of the highlights from BMW was that 4th quarter full-electric vehicle sales were greater than sales in the first 3 quarters combined. Overall, 4.7% of BMW USA’s sales in 2022 were electric vehicle sales. That’s not counting plugin hybrids (apparently, BMW got […].

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NIO ET5 wait time further reduced to 8-10 weeks

CN EV Post

NIO delivered 15,815 vehicles in December, of which 7,594 were ET5s, contributing 48 percent. The post NIO ET5 wait time further reduced to 8-10 weeks appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Hyundai Is Having A Good CES

CleanTechnica EVs

A couple of press releases from Hyundai show that it is having a great week leading up to CES in Las Vegas. Not only is the company putting together a pretty good show for its part of CES, but the Ioniq 5 also won an award! Hyundai’s ZER01NE Pavilion Hyundai Motor Group’s ZER01NE Pavilion is […].

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Stellantis to Build Electric eVTOL Aircraft with Archer

Electric Cars Report

Automotive giant Stellantis and Archer Aviation have agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer’s flagship electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer’s recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the companies plan to begin manufacturing the Midnight aircraft in 2024. […] The post Stellantis to Build Electric eVTOL Aircraft with Archer appea

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XPeng & NIO See Similar Sales Growth In 2022, Flip-Flopped Q4 Trends

CleanTechnica EVs

NIO and XPeng are two of the young Chinese automakers that specialize in smart, high-tech EV development and sales. They don’t mess with plugin hybrids. They don’t mess with “dumb cars.” They lead in tech innovation and cutting-edge deployment of new smart features, battery swapping, fast charging, and other matters. They’ve also followed similar growth […].

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New York City is buying 925 EVs – here’s what’s included

Electrek

From electric garbage trucks to street sweepers, New York City announced today that it will spend $10.1 million to buy 925 electric vehicles and install 315 new EV chargers. more…. The post New York City is buying 925 EVs – here’s what’s included appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Vehicle Pricing Strategy Explained

CleanTechnica EVs

An analysis by Bloomberg finds that Tesla vehicles typically sell for close to the average sale price of all cars in a market segment.

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Verge opens US pre-orders for its hubless electric motorcycle with 25 minute charging

Electrek

The Verge TS is one of the most revolutionary new electric motorcycles hitting the market thanks to a wild design for the drivetrain. It was previously only available in Europe but has now opened reservations in the US after showing off an updated model known as the TS Ultra at CES 2023. more…. The post Verge opens US pre-orders for its hubless electric motorcycle with 25 minute charging appeared first on Electrek.

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William Li asks for better performance in all-hands letter as NIO suffers persistent operational issues

CN EV Post

NIO's workload will increase a lot in 2023, but there will only be a small increase in resource investment, and inefficient projects will be optimized. The post William Li asks for better performance in all-hands letter as NIO suffers persistent operational issues appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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UK Government Funds £75m to ramp up nuclear fuel production

Innovation News Network

The UK Government has revealed it will provide up to £75m in funding to enhance the country's nuclear fuel production. The post UK Government Funds £75m to ramp up nuclear fuel production appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Norway’s EV Sales Explode Ahead Of Policy Changes

CleanTechnica EVs

Norway’s auto market saw plugin EV volume explode to take 87.6% share in December, with huge numbers of BEVs registered, and overall auto volumes double those of seasonal norms. The freak volume in December 2022 resulted from one-off pull-forward effects ahead of new policies and auto taxes applying from 2023 onwards. BEVs saw pull-forward sales, […].

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Chrysler Synthesis Cockpit Demonstrator Previews Brand's First EV

InsideEVs

Chrysler's first EV coming in 2025 will be the first North American application of Stellantis's STLA Smart Cockpit user interface.

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Li Auto could reach 40,000 monthly sales in 2023, exec hints

CN EV Post

Steady-state monthly sales of the Li L9 are expected to be in the 8,000 to 10,000 range, and both the Li L7 and Li L8 are expected to be in the 10,000 to 15,000 range, a Li Auto executive said. The post Li Auto could reach 40,000 monthly sales in 2023, exec hints appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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