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New Fraunhofer membrane technology enables co-transport of hydrogen and natural gas

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed a membrane technology for the energy-efficient and economic separation of hydrogen from natural gas. This technology makes it possible for the two substances to be routed through the national natural gas grid together and then isolated from one another at their final destination. This marks a major step forward in the transportation and distribution of hydrogen as an energy source.

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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV: 300-mile electric off-road truck will cost $110,595 in Edition 1 form

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Hummer EV SUV, introduced virtually Saturday during the NCAA’s Final Four tournament, essentially puts the ball in the court of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, and every other die-hard off-road SUV. With an all-electric version of one of the icons—and high-consumption eyesores—of the past couple of decades of.

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44 Irizar electric buses for Burgas, Bulgaria

Green Car Congress

Irizar reports that 44 Irizar ie electric buses are headed to Burgas, Bulgaria. It is the first electromobility project in that city—the fourth largest in the country—and one of the largest in Bulgaria to date. Burgas Bus—a Bulgarian public transport operator with more than 130 vehicles in its fleet—will be in charge of operating the buses.

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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV: 300-mile electric off-road truck will cost $110,595 in Edition 1 form

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Hummer EV SUV, introduced virtually Saturday during the NCAA’s Final Four tournament, essentially puts the ball in the court of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, and every other die-hard off-road SUV. With an all-electric version of one of the icons—and high-consumption eyesores—of the past couple of decades of.

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

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Hercules EV opens $20M Series A round; targeting electric pickup in late 2022; Prieto solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

Hercules Electric Vehicles—a Detroit-based startup—is opening a $20-million Series A investment round managed by CMD Global Partners, a boutique investment bank. Hercules is developing an all-electric sport pickup truck, the Hercules Alpha, which will be available in late 2022. Hercules expects to demonstrate its first drivable architectural mule in April 2021.

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Tesla bears are becoming an endangered species

Teslarati

Tesla has the makings of a controversial stock. It’s a company with products that are loved by its users and hated by its skeptics, and it’s led by a man that’s both admired by his supporters and loathed by his critics. It was then no surprise when Tesla became one of the most-shorted companies in the market. But amidst Tesla’s rise last year and the release of its Q1 2021 vehicle production and delivery report, it appears that TSLA bears, or at least a good number of the

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Elon Musk’s Starlink could make Earth visible to alien civilizations: paper

Teslarati

While humanity has advanced significantly in the short time it has existed on Earth, the planet is, for all intents and purposes, still invisible, at least to potential advanced civilizations that are also looking for life in the cosmos. If an intelligent civilization were to look in Earth’s direction, they would likely see very little evidence that humans exist or have existed.

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Chevy Bolt Sales Jump 53.7%

CleanTechnica EVs

The Chevy Bolt is not the most exciting or flamboyant electric car on the market — it’s not a Tesla or the Ford Mustang Mach-E. However, it is the electric vehicle I see most often on the roads around me aside from all of Tesla’s models. It’s exciting and uplifting to see them, even if […].

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $2,000 electric horseless carriage

Electrek

Electric vehicles aren’t exactly new technology – they’ve been around essentially since as long as cars have been around. So I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised to find what appears to be a Victorian horseless carriage with a hidden EV drivetrain. What does surprise me is just how cheap it can be. But of course that’s a running theme on Alibaba, the internet’s backroom storage unit.

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Reports: Tesla Plans To Start Building 5 Semi Trucks A Week

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla is building a low-volume Tesla Semi production line, and once it’s complete, Tesla reportedly plans to produce 5 Tesla Semi electric trucks on a weekly basis, reports Yahoo! Finance. The article noted that the low-volume production line is being built in a new building in the industrial park where the Nevada Gigafactory is located. […].

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

Brief

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This Tesla Model Y owner waited two years for a car that never came. He compromised.

Teslarati

Don’t shoot the messenger” was a phrase I used quite frequently a few months ago. After digging for some time on what was going on with Tesla’s Model Y Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant, I decided to do my duty as a journalist and find answers. After calling around to several Tesla showrooms without much luck, the answer ultimately dropped in my lap after someone who was a frequent reader of the site told me that they had been contacted to revise their order. “Tesla won

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Canada Raising Awareness on Zero-Emission Vehicles

EV Obssesion

TORONTO, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada is committed to building a low-emissions energy future to strengthen the economy, create good jobs and support our proud energy workers. The Honorable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a federal investment of $50,000 to the Pollution Probe Foundation to raise awareness of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and help Canadians […].

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KYMCO goes all in on Ionex electric scooters, hoping to unseat king Gogoro

Electrek

KYMCO is making a major update to the way the company markets its Ionex electric scooter line, hoping to cut into Gogoro’s massive share of the e-scooter market. more… The post KYMCO goes all in on Ionex electric scooters, hoping to unseat king Gogoro appeared first on Electrek.

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The Ladder Ford, GM, & Audi Have To Climb If They Want To Get The Props Tesla Gets — US EV Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve gotten some great electric vehicle news this week in the United States — the Chevy Bolt EV had a record 1st quarter, the Audi e-tron had a record quarter, the Ford Mustang Mach-E arrived with a bang, and US-based EV giant Tesla had a record quarter. As I’ve been covering in the past couple […].

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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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Electric Car Demand Surges, Global Battery Supply Chain Struggles

InsideEVs

Elon Musk said in October that a shortage of battery cells is preventing Tesla from ramping production of its Semi.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E Scored 6,614 US Sales In Opening Quarter

CleanTechnica EVs

The Ford Mustang Mach-E arrived in the US with a bang, in terms of PR and consumer enthusiasm. We had the vehicle for a week and were surprised and excited to see how many people noticed the crossover, knew what it was, and were stoked to see it. I thought the Mach-E had great design, […].

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Extreme E: Hispano Suiza XITE myenergi face Jenson Buttons JBXE in crazy race!

My Energi

Extreme E: Hispano Suiza XITE myenergi, face Jenson Buttons JBXE in crazy race! Extreme E gives us a dramatic debut day of qualifying with barrel rolls and penalty points galore! We saw early drama with Le Mans 24 Hours podium finisher Stephane Sarrazin of Veloce Racing, rolling the team’s Odyssey 21 E-SUV during the first round qualifying run. The roll happened at the bottom of the second sand dune where Stephane lost control on the road crossing and hit the toughed of camel grass, kicking up t

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Audi e-tron Scores New Quarterly Sales Record In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

The Audi e-tron just scored a new quarterly sales record in the United States. Before you get too excited about the news, though, recognize that the US market is nothing like the European market for the electric SUV from Germany. This new quarterly record? 3,474 units. With ~13 weeks in the first quarter of the […].

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Check Out The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV That Debuts Today

InsideEVs

LeBron James narrates the Hummer EV SUV's debut commercial.

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Waymo CEO Krafcik Steps Down — Does It Mean Anything?

CleanTechnica EVs

The longtime CEO of Waymo, John Krafcik, has been leading what many consider to be the leading autonomous driving company since 2015 — 6 years. Though, the news is that Krafcik and/or higher-ups at Alphabet decided it was time for him to find a new passion. He is stepping down as CEO and Waymo will […].

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Hercules Electric Vehicles Opens Series A Funding For Alpha Truck

InsideEVs

The plan is to raise $20 million for Hercules Alpha electric pickup truck development.

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Feature: Wind-Powered Cars: Are They Possible?

Clean Fleet Report

Is Air Power Blowing Over the Horizon? At the moment, the most viable mode of sustainable transportation is an electric vehicle (EV). With more and more automakers announcing new EV designs every year, it’s reasonable to believe that EVs are here to stay. However, some automakers are exploring different forms of green energy—specifically, wind. Are wind-powered cars a possibility, or are they something that’s likely to stay in the realm of science fiction?

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See Nissan Ariya At Proving Ground In Hokkaido, Japan

InsideEVs

Nissan's engineering teams optimize Ariya's performance ahead of the market launch.

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Motional using Hyundai electric Ioniq 5 for its robotaxi services 

Electric Vehicles India

Motional using Hyundai electric Ioniq 5 for its robotaxi services . A joint venture between South Korean automaker Hyundai and Irish auto technology company Aptiv Motional Inc has selected Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 for its upcoming autonomous robotaxi service. The IONIQ 5 will not require a driver to drive it, it is driverless technology. The customers can book the Motional robotaxi with the help of a Lyft app from the 2023 start.

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News: VanMoof Expands e-Bike Network to 50 Cities

Clean Fleet Report

Three U.S. Cities To Get High-Tech Bike Shops. VanMoof , the Dutch builder of sleek, high-tech e-bikes, boasts more than 150,000 riders worldwide. Taco Carlier, co-founder and CEO, announced at SXSW 2021 the company’s plans to expand top-level service for its riders. VanMoof will add to its worldwide presence, growing from eight to 50 cities, including American cities Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR; and Washington.

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Nikola Teases Tre's Acceleration Testing

InsideEVs

The truck is expected to accelerate up to 2x faster than a stock diesel semi.

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Real Life Energy Independence : Sustainable Living & Tata Nexon EV

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal Team PluginIndia visited a sustainable home called Amla belonging to Reva and Ranjan. They are attempting to go back to being natives of nature and to reconnect with the elements and mend the broken energy cycles. They also own a Tata Nexon EV. Get some healthy snacks and enjoy the video/writeup below! Video : Real Life Energy Independence : Sustainable Living & Tata Nexon EV Reva was India’s first electric car.

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Cadillac Starts Pre-Production Testing Of Lyriq

InsideEVs

The production will start within 12 months.

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Project Triumph TE-1 phase-2

Electric Vehicles India

Project Triumph TE-1 phase-2. Phase 1 of Project Triumph TE-1 is about the collaborations and their respective roles in this ambitious project. Now, Phase 2 is about the progress of these partners in their respective areas. Let’s continue into Project Triumph TE-1 phase-2. Triumph. In phase 2, Triumph came up with a vehicle control software that connects all of the electrical systems.

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Kia EV6 reveal, Mercedes EQS details, Lexus Electrified concept, Biden EV plan: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which California EV startup abruptly changed its business plan? Which automaker created a separate plug-in hybrid system for performance cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 2, 2021. This week we saw—remotely, of course—several significant electric-car.

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How To Electrify the Entire Federal Vehicle Fleet: NREL Fuels Smart Management with Data-Driven Research

EV Obssesion

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Federal Fleet Project Leader Cabell Hodge has a lot to think about these days. With the Biden administration announcing a push to electrify the entire federal fleet, NREL’s work supporting energy-savvy fleet management is more critical and timely than ever. The president’s ambitious new goal requires a considered plan: Which fleets […].

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