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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Genesis announced its vision for electrification with the live stream release of its vision statement film, “Futuring Genesis”. Under the dual electrification strategy, all new vehicles will be purely electric starting from 2025 with fuel cell EVs and battery EVs. Genesis plans to become a 100% zero emission vehicle brand by 2030 and aims to become carbon-neutral by 2035.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The U.S. EPA on Friday posted official efficiency and range ratings for the Rivian R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV, and they both handily top 300 miles. The Rivian R1T has been rated at 314 miles of range by the EPA, and the R1S earns a 316-mile rating. According to the EPA, for the R1T that equates to 73 MPGe and 332 miles in city.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Waseda University have started testing in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity rare-earth compounds from electrified vehicle motor magnets. The testing is aimed at enabling practical application of the new process by the mid-2020s. Most motors in electrified vehicles use neodymium magnets, which contain scarce rare-earth metals such as neodymium and dysprosium.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Audi shows the shape of an autonomous electric sedan for later in the decade. BMW thinks about the circular economy and CO2 reduction in a concept EV. Nikola chooses Bosch for fuel cells. And the list of long-delayed Tesla products is growing. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has confirmed two significant delays just this.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new method to convert captured CO 2 into methane, the primary component of natural gas. By using a water-lean post-combustion capture solvent, (N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine) (2-EEMPA), they achieved a greater than 90% conversion of captured CO 2 to hydrocarbons—mostly methane—in the presence of a heterogenous Ru catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions (170 °C an

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

After a deal with General Motors seemingly unraveled, Nikola has appears to have found a new partner for hydrogen fuel-cell hardware on trucks due for U.S. assembly—automotive supplier Bosch. Under an agreement announced Thursday, Nikola said it will use Bosch fuel-cell components in its hydrogen semi trucks beginning in 2023. The modules.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

BMW on Thursday announced a new effort to reduce its overall carbon footprint through the use of new materials, while also teasing a concept car that will put some of those ideas into action. The automaker hopes to reduce lifecycle carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions 40% by 2030, a company press release said. It's already planning to make at least half.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Echion Technologies, a spin-off from the University of Cambridge developing niobium oxide-based materials for anodes, has closed a £10-million (US$13.8 million) Series A funding round. The Series-A funding round was led by CBMM—the world’s leading supplier of niobium products—and BGF—the UK & Ireland’s most active and dynamic investor of equity capital in growth economy companies—with the University of Cambridge, Origin Capital and other existing shareholders also taking

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Rivian has released the EPA range rating for their upcoming R1T and R1S electric truck and SUV. For vehicles with the “large pack” configuration, the R1T pickup truck will have a range of 314 miles and 70mpg and the R1S SUV will have a near-identical 316 miles of range and get 69mpge. more… The post Rivian ‘Large pack’ EPA range numbers are in: 314 miles, 70 mpge appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Quarter of 2021. NHTSA estimates that 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first three months of 2021, a 10.5% increase from the 7,900 fatalities the agency projected for the first quarter of 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Tesla may already have a lot of projects on its plate, but the company still appears to be exploring other projects for its product lineup in the future. Among these is a “Robo Van” that’s optimized to transport people with disabilities, among others. References to the Tesla “Robo Van” were reportedly shared by CEO Elon Musk during the company’s recent all-hands meeting , according to individuals familiar with the topics covered in the event.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Crash avoidance features and teen-specific vehicle technologies have the potential to prevent or mitigate up to three-quarters of fatal crashes involving teen drivers, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). We know these technologies don’t stop 100 percent of the crashes they’re designed to address, but our analysis shows that the potential benefits for teen drivers could be pretty stunning if they were widely used.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle market share hit a record 19.8% in August 2021, close to double the 10.5% share in August 2020. Old school combustion powertrains fell to a record low 55.9% share, with diesel under 20% for the first time in decades. The overall auto market was down […].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nikola Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and energy infrastructure solutions, announced agreements with the Bosch Group for Nikola Class 7 and 8 fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) which will enable Nikola to build the Bosch fuel-cell power modules at its Coolidge, Arizona facility.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nissan and Waseda University in Tokyo have been working together since 2017, and today, they announced that they are starting the testing of a recycling process that recovers high-purity, rare-earth compounds from electric vehicle motor magnets. more… The post Nissan tests an EV motor-magnet recycling breakthrough appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has entered into an agreement with OnTo Technology , a developer of advanced battery recycling solutions, to scale up OnTo’s patented process for the direct recycling of lithium-ion battery scrap. The partners will collaborate with the UK Battery Industrialization Center (UKBIC), the newly opened national battery manufacturing scale-up facility in Coventry.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Shell’s ubitricity will install 50,000 on-street EV chargers in the UK. Two New York State villages have launched an opt-out community choice solar program. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Bunge North America, a subsidiary of Bunge Limited, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) of a proposed 50/50 joint venture to help meet the demand for renewable fuels and to develop lower carbon intensity feedstocks. Upon finalization of the joint venture, Chevron and Bunge’s partnership would establish a reliable supply chain from farmer to fueling station for both companies.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Based on a reported all-hands meeting Elon Musk recently held with Tesla employees, the company seems to be pushing through with its open EV Supercharger Network plans. The EV maker is reportedly aiming to open its Supercharger Network to non-Tesla vehicles next month, starting with Europe. Europe would be an excellent place for Tesla’s open Supercharger Network to begin.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

LG Chem and Korean biodiesel producer and exporter Dansuk Industrial will form a joint venture to build Korea’s first next-generation hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) plant. LG Chem signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the establishment of the HVO joint venture on 2 September at the Dansuk Industrial headquarters in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, in the presence of executives from both companies, including Kug Lae Noh, President of the Petrochemicals Company, and Seung-Wook Han, CEO of Dansuk Industria

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It appears that the Tesla Cybertruck’s customer deliveries will indeed see some notable delays, but the wait for the all-electric pickup truck would likely be worth it. This was highlighted by Elon Musk during a recent all-hands meeting with the Tesla team, as per information shared by several individuals familiar with the topics discussed in the event.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Regular readers of this column are surely familiar with how electric car charging works, and the various flavors of home and public charging that are available. For much of the general public however, charging is terra incognita, and this lack of knowledge is holding back wider EV adoption. For the EV-curious, […].

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Audi has unveiled today its Grandsphere concept, an wicked-looking new concept that hints at the upcoming electric A8 sedan. more… The post Audi unveils wild new concept that hints at electric A8 sedan appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but I am pleased to welcome you to “EV Conversion Classics, Part 2,” a series of posts wherein I identify some of the best candidates for EV conversion from a given decade, and we’ll be starting things off with the best (potential) EVs from the 1980s! Before we get […].

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In a refreshing display of transparency, Polestar has publicly shared details of the carbon footprint of its EV models compared to ICE vehicles. With this data, Polestar looks to better educate consumers and build trust as it pertains to emissions. more… The post Polestar shares its EV carbon impact data to offer transparency, build consumer trust appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Upgraded SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall Of Gravitas (ASOG) returned to Port Canaveral on Tuesday, August 31st after a flawless inaugural Falcon 9 booster landing. In a pleasant coincidence, the brand new drone ship was greeted by an even newer member of SpaceX’s rocket recovery fleet , which had arrived just hours before after bidding farewell to the Louisiana port it was upgraded at the week prior.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Electric bicycles are subject to various speed limits around the world, but the 25 km/h (15.5 mph) speed limit in places like the EU and Australia is particularly frustrating to riders who are in search of just a bit more “oomph” in their bikes. But a new device is making it easy to increase the top speed of electric bicycles without making any major modifications to the electric bike’s drive system. more… The post This little e-bike hack can make electric bikes 50% faste

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Diesel apologists have written a plea to the European Commission asking it not to move too fast on plans to cut exhaust emissions.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When David Nahamoo was a high school student in Iran, he wanted to pursue a career in mathematics or physics. But after talking over career options with his friends, he says, he was "pointed in the direction of a good career in Iran" and instead decided to become an electrical engineer. Today the IEEE Life Fellow is CTO of Pryon , a startup in Raleigh, N.C., that is developing a natural-language-processing AI system for businesses.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

NHTSA has requested reams of data from Tesla about how its Autopilot technology works.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USA WeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – [Online Event] IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event] ROSCon 2021 – October

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A Ford Mustang Mach-E now holds 3 Guinness World Records for electric cars in the UK.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The owner says the electric car wasn't even plugged in or running.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

List of electric vehicles startups funding in India . When we hear the word funding, immediately money hits our mind. Yes, it is obvious! to run any business money is the most important asset. Any business or the company cannot be in only one stage, if it wants to develop it has to invest either in smaller or larger amounts. Similarly, the electric vehicles companies and startups raise funds to develop their productions, sales, marketing, inventories, expansions of office spaces, sales or produc

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