Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, will soon begin taking delivery of 92 Class 8 battery-electric Freightliner e-Cascadia trucks ( earlier post ) at its intermodal operations in Southern California. Schneider’s first Freightliner eCascadia, manufactured by Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), is set to roll off the assembly line at the Portland, Oregon, DTNA plant.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Hyundai and Kia EVs may soon get new silicon-carbide power modules aimed at boosting range. Semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics (ST) said last week in a press release that it has been chosen by Hyundai to supply its silicon-carbide power modules for EVs based on the automaker's E-GMP platform, which underpins the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Researchers in China have designed a 3D-crosslinked binder with ultralow-content (1 wt%) that not only endures the huge volume variation of silicon anodes under charge/discharge cycles but also enhance electrochemical performance. A paper on their work is published in Journal of Power Sources. High-content binders (10–50 wt%) are often noted as effective methods to stabilize silicon anodes; however, these usually lead to a low energy density under the same electrode loading, the researchers note

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s that time of the year—the time when Green Car Reports rounds up the latest green vehicles, and decides which one is the best. One of these will be named Best Car To Buy on Jan. 4, 2023, and to kick off the competition, we’ll explore each of these models in greater depth over the next couple of weeks. As we give each one on.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz insurance companies, has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Ren-Gas Oy , a green hydrogen and power-to-gas project developer based in Finland. Allianz will provide funding of €25 million to Ren-Gas to support the company’s project portfolio towards execution. Allianz will become a minority shareholder in Ren-Gas with a pre-agreed framework to invest in the Ren-Gas portfolio of projects.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed Monday morning a $2.5 billion federal loan to Ultium Cells LLC, for financing the construction of plants to supply many millions of future GM electric vehicles. The loan will fund the construction of joint-venture GM and LG Energy Solution battery plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan, and the confirmation.

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Zeekr has confidentially filed for a US IPO aimed at raising more than $1 billion, Reuters reported. The post Geely's Zeekr brand reportedly seeks US IPO at valuation of over $10 billion appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

IG Metall, Germany’s largest union as well as Europe’s largest industrial union, warns that at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), the switch to climate-neutral steel production is may fail due to the lack of financing. This would be the end of the plant, IG Metall said. With a current production volume of 4.2 million tons of crude steel per year and a capacity of 5.6 million tons, HKM is Germany’s second largest metallurgical plant.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This is the story Jonathan and Michelle told me after our last Coffee, Cake and EVs meeting at Bracken Ridge Tavern. He went from first impressions of a friend’s Toyota Prius, to a Hyundai Ioniq, and ended up with a Tesla Model Y — with a detour in a Hyundai i30 diesel. The journey began […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Customcells, a Germany-based battery developer, has closed a €60-million Series A funding round. Europe’s leading climate-tech venture capitalist World Fund is a lead investor together with the Hamburg family office Abacon Capital. With the money, Customcells wants to expand its activities in the electrification of air traffic, intensify research and development work and promote internationalization.

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Where Shanghai goes, the rest of China follows. The post ICE vs BEV vs PHEV -- Shanghai points way forward for China appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and Shandong Energy Group, are exploring collaboration on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which includes a potential crude oil supply agreement and chemicals products offtake agreement, supporting Aramco’s role in building a thriving downstream sector in Shandong Province, an eastern province on t

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For NIO, Li Auto, and XPeng, the monthly insurance registration numbers are not too far off from the delivery numbers. The post How do China EV insurance registrations compare to deliveries? Here are figures for Nov appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Today we name our five Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2023 finalists. Hyundai and Kia EVs may soon be getting a range boost from silicon carbide tech. And is there a U.S. need for a low-speed solar city car? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Based on a recent announcement from a superconductor firm, at least some of.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

News coming out of Thailand is that in just one month, 10,000 Atto 3s have been ordered and that new orders have been paused for a little bit in order to keep the lead times respectable for customers. The Standard Range Atto 3 starts from 1,099,900 baht in Thailand ($31,500). BYD has partnered with Rever […].

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2022

After seeing the success and demand automakers like Tesla and BYD are having with electric vehicles, Toyota is reportedly looking to grab its share. Toyota is set to make significant adjustments to its EV strategy in its upcoming meeting with suppliers next year. more…. The post Toyota seeks suppliers to support new strategy to better compete with EV leaders appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Volvo Trucks continues to expand its range with the launch of several new electric trucks, making it possible to electrify even more transport routes in cities and regions. This latest addition of rigid trucks further strengthens Volvo’s position as a leader in electric truck transport. Already producing the most complete electric line up in the […] The post Volvo Trucks expands it electric truck range appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

That’s how Stephen and Debbie describe their experience of going from a 16 year old Honda CRV to the refreshed MG ZS EV. They can’t stop driving it and have done 900 km in the last two weeks. The car is proving itself beyond their expectations, and the support they find in the electric vehicle […].

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

China has essentially abandoned the ZERO-Covid policy, making it possible for such large events to be held. The post Guangzhou auto show resumes with new dates of Dec 30 to Jan 8 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is now testing the Ford F-150 Lightning as it begins to transition its 17,000 vehicles (fossil powered at the moment) to a rugged, sometimes off-road fleet of over 17,000 battery-electric vehicles. In addition to being used in remote areas, vehicles must be top-notch and withstand extreme weather conditions. The […].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Elon Musk donated $5.7 billion to The Musk Foundation in 2021. Musk did not disclose where the money was allocated when news of the gift emerged last year. Musk started donating TSLA stock on November 19, 2021, when over 5 million Tesla shares were worth roughly $5.74 billion. A Form 5 filing submitted to the SEC disclosed on February 14, 2022 revealed that the billionaire had gifted approximately 5,044,000 TSLA shares to an undisclosed charity. .

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers' increasing awareness of environmental issues is connected to the demand for green innovations, particularly in the transport sector. E-bikes are gaining quickly in popularity -- and in some expected places.

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Guiyang becomes the third city to see EVOGO's battery swap service available, after Xiamen and Hefei. The post CATL's EVOGO brand begins offering battery swap service in Guiyang appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the fall, Yotta Energy unveiled several new products: commercial EV chargers, solar-powered EV charging stations, and a 3-phase commercial microinverter. The commercial EV chargers are rated at 48A (11.5kW) and can be used with solar power and energy storage. The solar-powered EV charging stations can deliver up to 510 miles of solar charge daily […].

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2022

US EV charging network Electrify America has announced an expansion of its complimentary charging perks with Kia that now includes its fastest production EV. New Kia EV6 GT customers in the US can now qualify for 1,000 kWh of free charging. more…. The post Kia EV6 GT now qualifies for free charging from Electric America appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Only three months after announcing a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans in Europe, Rivian has suddenly put the project on hold.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the late 1980s, Rod Brooks and Anita Flynn published a paper in The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society with the amazing title of Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: A Robotic Invasion of the Solar System. The paper explored the idea that instead of sending one big and complicated and extremely expensive robot to explore (say) the surface of Mars, you could instead send a whole bunch of little and simple and extremely cheap robots, while still accomplishing mission goals.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Battery producers will face tougher environmental and due diligence standards if they want to sell in the European market. The impact of electric vehicle batteries on the environment and communities is set to significantly improve under a new law agreed by EU lawmakers on Friday. Green group Transport & Environment (T&E) said the Batteries Regulation […].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Jack Sweeney, the person behind the controversial Twitter account “ @ElonJet ,” which tracks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private jet, has noted that his jet-tracking account has been shadowbanned. Sweeney made the claim through his personal Twitter account on Sunday. On December 2, Sweeney claimed that an anonymous Twitter employee had informed him that his “@ElonJet” account was “visibility limited/restricted to a severe degree internally.” Sweeney shared his

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Is an electric Malibu in the works from Chevrolet ? A new EV sedan concept from GM could give us a glimpse into what an electric Chevy Malibu may look like or the electric sedan slated to replace it. more…. The post GM’s new EV sedan concept could be a potential electric Chevy Malibu replacement appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2022

An electric motorcycle manufacturer, Energica, will now expand to Japan and Australia thanks to a partnership with Ideanomics. Energica Motors is a leader in the electric motorcycle market. Thanks to capital supplied to them via a recent investment from Ideanomics – an investment firm focused on growing EV adoption – the Italian company has been allowed to expand.

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Innovation News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A major telescope upgrade has revealed the first galactic spectra 280 million light-years away from Earth. The post First galactic fingerprint unveiled with robotic sky scanner appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has today announced it is pausing plans to produce its electric commercial vans in Europe and will therefore no longer pursue the Memorandum of Understanding with Mercedes-Benz. This Memorandum of Understanding was signed in September 2022. RJ Scaringe, Chief Executive Officer of Rivian: “We’ve decided to pause discussions with Mercedes-Benz Vans […] The post Rivian Pauses Partnership Discussions With Mercedes-Benz on Electric Van Production in Europe a

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 12, 2022

XPeng, with products costing from 150,000 yuan to 470,000 yuan, essentially competing with every other EV brand in the Chinese market, analysts say. The post Premium or mid-range? Struggling XPeng stuck in identity crisis appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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