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Mazda2 Hybrid to be introduced in Europe; OEM model supplied by Toyota

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Mazda Motor Corporation will introduce the Mazda2 Hybrid in Europe from the spring of 2022. The Mazda2 Hybrid will be an OEM model supplied by Toyota Motor Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and will be added to the Mazda2 lineup in Europe and sold as Mazda's own brand vehicle. The Mazda2 Hybrid offers the nimble handling of a compact car, high quality ride, a comfortable cabin and the latest safety technology.

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Ford plans a full-size electric truck with "incredibly high volume"

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Ford is preparing to follow up the 2022 F-150 Lightning with another full-size electric pickup truck designed from the start for "incredibly high volume," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The new full-size truck, which likely won't arrive for a few years, will have a new platform, and will be.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. The guidance document was produced through a collaborative process by the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment’s (SP) Materials Efficiency Work Group, whose members include automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda Development & Manufacturing

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Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 top 300 miles of EPA range, beat all rivals but Model Y in efficiency

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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 are the first two models to be built on Hyundai’s global E-GMP platform dedicated to electric vehicles. At least in theory, that means these new models aren’t bound to some of the drawbacks that can hinder design, packaging, and sometimes efficiency for models adapted from internal combustion platforms.

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

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Cummins high horsepower diesel generator sets now approved for use with hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel

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Cummins Inc. announced approval of its entire line of diesel generator sets for use with paraffinic fuels (EN15940), including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), when used in standby applications. This announcement comes as part of Cummins overall commitment to develop innovative solutions that enable decarbonization, and proactively advance the company’s current technology to achieve industry leading emissions.

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OPINION: Musk’s distaste for Biden incentives would even EV playing field

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk had an idea during an interview last evening with the Wall Street Journal: Get rid of government incentives for everyone, including electric vehicles, gas, and oil subsidies. The idea, while it would eliminate potentially $12,500 from an EV’s price tag (if it’s built in a Union facility in the United States with a U.S.

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Tesla releases findings from Model 3 police patrol car test

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Tesla has released findings from its test program of a Model 3 that the automaker custom-built as a police patrol car in the UK. more… The post Tesla releases findings from Model 3 police patrol car test appeared first on Electrek.

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DOE data show nearly 10,000 workplace chargers have been installed as of Q1 2021

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Workplace charging stations are private charging stations that are designated for employees only. From the last quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 2021, the number of workplace chargers increased by 28% to a total of 9,894 chargers,, according to data gathered by the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Nearly 95% of workplace chargers were Level 2 as of the first quarter of 2021.

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Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better Act: ‘Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500’

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Elon Musk calls for the Senate not to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act and says Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. However, his concerns appear to be more about federal spending and the deficit. more… The post Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better Act: ‘Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500’ appeared first on Electrek.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, commissioned PwC Strategy& to assess the impact of three different Green Deal policy scenarios on employment and value-add among automotive suppliers across Europe in the period of 2020-2040. The scenarios represent a mixed technology approach; the current EV-only approach proposed in the Fit for 55 package; and a radical EV ramp-up scenario.

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

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Elon Musk: Tesla Bot can solve labor shortage, but there’s no clear timeline

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Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot project, and said that he believes it can solve the labor shortage issue. But the CEO is not committing to any timeline. more… The post Elon Musk: Tesla Bot can solve labor shortage, but there’s no clear timeline appeared first on Electrek.

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T&E: tests show cars powered by electrofuels emit high levels of criteria pollutants

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E-fuels are made by combining green hydrogen with CO 2 to produce liquid fuel that can be similar to gasoline or diesel used in conventional engines (as well as kerosene used in aviation). Proponents claim that if renewable electricity is used and CO 2 is captured from the air, then the e-gasoline and e-diesel are climate-neutral fuels that will also reduce pollution.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets impressive EPA range of over 300 miles

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Hyundai announced the EPA range of the Ioniq 5 today ahead of its US launch, and it received an impressive 300+ miles. more… The post Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets impressive EPA range of over 300 miles appeared first on Electrek.

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Boskalis consortium awarded €24M to research accelerating the use of methanol as marine fuel

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A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis, a leading global dredging and offshore contractor and maritime services provider, is participating has been awarded a €24-million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry. Methanol can enable significant reductions in CO 2 emissions compared to traditional fuels and is viewed within the international maritime sector as one of the most feasible clean fuels for large-scale adop

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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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Neuralink hopes to have first its human trials next year pending FDA approval

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Elon Musk appeared for a short but productive interview at the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) CEO Council Summit on Tuesday, December 7. Musk provided updates on each of his companies’ most interesting projects, including Tesla’s Cybertruck, SpaceX’s Starship, and Neuralink’s brain implant. The CEO of many forward-thinking companies seemed very optimistic about Neuralink in particular and its potential in the future.

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Sigma Lithium begins construction of foundation and infrastructure for lithium production plant in Brazil

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Canada-based Sigma Lithium Corporation ( earlier post ) has begun construction on site to build the foundation and infrastructure installation of its greentech dense media separation production plant, at its wholly owned Grota do Cirilo project in Brazil. The company has secured 38 critical long-lead items required for the project and begun ordering them from respective suppliers, placing deposits to secure manufacturing timetables.

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10,000 North American school buses will be converted to fully electric

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SEA Electric , an Australian company with US headquarters in Torrance, California, that makes battery electric power systems for commercial vehicles, and Illinois-headquartered Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE), one of the largest school bus dealers in the US, have partnered to update 10,000 school buses in the US Midwest with battery-electric power systems over the next five years. more… The post 10,000 North American school buses will be converted to fully electric appeared first on Electr

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Toyota selects North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Site for new US automotive battery plant; 1.2M electrified vehicles/year

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Toyota Motor North America has selected Greensboro-Randolph Megasite as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29-billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). When it comes online in 2025, TBMNC will have four production lines, each capable of delivering enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 vehicles—with the intention to expand to at least six production lines for a combined total of up to 1.2 million vehicles per year.

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Cybertruck to be Tesla’s best product to date; key updates to be revealed in January

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The Tesla Cybertruck may be coming later than initially intended, but the wait for the product would be well worth it. This was according to CEO Elon Musk during a recent interview at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. According to Musk, the Cybertruck would likely be Tesla’s best product ever, though it would be extremely challenging to build. .

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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. (Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 million for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations. This is the second enforcement action against Honda in the past two years. In 2019, CARB testing revealed several small off-road engine (SORE) products did not meet CARB evaporative emission standards.

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Tesla Megapack-powered big battery in Victoria, Australia is up and running

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Neoen’s Victoria Big Battery (VBB), powered by Tesla’s Megapacks, has gone live and is ready for the summer in Australia. “The Victorian Government is proud to flick the switch on Australia’s biggest battery which will help protect our network in summer, support our renewable revolution, and slash energy prices,” State Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said.

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Is The Oil Age Finally On The Verge Of Ending?

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Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Just four years ago, the end of the Oil Age was considered a crazy dream. Today it is official policy in a growing number of countries, states, cities, and corporate boardrooms around the world. Certainly, there are good reasons to be skeptical that proposed phaseouts and bans will actually […].

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SpaceX stacking two Starships at once for the first time in ten months

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As of late November, SpaceX has begun stacking two Starship prototypes simultaneously for the first time in ten months. Known as Starship S21 and S22, SpaceX began stacking the latter prototype inside Starbase’s ‘midbay’ in mid-October – the first Starship assembly work seen in more than two and a half months. For about half a year, SpaceX has been significantly more focused on Super Heavy production as it works to thoroughly test a booster for the first time.

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Tesla: 1 Crash Per 4.41 Million Miles Traveled On Autopilot

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In light of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s response to Kim Paquette about how safe Tesla vehicles are, I wanted to share a quick comparison between Tesla’s data and overall auto accident data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. We have not reported on the latest safety update from the company. In response to Kim, […].

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Ford says it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for F-150 Lightning, or 3 years of backlog

Electrek

Ford confirmed that it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. At this point, it represents roughly a three-year backlog. It might make it hard to get access to the vehicle. more… The post Ford says it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for F-150 Lightning, or 3 years of backlog appeared first on Electrek.

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Jersey City Receives Its 5 BYD Battery-Electric Refuse Trucks

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Jersey City in New Jersey has started taking delivery of its five battery-electric refuse trucks, BYD recently announced. The company noted that this is the first deployment of battery-electric refuse trucks in the state and will be the largest deployment of these trucks in the US to date. Delivery is expected to be completed by […].

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Volkswagen CEO Diess to lose powers but remain leader of VW AG

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Volkswagen Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess will lose some of his powers but will remain the leader of Europe’s largest carmaker after comments made last month put his job in jeopardy. Diess indicated during a meeting with VW brass in November that a slow transition to electric vehicles could cost 35,000 Volkswagen employees their jobs. This comment did not sit well with VW’s labor representatives, who pulled Diess’ leadership into question.

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Owning A Hyundai Kona EV In Australia — Pros & Cons

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Phil, a retired avionics engineer, knows how to give a girl a good time. He loads up his electric Kona with the e-bike, mobility scooter (powered by SolaX), and Jackal and goes onto the beach! Gwen can ride along as he cycles, and then they settle down to play with the remote controlled fourby. He […].

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Tesla’s Elon Musk talks EV charging infrastructure and billionaire taxes

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Elon Musk’s recent appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit included several notable insights from the Tesla and SpaceX executive. Musk covered numerous topics during his interview, from the Cybertruck’s updates to the purpose of the Tesla Bot. Musk also shared some of his more direct thoughts about the US government’s upcoming EV incentives, which heavily favor union-built electric cars such as the Chevy Bolt EV, as well as the idea of billionaires and

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DS TECHEETAH Formula E Team & Li-Cycle Partner To Support Sustainable Global Electrification

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DS TECHEETAH, a Formula E Team, has announced a new multi-year partnership with Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. The team noted that the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which has raced some of the planet’s most advanced EVs, has been a key support for accelerating the transition towards electrification with consumers and automotive manufacturers.

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F-150 Lightning demand, Toyota hybrid battery plan, EV6 and Ioniq 5 top 300 miles: Today’s Car News

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Demand is surging for the F-150 Lightning, as Ford looks to go even bigger with future electric trucks. The newest EVs from Hyundai and Kia top 300 miles of range. Toyota is localizing battery production for its hybrids—and more in the future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota on Monday announced a North Carolina battery plant.

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Increasing Support For EV Uptake In New South Wales

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New South Wales is one of the most populous states on the east coast of Australia. It is highly industrialized and has a Liberal government, which is at odds with its federal counterpart. The New South Wales (NSW) government is actively seeking hosts for EV chargers in tourist spots. Add this to the recently introduced […].

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rolls out to launch pad with NASA X-ray telescope

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s tiny IXPE X-ray telescope has rolled out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Pad 39A for the last time ahead of a planned Thursday, December 9th launch. Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at the start of a 90-minute window that opens at 1am EST (06:00 UTC). The only payload: a first-of-its-kind 330 kg (~730 lb) spacecraft known as the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) that hopes to analyze the polarization of X-rays to explore black holes, nebulae,

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Indian Two-Wheeler Industry Is Facing Its Osborne Moment

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By Lakshmisha K S Indian two wheeler industry is facing crisis. Production in November is expected to be 25–30% lower than initial planned output. As this Economic Times article reports, manufacturers and dealers are sitting on huge inventory and even festive sales turned out to be a damp squib. The demand is so weak that reduction in […].