Sat.Dec 31, 2022

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Moscow testing two electric river vessels under ice conditions

Green Car Congress

In 2021, Moscow announced that it was planning to bring back river public transport after an absence of 16 years. ( Earlier post.) Two electric river vessels—Sinichka and Filka—are currently being tested in Moscow; the vessels have already passed about 7 thousand kilometers along the Moscow River. Since September, the electric vessels have passed dozens of tests and test exits to the water area.

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Lucid Air review update, dual-motor Rivian preview, EV tax credit leasing loophole: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker revealed one of the most aerodynamic SUVs in the world? Which states recently joined California in banning gas-only vehicles by 2035? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 30, 2022. Our biggest, albeit most confusing, piece of news this week came on.

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Bucharest orders 100 Solaris electric trolleybuses

Green Car Congress

The Romanian Municipality of Bucharest (Municipiul Bucuresti) has executed a. contract for the supply of 100 Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses, with a base contract value of almost €60 million. The vehicles will arrive in the Romanian capital at the end of 2024. The Bucharest Municipality (Municipiul Bucuresti) has selected Solaris as the supplier of 100 trolleybuses through a tender process.

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Tesla FSD Beta users will be able to turn off steering wheel nags this January

Teslarati

A welcome update is coming to Tesla’s FSD Beta fleet this January. As recently confirmed by CEO Elon Musk, members of the FSD Beta program would soon have the option to turn off steering wheel nags while using the advanced driver-assist system. . FSD Beta is Tesla’s most advanced driver-assist solution, and developing it is key to the company’s goal of achieving true autonomous driving.

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

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EIA: proved reserves of US natural gas established a new record; oil reserves increased by 16% at the end of 2021

Green Car Congress

In 2021, proved reserves of natural gas set a new record in the United States, and proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate increased, but not quite to pre-pandemic levels, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Energy demand rose from the 2020 lows that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing up prices and making more US resources economically viable.

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NIO adds 63 NIO Houses, 25 delivery centers in 2022

CN EV Post

2022 was the fastest year of expansion for NIO Houses, with the total number growing to 99 from 38 at the end of 2021. The post NIO adds 63 NIO Houses, 25 delivery centers in 2022 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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3D-Printed Electric Car Whipped Up By Canadian Auto Parts Companies

CleanTechnica EVs

Canadian auto parts suppliers are putting their sustainability skills on display with the Project Arrow electric car featuring a 3D-printed chassis.

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Elon Musk assures investors: Tesla’s “long-term fundamentals are extremely strong”

Teslarati

To state that Tesla stock and its investors had a tough year would be an understatement. On Friday’s close — the final trading day of the year — TSLA shares closed at $123.18 per share. The company’s market cap also stood at $388.97 billion. Overall, the figures represented a drop of about 65% in 2022. Yet despite this, Elon Musk has assured the electric vehicle maker’s supporters that while Tesla is prone to short-term volatility, the company itself is standing on

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Awesome Dutch BEV Sales in 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

For our European readers, this is not news, but for many of our North American readers, this is still a bit of a mystery. Two-thirds of Dutch new car sales are company cars of the benefit in kind (BiK) type. These normally have a contract period of 3 to 4 years. After that period, the […].

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XPeng delivers 11,292 units in Dec, up 94% from Nov

CN EV Post

XPeng G9 delivered 4,020 units in December, up 160 percent from November, the first time it exceeded 4,000 units. The post XPeng delivers 11,292 units in Dec, up 94% from Nov appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

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New (Green) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks, New Hope For Nikola

CleanTechnica EVs

After a bumpy start, the US startup Nikola is closing in on its vision of hydrogen fuel cell trucks, fueled by green hydrogen.

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1200 Units of BYD DM-i PHEVs Arrived in Colombia

Electric Cars Report

Recently, 1200 units of BYD DM-i plug-in hybrid vehicles have arrived in Colombia from Xi’an, China. The exported fleet consists of 200 units of BYD QIN PLUS DM-i and 1000 units of SONG PLUS DM-i, scaling all-time high for individual export volume of DM-i hybrid vehicles from BYD. It marks another step in BYD’s expansion […] The post 1200 Units of BYD DM-i PHEVs Arrived in Colombia appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Massive Tesla Supercharger Buildout in Response to Massive Sales of Model Y, 3, S, & X

CleanTechnica EVs

I picked up my new Tesla Model 3 in October 2019 at the Salt Lake City Delivery Center. Since then, I’ve been very pleased with the Tesla Supercharger network that allows me to travel cross-country on Interstate highways with only a little inconvenience compared with my previous trips in gas-mobiles. I’m particularly pleased with the […].

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Tesla China kicks off 2023 with new delivery, insurance, and trade-in incentives

Teslarati

Tesla China seems intent on starting 2023 on a strong note. As the new year started in China, the electric vehicle maker made its current offerings more attractive to customers through a set of new, compelling incentives. . China is not only the world’s largest electric vehicle market; it is also arguably the most competitive. While Tesla generally dominates North America with its electric vehicles like the Model Y crossover and the Model 3 sedan, the American EV maker actually has legitim

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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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New Mexico EV Charging Stations Update (Some Got A Second Jolt of Cash)

CleanTechnica EVs

A couple of years ago, the New Mexico Environment Department and NMDOT announced where the first batch of Dieselgate money was going. While the state had a variety of projects, dozens of sites around New Mexico were selected for EV charging stations, including DC fast charging sites throughout the state. But, things since then have […].

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Tesla owners give back to local communities for the Holidays

Teslarati

Tesla owners all across the nation found ways to help their local communities this holiday season. The holidays are tough on families in need, and the kindness of caring strangers often helps make the season a bit brighter and merry for those families who are struggling. In New York, the Tesla Owners Club of New York State held its third annual toy drive outside of Gigafactory New York.

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Seychelles Really Should Push To Become The Norway of Africa & Lead In EV Adoption

CleanTechnica EVs

Norway leads the world in terms of EV market share for new car sales. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles took 89.3% share of the auto market. Electric cars are now so mainstream in Norway that Tesla’s Model Y recently beat a 53-year-old sales record. In 1969, 16,699 Volkswagen Beetles were sold in Norway. No vehicle […].

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Tesla owners flex coordinate light shows for the holidays

Teslarati

Tesla owners are coordinating light shows for the holidays. In December, Tesla released its Holiday Software Update. One of the new features is an improvement to its light show with the Model X. Tesla took the feature even further by allowing owners to schedule a light show up to ten minutes in advance. Tesla also released a behind-the-scenes look at its Holiday Update, and the engineers shared insights into the new light show feature.

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Hyundai Reveals SEVEN Concept & Ioniq 6 In Canada, Hyundai Electric Partnering With GE For Korean Wind Power

CleanTechnica EVs

Canadian Vehicle Reveals With the recent winter megastorm that rolled in from the arctic, I’m sure many of us probably aren’t excited to think about Canada right now. They can keep their cold air, even if they’re super polite. But, the rest of the year, when we’re not freezing our butts off from the air […].

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Tesla on Autopilot stopped after driver falls asleep, defeat device found: German police

Teslarati

A rather strange incident transpired recently on the Autobahn near Bamberg, Germany. While patrolling the area, police noticed a Tesla, seemingly with Autopilot engaged, traveling while its driver was asleep. It took 15 minutes before the all-electric vehicle was stopped by authorities. . A press release from the Polizei Bayern (Bavarian Police) provided a number of details about the incident.

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Weird Alibaba: Try not to vomit while driving this electric rolly car around

Electrek

When we find electric vehicles for this weekly column on China’s bottomless pit of a shopping megasite Alibaba, we generally look for something that looks weird, fun or at least remotely useful. This week I’d say we nailed the first two. I’m not quite sure what to call this thing, so I guess I’ll have to go with the name given to it by its creators: the Happy Car.

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SpaceX threw its annual 2022 holiday parties and was a hit on TikTok

Teslarati

SpaceX held its annual holiday parties in December, and as holidays are a time of celebrating festivities, several attendees provided a look inside via TikTok and other social media platforms. It seemed that TikTok’s algorithm prioritized the holiday parties for a couple of days, and here are looks inside provided by some of those videos. One user noted that SpaceX rented out the SoFi Stadium in a Los Angeles suburb.

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Li Auto delivers record 21,233 vehicles in Dec

CN EV Post

Deliveries of Li L9 and Li L8 both exceeded 10,000 units in December. Li Auto delivered 46,319 vehicles in the fourth quarter, up 31.51 percent year-on-year. The post Li Auto delivers record 21,233 vehicles in Dec appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Tesla’s models outside S3XY remain vastly underestimated

Teslarati

It’s the final day of 2022, and Tesla is still hard at work delivering as many vehicles as it can. The company has initiated a number of efforts to boost its numbers, from $7,500 discounts for new inventory units to free 10,000 miles of Supercharging for the Model S and Model X. Needless to say, Tesla is pushing hard to end the fourth quarter on a strong note. .

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Wheel-E Podcast: The top electric bike stories of 2022

Electrek

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss 2022’s most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. more…. The post Wheel-E Podcast: The top electric bike stories of 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Blume Suggests More Differentiation Between Volkswagen Group Brands

CleanTechnica EVs

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume told investors recently that he and his management team have a 10-point plan for the future.

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Here’s every electric vehicle that qualifies for the current and upcoming US federal tax credit

Electrek

As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles, especially now that a slew of new credits have been reinstated to US consumers. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may qualify for varies by household due to a number of different factors.

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New Treasury EV Federal Tax Credit Rules May Benefit Foreign Automakers

CleanTechnica EVs

The Treasury Department is writing rules for the federal EV tax credit that some think are not in line with the intent of the IRA.

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In 2023, Port of Los Angeles Will Get 500 kW Wireless Charging System

InsideEVs

It's expected to recharge Class 8 electric trucks in less than 15 minutes.

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Zeekr delivers record 11,337 vehicles in Dec

CN EV Post

Zeekr delivered 71,941 vehicles in 2022, reaching its goal of delivering 70,000 vehicles for the year. The post Zeekr delivers record 11,337 vehicles in Dec appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Doug DeMuro Examines The 2023 Chevrolet Silverado EV

InsideEVs

As usual, the YouTuber goes into a lot of detail showing the vehicle’s unique points.

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BYD establishes JV in Uzbekistan for local production

CN EV Post

The joint venture will focus on the production of several of BYD's best-selling models, including the DM-i super hybrid models, and related parts. The post BYD establishes JV in Uzbekistan for local production appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Hitachi Astemo's Powertrain Components To Power Honda And Nissan xEVs

InsideEVs

The Japanese company intends to expand its electrification business.

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Quick Charge Podcast: December 31, 2022

Electrek

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more…. The post Quick Charge Podcast: December 31, 2022 appeared first on Electrek.