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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

Green Car Congress

Liquid intermediates from pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can be co-processed in an oil refinery along with conventional crude oil. In an open-access paper in the journal Energy & Fuels, a team from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Ghent University, provides an overview of co-processing options for such bio-liquids.

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Used PHEV prices rose ahead of $4,000 tax credit eligibility

Green Car Reports

In the months even before we knew some used plug-in hybrids would be eligible for a $4,000 used EV tax credit, market interest in plug-in hybrids was on the rise, according to a recent pricing analysis. In a blog post last month, the retail conglomerate Carmax explained search volume for the term "plug-in hybrid" has increased significantly since.

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Lion Electric produces first proprietary Li-ion battery pack

Green Car Congress

The Lion Electric Company recently completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Québec. Final certification of the first battery pack is expected in the first quarter of 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of production in 2023. The first batteries produced in Mirabel will power the Lion5 truck and the LionAmbulance, expected to reach commercial production in the first half of 2023.

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Tesla’s $25k Model 2 car expected to be unveiled in 2024

Teslarati

TSLA analysts at Loup Ventures think the Tesla Model 2 will be unveiled in 2024. “Tesla will wait until 2024 to announce Model 2,” stated Loup Ventures in its 2022 Predictions letter. “If the company announces the lower-price[d] car too early, they risk slowing sales of Model 3 while ramping capacity during what is likely to be a broader auto recession,” Loup Ventures explained.

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Si-based composite anodes for solid-state Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

Researchers at La Sapienza in Rome are proposing silicon-based anodes, composed of micrometric Si, graphite (MAG), LiI-Li 3 PS 4 solid electrolyte (LPSI), and carbon nanofiber (CNF), which can be prepared by straightforward manual grinding. A paper on their work is published in ChemSusChem. The mixture design approach allows the discrimination of the effect of each component and also the combined effect of the components on the end-performance.

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Tesla In 2022 — Stats, Factory Progress, Milestones

CleanTechnica EVs

2022 has been a big year for Tesla, with the automaker surpassing some key milestones despite a bear market. Tesla is heading into 2023 with newly and substantially increased production output, a growing charging infrastructure and energy sector, and firm financials to back these milestones up. Gigafactory Progress Tesla opened two new factories this year: […].

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Don’t Blame Congress For Tax Credit Limits. Blame Tesla For Its Expensive EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s something that’s been bugging me the last couple of days on social media. I don’t mean bugging me a little. I also don’t mean bugging me like Steve Urkel bugs Carl Winslow on Family Matters (in other words, a lot). It’s more like those annoying street preachers who call people to repentance with megaphones […].

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XPENG sold 120,757 EVs in 2022 in total, increasing by 23% year-over-year

Electric Cars Report

XPENG Inc., a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle company, announced its vehicle delivery results for December 2022 and the fourth quarter 2022. XPENG delivered 11,292 smart EVs to customers in December 2022, representing a 94% increase over November 2022. In December, the company delivered 4,020 flagship G9 SUVs, a 160% increase over the prior month.

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Sono’s Sion Solar Car Fights For Survival

CleanTechnica EVs

CleanTechnica has been covering the Sono Sion for years. We’ve interviewed company officials, covered the reveal of the car, and followed the company as it worked its way from development to production. But, now we’re sad to report that the company is in a struggle for its life as it tries to bring its take […].

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Tesla offers up to $1,450 incentive in China for vehicles delivered by Feb 28

CN EV Post

Tesla is offering the same purchase incentive amount as last month, but the coverage has been expanded from inventory vehicles to include all new vehicles. The post Tesla offers up to $1,450 incentive in China for vehicles delivered by Feb 28 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

Brief

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MG5 Station Wagon EV Long Range Review — 1st Impressions

CleanTechnica EVs

MG is an old British sports car brand. It was famous for its open two-seat roadsters. It was born at Morris Garage in the 1920s, one of the many Morris companies dealing with making, selling, and servicing cars and car parts. It merged into Morris Group, Austin-Morris, British Leyland, and finally Rover Group. After the […].

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To Look Forward, Sometimes You Have to Look Back

Cars That Think

Magazines love to dabble in prognostication, particularly when it comes to emerging technology. Startups show such futuristic pronouncements to potential investors, who in turn use them as data points to inform their bets. And as readers, we gravitate toward them, if only so we can feel superior when, say, a highly anticipated product launch bombs—chef’s kiss to Mark Zuckerberg for the schadenfreude fest that is the metaverse.

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Two Partnerships Expand Access To Clean Energy & Transport In The Eastern US

CleanTechnica EVs

As we close the year out, I wanted to mention a couple of neat energy projects we learned about this month from the Eastern United States. They not only help increase access to clean energy and clean transport, but they’re helping level the playing field in other ways. Autel Energy Partners With Minority-Owned Legacy Clean […].

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Tesla stock rebound by over 100% still possible says Morgan Stanley

Teslarati

Long-time Tesla bull, Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley, remains bullish on Tesla stock despite its disastrous end of the year. Tesla stock concluded the year down by more than 65% from its peak. And while some have heralded this as the company’s fall, Mr. Jonas of Morgan Stanley believes jumping ship may be premature. Furthermore, according to a client note published by MarketInsider , Mr.

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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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Toyota To Study V2G In Texas In 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve written a great number of articles about Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) technology. It’s highly important not only to help stabilize the grid (thousands of EVs can help the grid keep up during unusual times using energy from times when the grid wasn’t so strained), but V2X (vehicle to X) can do anything from […].

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Volvo enters autonomous driving market via company acquisition

Teslarati

Volvo has acquired Zenseact, an autonomous driving hardware and software supplier. While many automakers now view autonomous driving products as the auto industry’s future, recent history has shown that it can be a highly volatile market. A month ago, Ford was forced to divest from its autonomous vehicle company after struggling with profitability.

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$4,000 Tax Credit For Used EVs Under $25,000 Starts Now, But When Will Tesla Model 3 Be Eligible?

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric vehicles (EVs) have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their environmental benefits and cost savings on “fuel,” among other reasons. However, the upfront cost of purchasing a new EV can be prohibitively expensive for some consumers. As a result, many people opt to purchase a used EV in order to take advantage […].

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XPeng to keep vehicle retail prices unchanged, bear full cost after subsidy withdrawal

CN EV Post

Consumers who previously bought XPeng models were eligible for purchase subsidies ranging from RMB 10,080 ($1,460) to RMB 13,860. The post XPeng to keep vehicle retail prices unchanged, bear full cost after subsidy withdrawal appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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This New Year — Decarbonize Your Life

CleanTechnica EVs

This article is part of a new series called Decarbonize Your Life. With modest steps and a middle-class income, our family has dramatically reduced emissions and is sequestering what remains through a small reforestation project. Our life is better for it. If we can do it, you can too. —By Naomi Cole and Joe Wachunas.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

That Was the Year That Was. Recapping 2022—the Turning Point for EVs. We’re at it again already. CES is cranking up this week so there’s not much time to waste thinking about the past year. We’ll posit that it was a great one for our portion of the automotive world. Electric cars reached new sales peaks in China, the U.S. and Europe. The number of available models is expanding exponentially.

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Final School Bus News Roundup For 2022!

CleanTechnica EVs

One of the biggest problems in air pollution from motor vehicles is when they sit and idle. Anyone nearby, especially for diesel vehicles, gets to smell the nasty fumes, breathe the particulate matter, and more. Do we get anything back for that nastiness? Not really, because an idling engine uses a lot of fuel just […].

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. While the looks are what catches the eye in the 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited, it is the efficiency that raises an eyebrow. Hyundai has electrification figured out, with the Sonata Hybrid reaping the benefits in what may be the best hybrid sedan you can buy. In a very short few years sedans have lost their favor with car shoppers.

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GAC Aion sells 30,007 vehicles in Dec, up 4% from Nov

CN EV Post

For the full year 2022, GAC Aion sold 271,156 units, up 126 percent year-on-year. The post GAC Aion sells 30,007 vehicles in Dec, up 4% from Nov appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 imminent: what to expect

EV Central

Hyundai’s eagerly-awaited, polarisingly-styled Ioniq 6 EV reaches Australia in a matter of weeks, so what can we expect from the all-new ultra-aero sedan? For starters, we know it’s basically an Ioniq 5 under its skin and initially we’ll only be getting the highest-specification (and priciest) AWD version. That means 239kW, 605Nm of torque and a 0-100km/h time of 5.1-seconds.

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Tesla Model S Plaid: Owner Confesses Love And Hate After 30K Miles

InsideEVs

This EV and tech reviewer has owned his Model S Plaid for a year and a half, so he has plenty to share about his experience.

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Neta delivers 7,795 vehicles in Dec, down 48% from Nov

CN EV Post

Neta's decline in December deliveries was a surprise, as several of its local peers reported record deliveries earlier today. The post Neta delivers 7,795 vehicles in Dec, down 48% from Nov appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Heybike unveils 750W folding e-bike made from a single piece of magnesium alloy

Electrek

Single-piece bike frames aren’t new, but it’s rare to see a full-suspension folding e-bike built on a one-piece magnesium alloy frame. That didn’t stop Heybike from chasing that dream and coming up with the Heybike Tyson folding electric bike. more…. The post Heybike unveils 750W folding e-bike made from a single piece of magnesium alloy appeared first on Electrek.

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Will Electric Vehicles Crash The Grid?

InsideEVs

We speak to two industry experts to find out if the grid will be able to handle tens of millions of electric vehicles by 2035

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Leapmotor delivers 8,493 units in Dec, raises vehicle prices

CN EV Post

For the full year 2022, Leapmotor delivered 111,168 units, up 157.80 percent from 43,121 units in 2021. The post Leapmotor delivers 8,493 units in Dec, raises vehicle prices appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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EV Club Look-back on 2022

EV Club of CT

2022 was an action-packed year as you can see below. But we wanted to begin by saying a big Thank You to all of our members and supporters. EV Evangelist Award Club president, Barry Kresch, was given. Read more.

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Fully Electric Land Rover Defender Reportedly Coming In 2025

InsideEVs

The electric Defender is expected to have 300 miles of range.

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NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai

CN EV Post

The delivery center has 100 delivery spaces and can deliver up to 200 vehicles in a single day. The post NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Rivian R1T Owner Shares Efficiency Vs Temperature Data

InsideEVs

During summer months, the R1T noticeably exceeds its EPA range rating.

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SK to showcase multiple EV technologies at CES 2023

Electric Cars Report

SK Group will unveil its “EV ecosystem”, which comprises the world’s thinnest copper foil for secondary batteries (4 ㎛) and an EV battery that drives 400 km on a single charge. “Mobility” has been chosen as one of the main themes at CES 2023, the world’s largest technology exhibition. It is expected that visitors from […] The post SK to showcase multiple EV technologies at CES 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.