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The Metals Company completes latest deep-sea research campaign

Green Car Congress

The Metals Company (TMC), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules ( earlier post ), has completed its latest offshore research campaign, Environmental Expedition 5E, a targeted sampling campaign of both benthic and pelagic fauna with wider investigations to characterize ecosystem function on the abyssal seafloor.

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F-150 Lightning orders, $30,000 Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV debut, Mercedes EQXX concept: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which long awaited retro-electric van got a reveal date? Which automaker suggested that batteries might be air-cooled in the future? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 7, 2022. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the headliner of this week’s news, and while.

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VinFast vehicles to be cloud-connected using Cerence Connected Vehicle Digital Twin (CCVDT) platform

Green Car Congress

Cerence and VinFast announced that VinFast vehicles will be cloud-connected using the Cerence Connected Vehicle Digital Twin (CCVDT) platform. Completely cloud- and software-based, Cerence’s digital-twin capabilities enable VinFast to create a virtual representation of its entire car, including software, mechanics, electrics, and physical behavior, along with driver data and environmental data in the cloud.

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Germany’s Plugin EV Share At Record 36% In December

CleanTechnica EVs

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market and the world’s 5th largest, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a record of 35.7% in December, up from 26.6% year-on-year. Full battery electrics took 21.3% of the market. Overall auto volumes were down to 227,630 units, the lowest December result of recent decades. Seeing significant month-on-month growth were three […].

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

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Hyundai Motor and Unity partner to build meta-factory accelerating intelligent manufacturing innovation; digital twin

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Hyundai Motor Company and Unity, a platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, announced a partnership to design and build jointly a new “metaverse roadmap” and platform for Meta-Factory. The companies held a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with Youngcho Chi, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Hyundai Motor Group, Hong Bum Jung, Senior Vice President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Global Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS), Jules Shumaker, Sen

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Italy Has Reached 400 Tesla Superchargers

CleanTechnica EVs

Italy now has 400 Tesla Superchargers, Tesla announced on Instagram with a scenic photo of a Tesla charging against the backdrop of green mountains. Tesla has been rapidly expanding its Supercharger network month after month. Although the focus has often been on China’s Supercharger growth, and in more recent news, the US having a Supercharger […].

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Tesla announces Full Self-Driving package price increase to $12,000

Electrek

Tesla announced today that it is going to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $12,000 starting on January 17. The price bump should coincide with the release of an important new update. more… The post Tesla announces Full Self-Driving package price increase to $12,000 appeared first on Electrek.

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How Tesla stock and a PPP loan landed a man four years in jail

Teslarati

Among the many things Andrew Aaron Lloyd bought with his $3.4 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the United States government, Tesla stock was one of his biggest purchases. The 51-year-old fraudster, who is now looking at four years in prison after going in front of a judge last Thursday, purchased over 15,700 shares of the electric automaker’s stock by filing fake applications and getting a loan from his local Charles Schwab broker.

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Tesla FSD Price Goes Up To $12,000 — As Expected

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter yesterday that Tesla would be soon raising the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package from $10,000 to $12,000. Initially, the new price will only affect US residents. In his thread, Elon also explained that Tesla’s FSD prices will rise as Tesla gets closer to FSD production release. […].

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Tesla owners ponder EV’s effectiveness as cryptocurrency mining rig

Teslarati

Tesla Model 3: fast, high-tech, reasonably affordable, and able to mine cryptocurrencies? A Tesla Model 3 has been converted into a partial cryptocurrency mining rig by owner Siraj Raval, who makes at least $800 a month through the system; enough to pay for his Tesla and then some. Using free Bitcoin mining software, along with a Mac Mini and the Tesla’s 12-volt cigarette lighter, Raval has turned his all-electric car into a self-sufficient revenue-generating machine.

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

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Northern Territory of Australia Takes Baby Steps into the Electric Future

CleanTechnica EVs

The Northern Territory, home of the iconic monolith Uluru, is not a state but a vast and sparsely populated territory. Up till now, there have been only 61 electric vehicles registered in the Northern Territory (a penetration rate of 0.03 per cent), but that is about to change. The Northern Territory (NT) covers 1,349,129 square […].

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,500 Chinese farm truck

Electrek

Electric farm trucks are awesome – I actually bought one from China to use as a utility vehicle around my parents’ sprawling property. But while mine looks like a knockoff American truck , I recently found a much more Eastern-style truck that has me intrigued. It’s a perfect selection for the latest entry in my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column!

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Ford To Greedy Dealers: No F-150 Lightnings For You!

CleanTechnica EVs

Ford is threatening to punish dealers who demand additional deposits to reserve an F-150 Lightning, but can do nothing to control price gouging.

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Video: crypto-mining Daymak Spiritus EV takes its first test drive

Electrek

Daymak revealed the first “production-look” prototype of its 85 mph, light-electric three-wheeler, the Daymak Spiritus, back in October. At the time, it was thought to be a static display piece – but now? It’s a runner, and we’ve got video. more… The post Video: crypto-mining Daymak Spiritus EV takes its first test drive appeared first on Electrek.

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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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Tesla To Raise FSD Package Price To $12,000 From January 17

InsideEVs

That's a $2,000 hike and Elon Musk says pricing will continue to rise “as we get closer to FSD production code release.

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EV Battery Cell & Pack Prices Dropping At Surprising Rate

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Battery prices have dropped dramatically over the years, and though there may be some fluctuations it appears that they will continue to do so at a rapid pace. Usually, an increase in demand for something, in addition to scarcity or difficulty in finding and/or producing it, usually results in a price increase, this is not the case with EV batteries, at least not in the long run.

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US: Tesla Is Now Right Behind BMW In Sales In The Premium Segment

InsideEVs

BMW sold the highest number of cars in the premium/luxury segment in 2021, but Tesla was a close second.

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2021 US EV Sales Scoreboard: RAV4 Prime and Mustang Mach-E Are The Top-Selling Non-Tesla EVs

EV Adoption

Among electric vehicles from automakers that report specific sales numbers for their EV models, the Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV was tops in the US in 2021 with 27,3707 units sold. Ford’s Mustang Mach-E in its first year on the market (Ford delivered 3 Mach-E units in December 2020), was the number one-selling BEV among legacy automakers at 27,140 units in 2021.

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This Is What A Maxed Out $97,329 Ford F-150 Lightning Looks Like

InsideEVs

If you want to have it all, Platinum trim is the only way to go.

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Ford F-150 Lightning Vs Rivian R1T: Price, Range, Specs Compared

InsideEVs

Two amazingly good electric pickup trucks compared side-by-side.

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BMW M3 Vs Tesla Model Y Rematch: Can BMW Climb A Snowy Uphill?

InsideEVs

After trying everything, it turns out that BMW M3 must go in reverse with proper momentum.

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Mercedes-Benz Reveals How Many EQS It Sold In U.S. In Q4 2021

InsideEVs

Additional electric models - EQE, EQS SUV and EQB - will join the lineup in 2022.

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Three Major US Federal EV Initiatives: Which Is Most Important?

InsideEVs

What will be the impact of such initiatives on Tesla owners, specifically? What about Tesla's rivals?

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