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eVTOL company Joby and NASA collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi

Green Car Congress

Joby Aviation, Inc. became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. As part of the two-week test campaign at Joby’s Electric Flight Base near Big Sur, California, NASA and Joby will join forces to study the acoustic signature of the all-electric Joby aircraft, which the company intends to operate as part of a commercial passenger service beginning in 2024.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE: Electric sedan sized like Model S arrives spring 2022

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz on Sunday revealed its next fully electric luxury car, set to follow the introduction of its 2022 Mercedes EQS flagship and arrive in the U.S. next spring. As the EQS is the electric S-Class equivalent, the 2023 Mercedes EQE is the electric E-Class equivalent. In prototype form it measures 196.6 inches long, 77.2 inches wide, and.

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CNPC’s first hydrogen station in Beijing in operation

Green Car Congress

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) recently put its first hydrogen station in Beijing into operation. Jointly built by CNPC and Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton), the hydrogen station covers an area of about 1,700 square meters in Changping District. With a daily refueling capacity of 600 kg, it can serve 50-60 hydrogen fuel cell buses per day.

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Mercedes-Benz EQG Concept SUV points to a fully electric G-Class

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz has revealed the EQG Concept, a fully electric SUV based on its G-Class luxury off-roader. The G-Class, or Geländewagen, is steeped in tradition and heritage, and its boxy profile, tenacious off-road abilities, and sheer celebrity appeal make this a very noteworthy vehicle to rethink as all-electric—and a pedigreed.

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

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Fraunhofer develops new dry-coating process for battery electrodes

Green Car Congress

Conventional processes for manufacturing battery electrodes involve mostly toxic solvents and require a lot of space and energy. As an alternative, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS has developed a new dry-coating process: DRYtraec. The technology is environmentally friendly and cost-effective and can be used on a large scale.

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Volkswagen Group Is Now King Of EV Sales In Sweden & Switzerland

CleanTechnica EVs

Under some of our recent EV sales reports, readers requested charts and stats for automotive group sales, not just sales by model or even brand. It was even pointed out that this is the only comparison many people in the industry actually care about. Those seem like good points, so here’s an update on Sweden […].

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Tesla Model X pays the price after protecting owner from Hurricane Ida’s flash floods

Teslarati

Facing a flash flood is a terrifying experience that any decent person would not wish upon their worst enemy. The panic that one feels as the floodwaters rapidly rise and the sensation of being submerged in a thick current of filthy liquid is enough to give full-grown adults some legitimate trauma. Being caught in a flash flood is incredibly scary, but if a 2016 Model X owner’s recent experience is any indication, it would appear that encountering floods in a Tesla is slightly less terrify

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQE electric sedan with impressive 400-mile range

Electrek

Mercedes-Benz unveils the production version EQE, its new E-Class-size electric sedan, with an impressive 400-mile range. more… The post Mercedes-Benz unveils EQE electric sedan with impressive 400-mile range appeared first on Electrek.

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NASA Begins Air Taxi Flight Testing with Joby

CleanTechnica EVs

NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. This testing runs through Friday, Sept.10, at Joby’s Electric Flight Base located near Big Sur, California. This is the first time NASA will test an eVTOL aircraft as part […].

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Mercedes-Benz unveils awesomely plush electric Maybach SUV

Electrek

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new Mercedes-Maybach EQS concept, which takes the form of an awesomely plush electric SUV. more… The post Mercedes-Benz unveils awesomely plush electric Maybach SUV appeared first on Electrek.

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

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Tesla FSD Beta 9.2 completes scenic Yosemite drive with ease

Teslarati

Elon Musk might think that Tesla’s FSD Beta 9.2 is not really that great considering the improvements that would be coming to V10 later this week, but the current iteration of the advanced driver-assist system is nothing short of amazing nonetheless. This was highlighted in a recently shared video showing a Tesla Model X with FSD Beta 9.2 driving to Yosemite with ease.

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Mercedes G-Class EQG concept wows off-roading aficionados at IAA

Electrek

Mercedes is rolling a variety of new products out at IAA 2021 in Munich this week and one we weren’t quite expecting is the EQG concept which would put Mercedes on the path of electrifying its G-series off-road lineup. more… The post Mercedes G-Class EQG concept wows off-roading aficionados at IAA appeared first on Electrek.

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Human Driving Will Be Outlawed By 2050 According To IDTechEx

InsideEVs

The research firm believes autonomous vehicles will match or exceed human safety by 2024 and fulfill all mobility needs by the 2040s.

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Come visit Electrek (virtually?) at IAA Munich this week

Electrek

IAA Mobility in Munich (formerly the Frankfurt Auto Show) opens this week and we are on site with our own booth in the new Mobility area. IAA bills itself as the world’s largest mobility trade show and will have everything from new EVs from makers like BMW, Mercedes, VW, Ford, Smart, Whey and more to ebikes, scooters and other mobility solutions.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Rivian R1T and R1S formally receive EPA rating above 300 miles

Teslarati

The official EPA ratings for the Rivian R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV were released recently. Both the R1T and R1S received EPA ratings above 300 miles. According to the US Department of Energy , the 2022 Rivian R1T’s total range is 314 miles per charge or 70 miles combined MPGe. The 2022 Rivian R1S, on the other hand, received an EPA rating of 316 miles of range per charge or 69 combined MPGe. .

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Four Success Factors for Accelerating Fleet Electrification

Driivz

Electrifying fleets, whether fleets of passenger vehicles used as company cars or road transportation fleets, including buses, delivery vans and heavy-duty vehicles, promises to have significant environmental and commercial impact. Fleet vehicles are responsible for close to 25% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, so turning them into zero-emission vehicles will go a long way toward meeting country-level GHG goals.

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UK Energy Regulator Supports Vehicle-To-Grid Proposal

CleanTechnica EVs

The UK electricity regulator is proposing a new V2G initiative for the nation.

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Sandy Munro Shared His Thoughts On Tesla’s AI Day, The NHTSA, & Congress

EV Obssesion

Sandy Munro has shared his thoughts on Tesla’s AI Day event and how the American government and the NHTSA seem to dismiss Tesla’s achievements. I think that Sandy shared his thoughts beautifully and eloquently, and I agree — our country is going into a direction that is not in its own best interest. In his […]. The post Sandy Munro Shared His Thoughts On Tesla’s AI Day, The NHTSA, & Congress appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Outrun Colorado Highway Patrol

InsideEVs

Fortunately, this was all done in good fun, on a track.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

The Premium Midsize SUV Benchmark. In only a few short years Genesis, the luxury division of Hyundai launched in 2017, released the excellent G70, G80 and G90 sedans. But if a car company is going to make it today, they need to be selling sport utility vehicles. The first foray for Genesis into the hottest automotive segment is the all-new 2021 GV80 SUV, which has been joined by the GV70, and soon the all-electric GV60 , with a yet-to-be announced release date.

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Electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class Debuts As EQG Concept

InsideEVs

Mercedes showed this vehicle at IAA Mobility 2021, but it shared zero technical details, leaving us in the dark.

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Joby & NASA Collaborate to Measure Noise Footprint of Electric Air Taxi

EV Obssesion

Joby Aviation, Inc. (“Joby” or “the Company”) (NYSE:JOBY) this week became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight […].

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Tesla Has A Genius Plan That Gas Cars Can't Ever Beat

InsideEVs

The future is electric, and Tesla is leading the way.

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It’s all about connection

Electric Auto Association

The Inland Empire EVA leverages impact with other advocacy groups. Route of IEEVA and Inland Empire Tesla Club DEED event caravan. Since its founding in 2019, the members of the Inland Empire Electric Vehicle Association (IEEVA ) have embraced the help and support of sister organizations and have offered support in return. In fact, the chapter has taken connection to a new level in that Andy Huynh, the president of the Inland Empire Tesla Club , helped launch the EAA chapter and is now serving a

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Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 Arrives At IAA 2021 With 751 HP

InsideEVs

It may not be badged a 63, but it can still sprint to sixty in around 3.4 seconds.

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BLive & Ather Energy Comes Together To Capture The Market 

Get Electric Vehicle

BLive , multi-EV retail and experiential tourism platform based in Goa, has announced a strategic partnership with Ather Energy. The partnership is aimed at promoting electric vehicle adoption by providing customers with EV experience and bridge the gap between customers and EVs. . The collaboration also aiming to build charging infrastructure (Ather Grid) across popular tourist destinations in the country, beginning with Goa.

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Bjørn Nyland Checks Old 2013 Tesla Model S Battery Degradation

InsideEVs

The results are pretty good for the time and mileage, compared to new.

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Scrappage Policy in India: Will It Boost EV Adoption?

Get Electric Vehicle

The Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme, often known as the vehicle scrappage program, was launched on August 13 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. . The Vehicle Scrappage Policy’s Highlights. Since the second part of 2019, the Indian car industry has been in turmoil. The subsequent COVID-19 epidemic exacerbated the issue. Although post-Diwali sales in 2020 have helped to improve the industry, the situation remains worrying.

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Mercedes-Benz EQB Three-Row Electric Crossover Bows At IAA 2021

InsideEVs

The new Mercedes EQB is the fully-electric version of the GLB crossover.

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The new Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ first all-electric AMG (36 photos)

My EV Review

Mercedes-Benz today launched its first all-electric AMG. This is the Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+.

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Tesla Gigafactory In Nevada Celebrates One Million Battery Packs

InsideEVs

They are used in the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.

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Mercedes-Maybach EQS Concept - first fully electric Maybach (21 photos)

My EV Review

Mercedes-Maybach is expanding its product portfolio with a luxurious all-electric SUV.

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Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 Revealed With 660 Km WLTP Range

InsideEVs

This is Mercedes’ real Tesla Model S competitor.

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Tesla subsidies for Giga Berlin’s battery factory will be decided by end of 2021

Teslarati

Tesla Giga Berlin seems to be revving to start operations soon, and the company is hoping that its first Germany-made cars will roll off the line this October. As Giga Berlin prepares to awaken, Germany has also started discussing the amount of state aid Tesla will receive for its advanced battery cell factory in Grunheide. . According to a spokesperson from the economy ministry on Sunday, Germany plans to decide how much state aid Tesla will receive by the end of 2021.

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