Green Car Reports
APRIL 10, 2024
Ford is cutting prices on some 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks by up to $5,500, CarsDirect reports, citing a bulletin sent by Ford to dealerships. Effective April 5, the XLT Standard Range grade gets a $2,000 price cut, bringing its base price down to $65,090 with the mandatory $2,095 destination charge. The Lariat Extended Range gets.
Electrek
APRIL 30, 2024
Tesla is already pulling back Supercharger plans after Elon Musk came in like a wrecking ball and fired the whole charing team.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 30, 2024
In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afterward): When it. [continued] The post Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Cars That Think
APRIL 27, 2024
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). The blistering late-afternoon wind ripped across Camp Taji , a sprawling U.S. military base just north of Baghdad. In a desolate corner of the outpost, where the feared Iraqi Republican Guard had once manufactured mustard gas, nerve agents, and other chemical weapons, a group of Am
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Teslarati
APRIL 25, 2024
Hertz ( NASDAQ: HTZ ) reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2024 today, announcing that it is continuing to lose money on its electric vehicle investment and plans to dump even more EVs from its fleet. Hertz said it had increased the number of EVs it will let go of by 10,000 units, now planning to sell 30,000 of its purchased electric cars this year.
Energy Institute at HAAS
APRIL 22, 2024
In 2024, residential PV will shift nearly $4 billion onto others’ bills, more than double the 2020 amount.
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Electrek
APRIL 29, 2024
Just after laying off “more than 10%” of its global workforce, Tesla is laying off even more employees – including senior executives and long-time veterans of the company, most notably the entire Supercharging team and the executive responsible for negotiating NACS adoption across the industry.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 18, 2024
Australian EV fast charging company Tritium is facing financial collapse after its directors declared it to be insolvent and called in KPMG to act as voluntary administrators. The post Australia EV fast-charging Tritium says it is insolvent, appoints administrators appeared first on The Driven.
Cars That Think
APRIL 18, 2024
For more than 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 has been an invaluable tool for space probes as they explore our solar system and push into the beyond. The DSS-43 radio antenna, located at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex , near Canberra, Australia, keeps open the line of communication between humans and probes during NASA missions. Today more than 40 percent of all data retrieved by celestial explorers, including Voyagers , New Horizons , and the Mars Curiosity rover , comes through
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 11, 2024
Chinese EVs are coming to Europe in waves but many of them stay parked in port facilities for months waiting for transport inland. The post Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At European Ports appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 16, 2024
It appears that Tesla is about to find itself in a “wartime” setting or sorts once more. This was, at least, hinted at by CEO Elon Musk on social media. Tesla became the electric vehicle behemoth that it is today by making risky decisions. However, following the Model 3 ramp that almost killed the company, it seemed that Tesla had calmed down somewhat.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 18, 2024
The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. This is part of a strategy to replace the alphanumeric naming scheme used by the Toyota bZ4X—currently the only EV in Toyota's U.S. lineup—for more conventional.
Electrek
APRIL 25, 2024
The White House just debuted a plan to expand the grid’s capacity by upgrading 100,000 miles of transmission lines over the next five years.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 17, 2024
New real-world data from the EU shows plug-in hybrid vehicle emissions are actually much closer to the average petrol car than car companies claim. The post Toyota’s plug-in hybrids emit four times more CO2 than company claims appeared first on The Driven.
Cars That Think
APRIL 17, 2024
Boston Dynamics has just introduced a new Atlas humanoid robot , replacing the legendary hydraulic Atlas and intended to be a commercial product. This is huge news from the company that has spent the last decade building the most dynamic humanoids that the world has ever seen, and if you haven’t read our article about the announcement (and seen the video!
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 13, 2024
Electric cars are making news this week in new reports that highlight price parity with conventional cars in the used car market. The post Good News About Electric Cars — They’re Driving Down Electricity Rates appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electric Cars Report
APRIL 6, 2024
The Finnish EV charging manufacturer Kempower has launched its state-of-the-art electric truck charging solution for power ratings above 1 MW. Kempower’s Megawatt Charging System seeks to be part of the solution to the challenges of electrification of heavy-duty vehicles to meet the EU’s decarbonization goals. To bridge the market transition towards full megawatt charging adoption […] The post Kempower launches 1.2 MW electric truck charging station appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 28, 2024
EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process. According to a 2023.
Electrek
APRIL 22, 2024
Tesla has the lowest maintenance and repair cost of any brand, according to a new study by Consumer Reports.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 13, 2024
Fossil fuel backed consortium still claiming hydrogen has an advantage over battery electric in transport. We dug deep to see what was behind the claim. The post Fossil fuel backers still arguing hydrogen has advantage over batteries for transport appeared first on The Driven.
Cars That Think
APRIL 16, 2024
A consortium of U.S. federal agencies has pooled their funds and wide array of expertise to reinvent the emergency vehicle. The hybrid electric box truck they’ve come up with is carbon neutral. And in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a tornado or wildfire, the vehicle, called H2Rescue , can supply electric power and potable water to survivors while acting as a temperature-controlled command center for rescue personnel.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 4, 2024
March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 91.5% share in Norway, up from 91.1% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 90% share. Overall auto volume was 9,750 units, 50% down YoY, and the lowest March in 15 years. The Tesla Model Y was again Norway’s best selling vehicle. March. [continued] The post EVs Take 91.5% Share In Norway appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Teslarati
APRIL 14, 2024
The Anaheim Police Department is set to begin a pilot program for six Tesla Model Y units on Monday, as the agency responds to a shortage of patrol cars. The Tesla Model Y cruisers were outfitted for patrol service in a partnership with Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT government and fleet vehicle company, as detailed in a press release on Friday.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 22, 2024
Michelin built its name on tires that ride on a cushion of air. But the top tire-maker in the world sees the future as completely airless. “We are convinced at Michelin that airless is the future technology that is necessary for many reasons,” Cyrille Roget, the company’s director of scientific and technical communications, said.
Electrek
APRIL 23, 2024
Elon Musk announced that Tesla may start selling its Optimus humanoid robot next year. The automaker plans to use the robot in its own factory by the end of the year.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 12, 2024
Australians pay over $60 billion a year to import petroleum products, and tens of billions more for storing, distributing and selling them. Electric transport and sensible urban planning can reduce that. The post Electric cars and trucks can slash Australia’s $60 billion fossil fuel import bill appeared first on The Driven.
Cars That Think
APRIL 15, 2024
Each year, the AI Index lands on virtual desks with a louder virtual thud—this year, its 393 pages are a testament to the fact that AI is coming off a really big year in 2023. For the past three years, IEEE Spectrum has read the whole damn thing and pulled out a selection of charts that sum up the current state of AI (see our coverage from 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 ).
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 1, 2024
If all goes according to plan, by 2027 Ballard Power Systems will be operating its new fuel cell factory in Texas at the 3-gigawatts level. The post New Texas Fuel Cell Gigafactory Pours More Cold Water On Clean Power Foes appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Energy Institute at HAAS
APRIL 29, 2024
At this rate it is not going to be easy to meet decarbonization goals. Decarbonization experts say you can’t do it without heat pumps. One prominent study has 75 million … Continue Reading Why Are Heat Pump Sales Decreasing?
Green Car Reports
APRIL 2, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's reputation has deteriorated significantly thanks to his online outbursts—and that may be negatively affecting Tesla sales, Reuters reports. In a new survey by marketing analysis firm Caliber provided exclusively to Reuters, a "consideration score" for Tesla fell to 31% in February, less than half its high of 70% in.
Electrek
APRIL 20, 2024
This massive Liebherr electric excavator reached a major operational milestone earlier this month when it moved its one millionth tonne of dirt. And now, its buyers want more!
The Driven EV News
APRIL 9, 2024
With EV sales at 90 per cent of the new car market, the number of electric cars on Norway roads s likely to overtake petrol cars within the next 12 months. The post Electric vehicle numbers could overtake petrol cars in Norway this year appeared first on The Driven.
Cars That Think
APRIL 15, 2024
Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. In laboratories all over the world, researchers are now chasing a breakthrough that could kick into high gear the transition to electric transportation: a rugged, compact, powerful electric motor that has high power density and the ability to withstand high temperatures—and that doesn’t have rare-earth permanent magnets.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 12, 2024
In a recent AP article about Ford’s delayed second-gen electric pickup truck, one key problem for US EV adoption was brought up: “Industry analysts say most early technology adopters and people who want to cut emissions have already purchased EVs. Automakers now have to convince skeptical mainstream buyers to go. [continued] The post How We Can Alleviate A Key EV Fear appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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