July, 2022

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities. This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year and 100,000 across the US by 2030.

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NHTSA says no to EV driver-selectable pedestrian sounds

Green Car Reports

New rules require electric cars and hybrids to emit warning sounds at low speeds, but federal regulators won't let drivers choose their own sounds. The rules were created to address the lack of engine noise in so-called "quiet cars," mandating alternative artificial sounds at speeds below 18.6 mph to make these cars easier for pedestrians.

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EU to End Undercounting of Plug-in Hybrid Emissions

CleanTechnica EVs

New rules will help end the emissions scandal that allowed carmakers to use PHEVs to weaken EU climate targets. PHEV emissions in reality are much higher than the tests suggest.

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BREAKING: NIO plans to launch third brand, price could be as low as $14,820, report says

CN EV Post

The price range of NIO's third brand is mainly in the range of RMB 100,000 ($14,820) - 200,000 yuan, according to local media. The post BREAKING: NIO plans to launch third brand, price could be as low as $14,820, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

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Electric trucks like Tesla Semi will get up to $40,000 in incentives with new bill

Electrek

Electric trucks, like Tesla Semi or Lion Electric’s trucks, will get up to $40,000 in incentives with the new proposed “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”. more…. The post Electric trucks like Tesla Semi will get up to $40,000 in incentives with new bill appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

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Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. Battery costs are declining quickly, but even Tesla still lists its 300-mile Semi variant with an estimated starting price of $150,000. That’s higher than the cost of a comparable diesel-powered Class 8 truck, so the Tesla Semi would have to be very compelling to convince drivers and fleet owners to make the switch to electric.

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Startups bet on faster-charging EV battery cells as an antidote to heavy, expensive packs

Green Car Reports

To address concerns over range and charging infrastructure, many automakers have turned to larger battery packs that lessen the need to charge, but add cost and weight. But a recent Reuters report highlights several startups that are taking a different approach. Startups like U.K.-based Nyobolt and Echion Technologies, or U.S.-based Group14.

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EV Sales Are Growing, And More & More US Drivers Want To Go Electric

CleanTechnica EVs

Meanwhile, more and more drivers are feeling the electric tingle. A new survey from Consumer Reports found a record amount of interest in going electric. The nationally representative survey of 8,027 American consumers found that 71% of respondents expressed some level of interest in buying or leasing an EV: 14% would “definitely” choose one if they […].

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NIO's plant in Hungary for swap stations to start operation in September

CN EV Post

This is NIO's first overseas plant, covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, and its main activities include the production of battery swap stations and after-sales service. The post NIO's plant in Hungary for swap stations to start operation in September appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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This company is buying 200 Tesla vehicles per week and is now ordering 23,000 EVs

Electrek

Autonomy, an electric vehicle subscription service using Tesla vehicles, announced that it is adding Tesla Model Y to its fleet and is now taking delivery of about 200 Tesla vehicles per week. It is also about to expand to other EVs with an order of 23,000 EVs that will include EVs from Rivian, Lucid, Ford, and more. more…. The post This company is buying 200 Tesla vehicles per week and is now ordering 23,000 EVs 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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Kimbal Musk: Tesla is just getting started, will see “next decade of awesome”

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Tesla may have already accomplished a lot of things over the years, but according to board member Kimbal Musk, the company is just getting started. And from this point on, things will only get more exciting. Kimbal recently became the subject of news reports after he exercised a call option to purchase 25,000 TSLA shares at a discounted price of $74.17.

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First pop-up, mini solar car park provides EV drivers with 20,000 miles of charge

Electric Cars Report

As the UK cools from record temperatures in excess of 40oC, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has provided a very timely and fitting reminder of the significant power of the sun and how it can be put to more positive effect on the environment. Since installation […] The post First pop-up, mini solar car park provides EV drivers with 20,000 miles of charge appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Study: Demand for hybrids and EVs is soaring in rural America

Green Car Reports

Overall United States hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and EV sales have increased steadily in recent years, but the strongest growth of electrified vehicles has been in rural America, according to new analysis from iSeeCars. The analysis looked at used-vehicle market share for hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electric cars between 2014 and 2022, and.

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First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August

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Petrol retailer Ampol's first EV fast-charging site has opened to public in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. The post First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August appeared first on The Driven.

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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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NIO builds electric drive system facility in NeoPark with planned annual capacity of 1.3 million units

CN EV Post

NIO today saw its 500,000th electric drive system roll off the production line, and the first NIO ET5 electric drive system C sample rolled off the line at the NeoPark facility. The post NIO builds electric drive system facility in NeoPark with planned annual capacity of 1.3 million units appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Senate moves forward with EV tax credit reform, Tesla (TSLA) to be included back and more

Electrek

The US Senate is going to move forward with a sweeping new bill after Senator Joe Manchin finally accepted to include investments to curb climate change. The new bill is going to include the long-awaited electric vehicle tax credit reform that is going to give back access to the tax credit to Tesla GM vehicles, along with other changes. more…. The post Senate moves forward with EV tax credit reform, Tesla (TSLA) to be included back and more appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Cumulative Vehicle Sales Hit Nearly 3 Million

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla deliveries in the second quarter of 2020 suffered a bit from supply chain challenges and covid-related lockdowns in Shanghai, China, home of Tesla Giga Shanghai. It was the first quarter in a long time in which Tesla deliveries weren’t higher than in the quarter before. However, one thing always grows — cumulative sales, or […].

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Elon Musk formally moves to terminate Twitter’s $44 billion acquisition

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In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla CEO Elon Musk formally moved to terminate his acquisition attempt of social media platform Twitter. Musk and the Twitter board had agreed to a buyout at $54.20 per share, or $44 billion. In a letter , Musk’s legal team stated that despite the Tesla CEO’s requests for critical data on the social media platform’s users, Twitter had been uncooperative.

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Are regulators focusing too much on EV sales and not enough on retiring ICE vehicles?

Green Car Reports

Global EV sales are steadily increasing with help from regulators, but that won't matter if existing gasoline and diesel vehicles aren't retired quickly, new research argues. "The slow speed of fleet turnover presents a substantial barrier to deep decarbonization," researchers state in a new book on energy transition (via Axios). Researchers.

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Switzerland Moves Ahead With Underground Autonomous Cargo Delivery

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In 2016, we wrote about Cargo Sous Terrain , a (then) $3.4 billion concept for underground cargo tubes full of automated delivery carts whisking goods between cities and logistics centers across Switzerland at 30 kilometers per hour. The idea behind CST is to provide for long-term freight transport without relying on expansion of road and rail networks, which are already stuffed with both freight and passengers and don’t have much room to grow.

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NIO aims to develop one phone per year, like Apple

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NIO is moving forward with phone-making, and what it wants to do is simply to build a phone that works well for its users, according to William Li. The post NIO aims to develop one phone per year, like Apple appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electric motorcycles are taking over the streets of Cuba

Electrek

With rising fuel costs and shortages across Cuba, the island nation has turned to electric motorcycles en masse. Nowhere is that more apparent than on the streets of Havana. more…. The post Electric motorcycles are taking over the streets of Cuba appeared first on Electrek.

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Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor

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“The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […].

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Tesla Megapack demand evident in latest Giga Nevada photos

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Demand for the Tesla Megapack remains strong based on the latest photos of Giga Nevada. Recent photos from OttoPilot reveal that Tesla is preparing for many Megapack shipments soon. The demand for Tesla’s grid-scale battery storage units has been steadily rising since Q2 2021, ultimately leading to the company announcing a dedicated Megapack “Megafactory.” GigaNevada not only makes the M3/MY 2170 packs, but also Powerwalls and Megapacks.

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California leads in home EV charger installation, while NYC is last

Green Car Reports

While most American drivers rely on home charging for EVs, not all areas with large EV fleets also have large numbers of home chargers, according to a new study from home improvement service Porch. Using real estate listings and EV registrations, the study found that California leads the way. Riverside, California, was the top metro area for home.

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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Chilly Sun Shield

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When Apollo astronauts sent back the first pictures of Earth as a disc in space , the poet Archibald MacLeish wrote of it as “that bright loveliness in the eternal cold.” He was not far off. Deep space has a temperature of 2.7 kelvins —just 2.7 degrees above absolute zero. If the James Webb Space Telescope is to work—looking so far out and therefore so far back in time that it can see the first galaxies forming after the Big Bang—it will have to image objects so faint that they barely stand out

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Beijing to transform city's major gas stations into charging and battery swap stations

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Beijing aims to have 700,000 charging piles and 310 battery swap stations by 2025 in the city. The post Beijing to transform city's major gas stations into charging and battery swap stations appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Tesla starts applying for funds to expand Supercharger network to non-Tesla EV owners

Electrek

Tesla has reportedly started applying for more public grants to expand its Supercharger network with the requirement that it can be used by non-Tesla electric vehicle owners. more…. The post Tesla starts applying for funds to expand Supercharger network to non-Tesla EV owners appeared first on Electrek.

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Sustainable Electric Car That Cleans The Air While Driving — Zem

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TU Eindhoven students develop passenger car that captures more CO? than it emits while driving TU Eindhoven student team TU/ecomotive has developed a sustainable electric passenger car that captures more carbon dioxide (CO?) than it emits while driving. It is a prototype, called Zem, that purifies the air through a special filter. By storing the captured CO?

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Tesla Cybertruck production machines already being ordered: report

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Recent reports are hinting that Tesla is already setting the stage for the Cybertruck’s initial production next year. In previous comments, Elon Musk had mentioned that 2023 would be the year when the Cybertruck, Tesla’s entry into the all-electric pickup market, would enter production. Similar to other upcoming vehicles like the Tesla Semi and the next-generation Roadster, the Cybertruck has seen its own fair share of delays since its unveiling in late 2019.

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China's GAC reveals "super iron" LFP battery with 20% boost in energy density by volume

Green Car Reports

While other companies look to experimental solid-state batteries to boost energy density, Chinese automaker GAC is finding ways to improve existing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry. GAC recently unveiled a "super iron" LFP battery, with a claim of 20% greater energy density by volume compared to conventional LFP cells, via microcrystalline.

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Study: solid state batteries can further boost climate benefits of EVs

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Solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasing EVs’ advantage over fossil fuel vehicles. That’s according to research commissioned by Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro, a company specialised in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid state technology to current battery chemistries.

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Taiwanese star Jimmy Lin injured in Tesla crash, report says

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Lin was driving a Model X Long Range carrying his son when he unexpectedly lost control of the car and crashed into a road barrier, causing the white Tesla to catch fire on the spot, according to local media. The post Taiwanese star Jimmy Lin injured in Tesla crash, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Siemens’ new home EV charger adapter ends need for electrical panel upgrades

Electrek

Siemens and Philadelphia-based ConnectDER have partnered to debut a groundbreaking simple home EV charger connector. Previously, homeowners who wanted to install EV chargers might have had to spend thousands of dollars to modify their home’s electrical panel. This new proprietary plug-in adapter will eliminate that cost and allow installation and connection in minutes. more….