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What are the fastest-charging EVs?

Green Car Reports

10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed to.

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Elon Musk signals reaching limit of Tesla’s HW3 despite self-driving promise

Electrek

Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is close to reaching its limit with its HW3 onboard self-driving computer despite having yet to deliver on its self-driving promise.

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AI Missteps Could Unravel Global Peace and Security

Cars That Think

This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum , The Institute , or IEEE. Many in the civilian artificial intelligence community don’t seem to realize that today’s AI innovations could have serious consequences for international peace and security. Yet AI practitioners—whether researchers, engineers, product developers, or industry managers—can play critical roles in mitigating risks through the decisions they make t

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The U.S. Will Have More EV Fast Chargers Than Gas Stations In Less Than A Decade

InsideEVs

There are over 10,000 fast-charging stations across the country, with 700 new locations added just in the second quarter.

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

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GM delays electric truck plant, punts Buick EV

Green Car Reports

GM's Orion Assembly Plant won't build electric trucks until mid-2026, now Buick's EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built platform General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via.

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Ford misses Q2 earnings by a wide margin as EV losses reach $2.5 billion in 2024

Electrek

Ford (F) released its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Although Ford beat top-line expectations with revenue up 6%, it missed Q2 2024 earnings expectations by a wide margin.

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2025 Porsche Taycan Gets Huge EPA Range Upgrade

InsideEVs

It's not just because of the bigger battery. The new Taycan is also more efficient.

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Tesla Robotaxi event rescheduled for Oct. 10

Green Car Reports

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker Robotaxi will now debut on Oct. 10 The new date means the reveal was pushed back two months Musk has provided no details about the Robotaxi The Tesla Robotaxi reveal originally scheduled for Aug.8 has been pushed back to Oct. 10, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the automaker's second-quarter earnings call on.

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Porsche scales back 80% EV goal by 2030 amid falling sales, shifting market

Electrek

Porsche is backing off its goal of 80% EV sales in 2030. Although it could still happen, Porsche said the target was too ambitious and the transition “will take longer than we assumed.

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Next-Gen Brain Implant Uses a Graphene Chip

Cars That Think

A Barcelona-based startup called Inbrain Neuroelectronics has produced a novel brain implant made of graphene , and is gearing up for its first-in-human test this summer. The technology is a type of brain-computer interface (BCI), which have garnered interest because they record signals from the brain and transmit them to a computer for analysis; BCIs have been used for medical diagnostics, as communication devices for people who can’t speak, and to control external equipment, including robotic

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

Brief

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Renewables have overtaken fossil fuel as Italy’s main power source

Teslarati

According to a statement last week from Italy’s grid operator, renewable energy overtook fossil fuels as the lead source of electricity generation in the first six months of the year. Italian grid operator Terna announced the news in a press release on Thursday, noting that, for the first time, national electricity generation from renewable sources made up 43.8 percent of all energy demand in the first half of 2024.

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Cadillac Sollei EV convertible concept looks back to go forward

Green Car Reports

Cadillac's latest EV concept previews a potential convertible flagship The Sollei concept seems like a convertible riff off the Celestiq The Sollei features a 2+2 layout Might an electric convertible be in Cadillac's future? The reveal of the Sollei concept on Monday hints that Cadillac is at least considering it. The big drop-top has been.

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Massive subsidies for “big, dumb utes” pulling customers away from electric alternatives

The Driven EV News

Australians are losing $250 million in tax revenue from subsidies for big utes that are damaging roads and the environment, Australia Institute says. The post Massive subsidies for “big, dumb utes” pulling customers away from electric alternatives appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla will change the world in 5 ways next year, says serial overpromiser Musk

Electrek

Tesla held its quarterly report yesterday, and stated that five major products would be ready for action next year. This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. But we’ve heard all this before, and forgive us for saying that it seems slightly more likely that the boy is crying wolf.

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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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U.S. public charging sites to outnumber gas stations by 2032: Bloomberg

Teslarati

U.S. public charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) may outnumber gas stations within the next eight years, according to a recent analysis from one publication. With fast-charging deployment continuing to accelerate this year, a Bloomberg Green analysis of U.S. Department of Energy data suggests that the number of public EV charging stations could outnumber gas stations in about eight years, if their rollout continues at its current pace.

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GM-backed startup promises cheaper, longer-lasting EV batteries

Green Car Reports

Addionics developed a new foil current collector General Motors' GM Ventures backed Addionics with funding Addionics plans to build a factory in the U.S. A startup aims to make EV batteries cheaper by focusing on an oft-overlooked battery component. Addionics, which is backed by General Motors' GM Ventures venture-capital arm, has developed a new.

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Lucid CEO Confident Of Success, Plans To Sell A Million EVs Annually

InsideEVs

Peter Rawlinson has not been one to shy away from expressing what he thinks Lucid’s EV competitors are doing wrong.

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The US’s largest co-located solar + battery storage project is online

Electrek

The Gemini Solar + Storage project in Nevada – the US’s largest co-located solar + battery energy storage system – is now operational.

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One of Kenya’s Oldest Bus Companies Goes Electric!

CleanTechnica EVs

One of Kenya’s oldest public transport operators, Kenya Bus Service Management Limited (KBS), is going electric! The company has evolved over the years as the Kenyan bus sector has gone through several transformations, surviving the different eras of Kenya’s public transport ecosystem, including the overall shift from the formal era. [continued] The post One of Kenya’s Oldest Bus Companies Goes Electric!

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EV startup Karma to debut GT-UV concept in Monterey

Green Car Reports

Karma Automotive still exists The automaker plans to unveil a concept vehicle in August The concept might be an SUV Karma this week said it will show up to next month's 2024 Monterey Car Week with a new concept vehicle whose description suggests it will be an SUV of some sort. The concept is referred to as the GT UV Design Study, though that isn't.

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Tesla Is Losing Ground In The U.S. And Europe: Here's Why

InsideEVs

In the first half of 2024, Tesla's US sales fell eight percent. It's worse in Europe with a 13-percent drop.

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Tesla gives encouraging update on 4680 battery cells

Electrek

Tesla has released an encouraging update on the development of its 4680 battery cells, which it was reportedly close to giving up on.

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Million-Mile EV Battery Bet Pays Off For Mercedes-Benz

CleanTechnica EVs

A million-mile EV battery is one step closer to your new electric car, and Mercedes-Benz is among the automakers ready to pounce on it. The post Million-Mile EV Battery Bet Pays Off For Mercedes-Benz appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Ferrari sees synthetic fuel as savior of ICE supercars

Green Car Reports

Ferrari's developing an EV Ferrari has no plans to abandon its V-8 and V-12 engines Synthetic fuel might be the loophole to keeping gas-powered Ferraris in production Ferrari plans to launch its first electric vehicle next year, but the automaker famous for building some of the best-sounding ICE cars on the planet has no plans to abandon its V-8.

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A Zeekr May Be Your Next Waymo Taxi In The U.S.

InsideEVs

The Swedish-designed electric minivan has a removable steering wheel, which could help Waymo go over any regulatory speed bump.

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Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle to get adopted by Irvine PD

Electrek

The Irvine Police Department announced that it will get a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle upfitted by Unplugged Performance. Tesla vehicles.

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Toyota now has more charging bays in its Australian dealerships than EVs on the road

The Driven EV News

Toyota is rolling out EV charging stations across its dealership network in Australia. It will mean that - for the moment - it will have more charging bays than actual EVs on the road. The post Toyota now has more charging bays in its Australian dealerships than EVs on the road appeared first on The Driven.

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Report: PHEVs will peak at 10% of global market in 2030

Green Car Reports

EVs are still the future The sudden revival of plug-in hybrids is predicted to peak at 10% of the market Sales of PHEVs is predicted to call as battery prices drop and EVs become less expensive Plug-in hybrids are experiencing a sales resurgence, but they're unlikely to surpass EVs in the long term, predicts Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Sales of.

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Tesla Was The Leader In New EV Owner Satisfaction. Not Anymore

InsideEVs

A new J.D. Power survey shows that Tesla is being "surpassed" by other EV makers, and those cars rank higher than gas ones too.

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Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo

Electrek

While some self-driving tech companies are dialing back their development or scrapping certain vehicles altogether, Waymo is pushing forward thanks to the financial support of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Google), which just committed to a fresh investment totaling five billion dollars.

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Electric Vehicle Market Share At 21.4% In California — BEV Models #1 In 4 Vehicle Classes

CleanTechnica EVs

As American electric vehicle fans, we are often envious of Europeans and Chinese. They have many more electric vehicle models to choose from, and their electric vehicle market share (of overall auto sales) is much higher. However, within the US, we do have one behemoth state that stands out above. [continued] The post Electric Vehicle Market Share At 21.4% In California — BEV Models #1 In 4 Vehicle Classes appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Porsche Cayenne to live alongside gasoline-fueled models

Green Car Reports

The next-generation Porsche Cayenne will be electric Porsche said the (plug-in) hybrid and non-hybrid third-gen Cayenne will live alongside the EV Porsche recently revised its EV timeline with plans to keep gasoline-fueled models longer Porsche has confirmed that its current Cayenne models, including plug-in hybrids, will be sold alongside a.

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The Rivian R3X Will Be Next To Arrive After The R2: CEO

InsideEVs

"Then we’ll bring in base R3 after R3X," CEO RJ Scaringe said in a podcast. He also dove deep into Rivian's Volkswagen partnership.

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BYD just launched the first electric MPV in this booming EV market for under $25,000

Electrek

China’s leading EV maker, BYD , is making strides in another key EV market with the launch of its M6, the first electric MPV in Indonesia. Unveiled on Monday, the BYD M6 arrives as EV sales are forecasted to continue surging in the region.

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