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EV fast-charging at 100 Taco Bells: A new norm for fast food?

Green Car Reports

More than 100 Taco Bell restaurants are set to be “electrified” over the next year with DC fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, announced the operator Diversified Restaurant Group, earlier this month. The locations are due to be fitted with ChargeNet Stations offering what the companies said on average will amount to 100 miles.

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Share At 59.4%, Volvo XC40 Back To Strength

CleanTechnica EVs

October saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reach 59.4% of the auto market, up from 50.1% year on year. Full electrics alone took 35.5% share, from 22.9% YoY. Overall auto volume was 22,383 units, 12% up YoY, though still some 25% down on pre-2020 seasonal norms. October’s best selling full electric was the Volvo XC40. […].

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TMC pilot successfully collects seafloor polymetallic nodules, lifts to surface via 4 km riser

Green Car Congress

In mid-October, TMC the metals company Inc. ( earlier post ) successfully collected an initial batch of seafloor polymetallic nodules, and transported them up a 4km riser system to the surface, in what represents the first integrated system test conducted in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean since the 1970s. Having successfully completed at-sea construction of the riser system and its integration with the flexible jumper hose and pilot nodule collector vehicle, the team of 130 cre

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“Remarkable:” Volvo to sell electric only cars in Australia by 2026

The Driven EV News

Volvo Australia says it will sell electric only cars from 2026, four years ahead of the target set by its parent company. The post “Remarkable:” Volvo to sell electric only cars in Australia by 2026 appeared first on The Driven.

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

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Vintage Nissan Sunny electric pickup hauls with Leaf power

Green Car Reports

Nissan doesn't make an electric pickup truck, but a South Carolina tuner may have just created the next best thing—for Nissan itself to show. Tommy Pike Customs (TPC) took a 1987 Nissan Sunny Truck and gave it a Nissan Leaf powertrain transplant. The completed truck will be displayed at Nissan's booth at the 2022 SEMA show, the annual.

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Orders For Eviation Alice Electric Plane Pass $2 Billion

CleanTechnica EVs

Eviation Aircraft has just announced that the order book for the all-electric Alice airplane has passed a total value of $2 billion. Eviation is developing all-electric aircraft that are built to make flight sustainable, affordable, and a quiet solution to regional travel. On September 27, Eviation’s Alice electric plane conducted its first flight at Moses […].

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Solar will become 10 times cheaper than gas in Europe – study

Electrek

It would be 10 times more expensive to operate gas-fired power plants in the long term than to build new solar PV capacity in Europe, according to a new study from Oslo-based energy research company Rystad Energy. more…. The post Solar will become 10 times cheaper than gas in Europe – study appeared first on Electrek.

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2023 Mercedes EQE sedan costs $76,050, goes up to 305 miles

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz confirmed starting prices for the 2023 EQE electric sedan lineup that arrives at dealerships this fall. With its standard 90.6-kwh battery pack, the EQE 350+ will deliver 305 miles of range, according to EPA estimates cited by Mercedes-Benz but yet unconfirmed in official EPA listings. The EQE is one of the closest electric products.

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Eat This Drone

Cars That Think

Drones have the potential to be very useful in disaster scenarios by transporting food and water to people in need. But, whenever you ask a drone to transport anything, anywhere, the bulk of what gets moved is the drone itself. Most delivery drones can only carry about 30 percent of their mass as payload, because most of their mass is both critical, like wings, and comes in the form of things that are essentially useless to the end user, like wings.

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LiquidPiston awarded $9M contract from DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for compact efficient heavy-fueled rotary engine program

Green Car Congress

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output. The engine will be optimized for Jet A, JP8 and F24 fuels, and will be capable of integrating within hybrid electric propulsion systems and generators.

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

Brief

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Drone technology elevates innovation in water risk applications

Innovation News Network

Read how RSS-Hydro is leading several innovative projects for the use of drone technology in water-based risk applications. The post Drone technology elevates innovation in water risk applications appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Fisker plans to share EV platforms, sell emissions credits

Green Car Reports

Fisker plans to share EV platforms with other automakers, as well as explore selling emissions credits, the company revealed in its third-quarter financial results update. "Fisker has begun preliminary discussions with large global OEMs and businesses to explore sharing both Ocean and Pear platforms, joint U.S. manufacturing, and future sales of.

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SpaceX ships 200th Falcon second stage, highlighting the flip-side of booster reuse

Teslarati

SpaceX has built and shipped its 200th Falcon second stage, highlighting the often underappreciated rocket’s record of achievement on the ground and in flight. Approximately 13 years ago, in late 2009 or early 2010, SpaceX shipped the first flightworthy prototype of the first iteration of its Falcon 9 second stage. In June 2010, Falcon 9 lifted off on its inaugural test flight and, with the help of that second stage, successfully launched a boilerplate mockup of Dragon spacecraft into orbi

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Tesla tries to replicate Giga Shanghai’s success in the US with Chinese engineers

Electrek

Tesla is looking to replicate the massive success that it achieved at Gigafactory Shanghai in the United States by bringing some of its Chinese engineers to help improve production at Fremont factory. more…. The post Tesla tries to replicate Giga Shanghai’s success in the US with Chinese engineers 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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Bougouni: The lithium spodumene project gaining pace in West Africa

Innovation News Network

Due to an increase in lithium demand, Kodal Minerals' Bougouni Project is set to capitalise on the value of this top 15 asset. The post Bougouni: The lithium spodumene project gaining pace in West Africa appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Ram electric truck will lead in range and towing, company says

Green Car Reports

The Ram Revolution BEV Concept, previewing a future electric Ram pickup truck, is due to debut in concept form at CES in Las Vegas in January, rather than originally planned at the LA Auto Show this month. The announcement on Tuesday from the Stellantis truck brand confirmed timing for the Ram 1500 Revolution Battery Electric Vehicle Concept, and.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

Cars That Think

November marks the 50th anniversary of. Pong. Why should we care? For starters, Pong is the first video game that millions of people welcomed into their homes to play on their own televisions. Pong kick-started a global video-game industry that is now worth upwards of US $300 billion. And Pong still has a place in active research, for training AI algorithms , strengthening neural networks , and developing the brain-machine interface called Neuralink , among other things.

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Ford F-150 Lightning powers the first-ever EV recharged electric plane flight

Electrek

Remy Oktay, a student at Lafayette College, is planning the first electric plane flyover at a sporting event at the Lafayette-Lehigh football game on November 19, 2022. The electric plane is based in Hartford, Connecticut, and needs to get to Easton, Pennsylvania. However, the issue is the EV plane will need to be recharged three times, and there is no charging infrastructure, so Ford F-150 Lightning owners are stepping up to help power the flight. more….

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Elon Musk’s paid Twitter verification system to roll out next week: report

Teslarati

Elon Musk’s paid Twitter verification system is rolling out next week, showing that the Tesla CEO is wasting no time getting the social media company in tip-top shape. Paid Twitter verification badges are part of Musk’s plans to discourage fake accounts and generate some revenue on the social media platform. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Twitter verification badges will be attainable through an $8 per month subscription as early as next Monday, November 7.

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GM delays EV production ramp over battery supply

Green Car Reports

General Motors is slowing down the its EV production ramp, but still appears committed to an EV-heavy future. The automaker originally planned to produce 400,000 EVs by the end of 2023, but has now pushed that target back to mid-2024, according to the Wall Street Journal. That move, which comes after GM reported a big increase in gasoline truck.

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This Implant Turns Brain Waves Into Words

Cars That Think

A computer screen shows the question “Would you like some water?” Underneath, three dots blink, followed by words that appear, one at a time: “No I am not thirsty.”. It was brain activity that made those words materialize—the brain of a man who has not spoken for more than 15 years, ever since a stroke damaged the connection between his brain and the rest of his body, leaving him mostly paralyzed.

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USA’s 1st Vehicle-To-Grid Export Rate For Commercial Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), Electrify America LLC, and the Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The settlement approves the establishment of the nation’s first “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) export compensation mechanism for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging customers in its […].

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Ford extends dealership EV investment deadline

Teslarati

Ford has announced that Ford dealers will have an extra month to consider before the deadline to invest in the brand’s EV future. Ford made the news earlier this year for aggressively revitalizing its dealership system in the U.S. In short, while the company sees the benefits of having such a widespread dealer network, the auto giant also wants to remain price competitive with new direct-to-consumer options.

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Zeekr 009 electric van debuts CATL cell-to-pack battery tech

Green Car Reports

Chinese automaker Geely's Zeekr brand on Tuesday unveiled the 009, an electric van that marks the production debut of battery supplier CATL's cell-to-pack battery tech. Zeekr's second model, following the 001 hatchback, the 009 is a six-seat van is expected to start deliveries in China in 2023. There are no plans to offer it in the United States.

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Toyota among the ‘2022 world’s most obstructive companies on climate policy’ with oil giants

Electrek

Toyota can’t seem to get out of its own way lately. The Japanese automaker ranked among the “world’s most obstructive companies on climate policy” of 2022, with oil giants like Exxon Mobile, Chevron, and leading Russian oil companies. more…. The post Toyota among the ‘2022 world’s most obstructive companies on climate policy’ with oil giants appeared first on Electrek.

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California Taco Bell Receives First EV Charging Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

Thanks to ChargeNet Stations, you can now charge your electric vehicle (EV) while visiting Taco Bell for a meal — well, just in one location for now, but expect the opportunity to expand. At a South San Francisco Taco Bell, with the assistance of ChargeNet Solutions, Taco Bell opened its first ultra-fast charging station. The […].

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Covid disruptions cost NIO 7,000 units of production in Oct, report says

CN EV Post

Covid disruptions caused NIO to lose about 7,000 units of EV production and about 5,000 units of deliveries, according to Bloomberg. The post Covid disruptions cost NIO 7,000 units of production in Oct, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Report: Tesla Cybertruck production won’t ramp up until late 2023

Green Car Reports

Tesla might not start mass production of the Cybertruck for more than a year, according a Tuesday report from Reuters, citing insiders. With the late-2023 production ramp reported, that means in 2024 Tesla may only begin to make a dent in the list of the hundreds of thousands of intenders who put $100 down on a Cybertruck several years ago. In its.

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AI Helps Humans Level Up

Cars That Think

Back in the mid-1970s, IEEE Spectrum senior editor Phil Ross played one of the first chess programs capable of vanquishing humans. He capitulated quickly—too quickly, it turned out: Although the program that beat him was good at openings and the middle game, it was terrible at the end game. Fast forward 50 years and the highest-ranked chess players in the world are AIs, with humans trailing far behind.

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The Best Places In The US & Europe To Vacation With An Electric Car

CleanTechnica EVs

I wrote a piece earlier today about the best places in the UK to vacation with an electric car — based on the simple metrics of most hotels or Airbnbs with EV charging stations and most hotels or Airbnbs with EV charging stations per capita. The company that created that ranking, Elmo Drive, has also […].

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Baillie Gifford boosts holdings in Tesla, NIO, cuts Li Auto in Q3

CN EV Post

Baillie Gifford increased its holdings in NIO by 50,039 shares, Tesla by 18.47 million shares and cut its position in Li Auto by half during the third quarter. The post Baillie Gifford boosts holdings in Tesla, NIO, cuts Li Auto in Q3 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Lucid Gravity SUV, Fisker platforms, Saudi Arabia’s EV brand: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Saudi Arabia is getting its own electric vehicle brand, with help from Foxconn and BMW. Fisker is shopping around its platforms, and the possibility of emissions credit sales. And the Lucid Air Pure will soon be fully detailed—with Gravity SUV news to boot. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid is planning to show its more.

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This aspiring and persistent EV owner has installed the first kerb-side pop up charger

The Driven EV News

In the leafy (but largely off-street parking deficient) suburb of Albert Park in Melbourne, there is now the very first operational Kerbcharge unit. The post This aspiring and persistent EV owner has installed the first kerb-side pop up charger appeared first on The Driven.

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Check out this new electric telescopic crawler crane – the first in its weight class

Electrek

German crane maker Sennebogen last week debuted a 50-metric-ton electric telescopic crawler crane – the first battery-powered crane in its weight class. more…. The post Check out this new electric telescopic crawler crane – the first in its weight class appeared first on Electrek.