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California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner

Electrek

The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously today to implement perhaps its most significant regulation ever – the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which officially implements a planned ban on new gas car sales beginning in 2035 and could shake up the entire US auto market. more…. The post California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner appeared first on Electrek.

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Battery-grade lithium carbonate forecast to trade at $74K/tonne in 12 months

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Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations forecast battery-grade lithium carbonate to trade at 504,813 CNY (US$74,000) per tonne in 12 months time. Lithium is expected to trade at 484,185.00 by the end of this quarter. Lithium carbonate prices in China rose slightly to 480,500 yuan/tonne in mid-August, remaining close to the record-high of 500,000 from March and 400% higher year-on-year as soaring demand drove expectations of extended supply deficits.

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Every US EV costs less than $1,000 a year to fuel, according to federal estimates

Green Car Reports

Any light-duty electric vehicle available in the United States for the 2022 model year will save drivers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles, the Department of Energy said last week in a blog post. Every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to "fuel" (meaning charge with electricity) for a year, compared to $2,000 to $7,000 for.

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NIO to hold local NIO Day event in Europe in Q4, president says

CN EV Post

For NIO, it will see greater competitiveness in Europe than in China, said Qin Lihong. The post NIO to hold local NIO Day event in Europe in Q4, president 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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Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?

Electrek

Toyota is at it again, claiming that there’s not enough demand in the United States for electric vehicles – most of which are currently suffering from months of backlog in the United States due to high demand. Even their own bZ4X has a waiting list because, well, the wheels keep falling off. more…. The post Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?

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Orange EV takes electric yard truck rental program nationwide

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Orange EV has expanded its yard truck rental program to offer the largest electric spotter rental fleet across the United States. These all-electric rentals are now available in 48 states, providing increased uptime and reduced costs. Founded in 2012, Orange EV was the first US-based manufacturer to offer 100% electric Class 8 vehicles and the first to offer electric yard truck rentals.

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BREAKING: Chinese securities regulator signs audit regulatory cooperation deal with US regulators

CN EV Post

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) signed an audit supervision cooperation agreement on August 26, which will be launched in the near future. The post BREAKING: Chinese securities regulator signs audit regulatory cooperation deal with US regulators appeared first on CnEVPost.

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Tesla bull Ron Baron reveals $100M SpaceX investment, sees 3-5x return on TSLA

Teslarati

Legendary billionaire investor Ron Baron recently revealed that he had added a substantial amount to his stake in Elon Musk’s private space company, SpaceX. Apart from this, Baron also noted that his investment in Tesla has been extremely profitable so far, but he believes that TSLA still has a long way to go up. Baron, the founder and chief executive of investment management firm Baron Capital, shared his thoughts during a CNBC segment on Thursday.

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ABB and Hydrogen Optimized expand hydrogen partnership, including a strategic investment

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ABB and Canada-based Hydrogen Optimized have signed an agreement to expand the companies’ existing strategic relationship. This includes an investment by ABB into Key DH Technologies Inc. (KEY), the parent company of HOI, as they seek to accelerate the fast-emerging green hydrogen production segment with unique large-scale architecture. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Polestar agrees to supply batteries and charging tech to boat company Candela

Green Car Reports

Electric car maker Polestar on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to supply batteries and charging systems to electric boat maker Candela. "The agreement marks one of the world’s first direct battery technology collaborations between companies from the automotive and marine industries," Polestar said in a press release. A Swedish firm.

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

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Hong Kong auditor regulator says it will provide all necessary assistance for US-China cooperation

CN EV Post

Hong Kong's Financial Reporting Council said it supports mutual cross-border cooperation and will provide all necessary assistance and make appropriate arrangements within its mandate. The post Hong Kong auditor regulator says it will provide all necessary assistance for US-China cooperation appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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SpaceX, NASA announce date for next Crew Dragon astronaut launch

Teslarati

SpaceX and NASA have settled on October 3rd for the company’s fifth operational astronaut launch, a mission that will also mark the first time a Russian cosmonaut flies on Crew Dragon. Initially scheduled to launch in early September, NASA announced in July that SpaceX’s Crew-5 launch was slipping to late September after the company accidentally ran its new Falcon 9 rocket booster into a bridge.

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Nornickel to add new nickel and cobalt alloys to its range

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Russia-based Nornickel has begun prototyping new nickel- and cobalt-based alloys, which are of high demand in the aviation, space, nuclear, chemical and oil and gas industries. The project is implemented at the company’s Kola Division. Nornickel’s Kola Division in Russia is represented by Kola MMC, a wholly owned key production site. Kola MMC is Nornickel’s nickel refining hub, located on the Kola Peninsula, the Murmansk Region.

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VW and Mercedes look to Canada for North American EV battery supply chain

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are looking to Canada for supplies of battery raw materials, which should help the automakers meet new eligibility requirements for the United States EV tax credit. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) lays out stipulations on critical minerals, battery sourcing, domestic-content thresholds, and vehicle.

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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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Supercomputer Emulator: AI’s New Role in Science

Cars That Think

Artificial intelligence has become an indispensable tool in many scientists’ lives, such that its use by researchers now has its own moniker— AI4Science —used by conferences and laboratories. Last month, Microsoft announced its own AI4Science initiative, employing dozens of people spread across several countries. Chris Bishop, its director, started on the science side before gravitating to AI.

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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is considering another large-scale US battery cell factory

Electrek

Panasonic just announced that it is building a $4 billion battery cell factory in Kansas to supply Tesla, but we now learn that the Japanese company is considering greenlighting another large-scale US battery cell factory to build simultaneously. more…. The post Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is considering another large-scale US battery cell factory appeared first on Electrek.

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Audi putting a centralized server solution into test operation in cycle-dependent production; edge solution gets rid of individual PCs

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Audi is putting a centralized server solution into test operation in cycle-dependent production; it says it is the first manufacturer to do so. With this Edge Cloud 4 Production local server solution, Audi is initiating a paradigm shift in automation technology. With the Edge Cloud 4 Production, a few centralized and local servers will take on the work of countless expensive industrial PCs.

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EV vs. gasoline cost to fuel, Toyota and CARB, Polestar on water: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Polestar battery tech is going into some fast, efficient watercraft. Toyota and CARB are cooperating. And EVs cost far less to “fuel” than gasoline vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. According to recent estimates from the Department of Energy, every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to.

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Update: NIO sends first ET7s to Europe on three vessels, instead of one

CN EV Post

It appears that some NIO ET7s have already arrived in Europe and have been seen in Oslo, Norway. The post Update: NIO sends first ET7s to Europe on three vessels, instead of one appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Roam Launches First Electric Mass Transit Bus In Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

As the Siemens Stiftung’s “Testing E-Mobility Business Models at WE Hub Victoria Limited in Kenya” field report says, “Mobility is the basis for the overall development of a society: it gives the population access to jobs, markets, social facilities, and health care. In addition, mobility itself creates jobs.” Access to reliable and affordable transport services […].

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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

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Gatik will collaborate with Cummins to integrate Gatik's autonomous driving system with Cummins’ advanced powertrain solution in Gatik’s fleet of medium-duty trucks. Cummins delivers powertrain solutions that provide leading performance and fuel economy through the integration of hardware and software. Gatik is the market leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial delivery service with Walmart.

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2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E gets price increase of up to $8,300, range boost for some versions

Green Car Reports

Ford has raised prices on its 2023 Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, by up to $8,300 versus the 2022 model. The automaker said in a release issued Thursday that the price hikes are “due to significant material cost increases, continued strain on key supply chains, and rapidly evolving market conditions.” Here, they also incorporate a change.

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Which electric vehicles are the most expensive to service?

The Driven EV News

Electric vehicles are generally cheaper to service than combustion engine cars, but how much does it cost to service an EV - or does it need to be serviced at all? The post Which electric vehicles are the most expensive to service? appeared first on The Driven.

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NIO ET5 pre-order details: Price, first delivery date and benefits

CN EV Post

NIO will allow consumers to lock in their orders for the ET5 starting September 9, with first deliveries taking place on September 30. The post NIO ET5 pre-order details: Price, first delivery date and benefits appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle. The Brayton cycle is named after 19 th century engineer George Brayton, who developed this method of using hot, pressurized fluid to spin a turbine, much like a jet engine.

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Kia EV9 electric SUV: Production version due in 2023 will be three-row 4WD off-roader

Green Car Reports

Kia on Thursday revealed a bit more about how its upcoming EV9 electric SUV will fit into the market. And it includes a few surprises. The production EV9, which is set for a world premiere in the first quarter of 2023 and a U.S. introduction in the second half of 2023, is currently undergoing the final stretch of durability testing. That has.

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Direct-to-satellite Starlink coming to Tesla vehicles, but not in the way you expect

Electrek

At a joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, the two companies announced that they will be launching a direct-to-phone connection with Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon took to Twitter soon after to confirm that this same connection will allow direct connections with Tesla vehicles. more…. The post Direct-to-satellite Starlink coming to Tesla vehicles, but not in the way you expect appeared first on Electrek.

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NIO developing multiple batteries, including 4680-type, report says

CN EV Post

NIO's previously mentioned 800V high-voltage battery is the 4680-type battery, which is planned to be equipped into NIO's third-generation platform NT 3.0, according to local media. The post NIO developing multiple batteries, including 4680-type, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Toronto Fire Services orders two fully electric Vector pumpers

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Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announced that Toronto Fire Services has ordered two all-electric Vector fire trucks. ( Earlier post.) When delivered, Toronto Fire Services will be one of the first fire departments in Canada to have fully electric, North American-style pumper trucks in their fleet.

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EV tax credit consequence: Plug-in vehicle lease prices are soaring

Green Car Reports

Some shoppers for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are encountering severe sticker shock this weekend in monthly lease numbers. That’s because versus just a few days ago, a vast swath of EV and PHEV models are no longer eligible for the federal EV tax credit—now known as the Clean Vehicle Credit. On Thursday, Toyota pulled its.

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Norway’s Vehicle Fleet Transitions To Electric – How Long Will It Take?

CleanTechnica EVs

As of the end of Q2 2022, Norway’s passenger vehicle fleet comprised 24.4% plugin vehicles (18% full electrics), up from 19.3% (13.6%) year on year. What is the trajectory of Norway’s vehicle fleet, and how long will it be before most car journeys are made on electricity? This time a year ago, the plugin share […].

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Renewables provided over 25% of total US electrical generation in first half of 2022

Electrek

Renewables provided more than 25% of electrical generation in the United States during the first half of 2022, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). more…. The post Renewables provided over 25% of total US electrical generation in first half of 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Allison Transmission awarded $6.55M contract to deliver Next Generation Electrified Transmission to US Army

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Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for tactical wheeled and tracked defense vehicles, and medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, has been awarded a $6.55-million contract by the US Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center to design, develop and test an electric hybrid sub-system in Allison’s Next Generation Electrified Transmission (NGET) for armored combat vehicles. ( Earlier post.).

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The Kia EV9 undergoes final technical testing ahead of 2023 world debut

Electric Cars Report

Kia has revealed details of the final intensive testing program undertaken by the Kia EV9 ahead of its world debut in 2023. The all-electric Kia EV9 will become the brand’s flagship model and will revolutionize the large electric SUV segment, while accelerating Kia’s brand transformation and affirming its leadership in sustainable electric mobility.

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